In life, women of color face unique, additional challenges in their careers, family lives, relationships, and emotional health. At Healing Self Wellness, serving Illinois and Texas online, Sable Sanders offers therapy particularly geared toward the challenges Black women often face.
How Women of Color Are More at Risk for Anxiety
Therapy for Black women is a special area of focus because if you fall in this category, you have unique struggles that contribute to anxiety.
For one, microaggressions and racism at work and throughout the community contribute to stress. Not to mention, systemic racism can often feel discouraging and fuel socioeconomic factors that make taking care of yourself and your family harder. You’re probably used to giving and demanding a lot of yourself.
The way issues related to the African American community are framed in the media can trigger anxiety, too.
What Treatment Consists Of
Sable is most relatable to clients who are women of color or were socialized to be feminine, especially if they are recovering people-pleasers. Through therapy, you'll uncover the thought processes that exacerbate a sense of helplessness. This may take the form of cognitive behavior therapy, which consists of Sable helping you notice and challenge unhelpful thoughts and replace them with positive, more constructive ones.
Your anxiety therapy may consist of evaluating any traumatic events that occurred in your life, including those related to racism. We'll help you to understand them while processing your emotions to ease anxiety symptoms. We’ll also practice skills like setting boundaries and improving self-esteem.
Therapy may also include learning techniques to release stress from everything life brings with it.
Options for Therapy
As you're looking into therapy, consider how you'd like to visit with a practitioner. Yes, it's important to speak to somebody who understands, but you should also consider what is easiest for you. Sable provides therapy online, which can be more accessible if you're a caregiver or have a demanding job.
If you feel you could benefit from anxiety therapy from someone who relates to Black women, schedule a visit with Sable Sanders of Healing Self Wellness, serving Illinois and Texas online out of Chicago.
