At Purple Couch Therapy, we define trauma using Resmaa Menakem's framework: anything that overwhelms your internal system because it's too much, too fast, and too soon for too long. Your behaviors are protective mechanisms developed in response to ongoing daily trauma.

Our clinicians are trained to understand trauma through historical, intergenerational, institutional, and interpersonal lenses, helping you process and heal from the adaptive responses your body has learned.

At Purple Couch Therapy, we see children ages 9 and up. We believe that working with youth means working with the whole family. Our youth program uses a family framework, recognizing that caregivers need support to help their child heal. We encourage hard conversations, leading to stronger family units and lasting positive change.

Need to vent? Juggling school, activities, and friends can be tough. Sometimes, talking to a therapist is healthier than dumping everything on your friends. At Purple Couch Therapy, we offer a confidential space where you can talk freely about your challenges and get support as you navigate your teenage years.

Codependency/People Pleasing Behaviors- Codependency often shows up as people-pleasing and difficulty setting boundaries.

At Purple Couch Therapy, we understand. We'll help you recognize these patterns, develop essential boundary-setting skills, and prioritize your needs for healing and growth.

Anxiety is your body's way of trying to protect you, even if it doesn't always feel that way.

At Purple Couch Therapy, we recognize that anxiety shows up differently in everyone, culturally and individually.

We create a safe space to explore your anxiety, understand its roots, and learn effective ways to soothe and manage it.

Depression can feel like a heavy weight, impacting every aspect of your life.

At Purple Couch Therapy, we provide a specialized approach to tending to depression. We understand its biological roots and the cultural factors that can make it even harder to address.

Take the first step towards healing and contact us today.  

At Purple Couch Therapy, we truly believe that Black Lives Matter, and that means all Black lives. We provide LGBTQ affirmative therapy, celebrating and affirming your identity. You belong here, you are safe here, and you deserve to take up space. 

We are committed to co-creating a space where you feel safe, seen,  to be your authentic self. 

A wise person once said you ask a healer who are your teachers? We learn from the best when it comes to providing culturally aligned care. Our therapists receive their training from Dr.Manuel and Jessica Zamarippa’s from the Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology. 

EMDR is a groundbreaking psychotherapy that is used in the treatment of trauma.

This treatment is used to help people recover from painful trauma and distressing life experiences. When we activate the natural healing process within our brain, EMDR allows for those difficult experience to properly heal.

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 We have a commitment to learn about how healing applies in OUR communities. I am specifically speaking to heavily overly exploited communities, our practices include mindfulness work/acceptance work from Thich Nhat Hahn, intersectionality, Resmaa Menakem’s work, bell hooks, Na’im Akbar.