Therapy for the Adult Children of Immigrants
"The chain of transmission goes from parent to child, stretching from the past into the future. We pass on to our offspring what we haven’t resolved in ourselves" - Gabor Maté
Do you find yourself torn between two cultures? Unsure where you belong? Not quite fitting in with the culture of the country you've immigrated to nor the culture you've immigrated from? Feeling stuck in the "grey area" of these two spaces?
Immigration is a challenging experience. Immigrants can struggle with the following:
Discrimination
Conflict around dating/marrying outside of your culture
Conflict at home due to clashes between being individualistic or collectivist
Struggling with the privilege of living here yet the oppression of the system
Feeling the loss of no longer being at “home,”
Missing those in their home country
Language barriers
If you are experiencing some of these things our sessions will be tailored with cultural sensitivity and awareness to guide you to a place that feels right for you. Sometimes the "Western" approach to therapy can feel like a barrier to seeking support. There are so many factors that our cultures may persuade us to move through this alone. The counselling space with at Nomii will not be that, it will be inclusive, aware, and anti-oppressive. It’ll be guided by the knowledge and understanding of the systems we live in and how that impacts us on an individualistic level. You may have inherited a vast amount of generational trauma due to the complexities of immigration, but you've likely also inherited a vast amount of resilience.
