Culturally Sensitive Therapists in Miami, OK
![Photo of Carla D Wolf, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/45d418af-c012-49c2-8cc0-bcbb9dc2c264/1/320x400.jpeg)
Sometimes the difficulties we face in life are not caused by our actions yet we still have to find a way to cope and move on. This is one truth I have worked on with almost every client over the past eight years as a therapist. Sometimes life isn’t fair. No one asked to be depressed, to feel anxious, to struggle with compulsive behaviors or to have continued issues related to a trauma and they have to find a way to go on. Therapy isn’t easy, while it has it’s lighter moments, it isn’t always fun. Some of the strongest, most amazing people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in my life, have been clients.
Sometimes the difficulties we face in life are not caused by our actions yet we still have to find a way to cope and move on. This is one truth I have worked on with almost every client over the past eight years as a therapist. Sometimes life isn’t fair. No one asked to be depressed, to feel anxious, to struggle with compulsive behaviors or to have continued issues related to a trauma and they have to find a way to go on. Therapy isn’t easy, while it has it’s lighter moments, it isn’t always fun. Some of the strongest, most amazing people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in my life, have been clients.
Online Therapists
![Photo of Zaire Archuleta, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/5827fcf3-6835-4d7c-aa71-26f033cc72b1/2/320x400.jpeg)
Zaire Archuleta
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Tulsa, OK 74105 (Online Only)
Her warm and culturally sensitive approach is integrated into each session and translates through many treatment modalities.
“My experience involves working with a wide range of clientele, but I have found my passion in working with and empowering women of all ages to explore the facets of their identity through the gift of transformation. As Ecclesiastes teaches us, for everything, there is a season and a time for every matter. If this is your time of weeping or your time of laughing, your time of mourning or your time of joy, your time of silence or your time to speak, I would be honored to sit beside you through it all.”
Her warm and culturally sensitive approach is integrated into each session and translates through many treatment modalities.
“My experience involves working with a wide range of clientele, but I have found my passion in working with and empowering women of all ages to explore the facets of their identity through the gift of transformation. As Ecclesiastes teaches us, for everything, there is a season and a time for every matter. If this is your time of weeping or your time of laughing, your time of mourning or your time of joy, your time of silence or your time to speak, I would be honored to sit beside you through it all.”
![Photo of Claire Domeck, MA, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/42c09a98-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
I have been practicing counseling in a variety of settings for over 20 years now! I am a Faith-based Psychotherapist who is fully qualified to work with a host of mental health issues. I specialize in incorporating a family systems approach. Overall, I truly love helping my clients from all walks of life in my private practice!
I have been practicing counseling in a variety of settings for over 20 years now! I am a Faith-based Psychotherapist who is fully qualified to work with a host of mental health issues. I specialize in incorporating a family systems approach. Overall, I truly love helping my clients from all walks of life in my private practice!
![Photo of Tara Glenn, LCSW, IMH-E, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/ed4127ef-2237-4440-a231-0266bef7a007/2/320x400.jpeg)
My values are: joy, laughter, relationship, peace, and compassion. I believe we are all created for connection and purpose. There are any number of things that can get in the way of us experiencing life the way we had hoped. Through therapy, we will explore what it means to you to feel relief and identify a plan to nurture the values you have for your life. My perspective is across the lifespan and I treat all ages. I am specially trained as an Infant Mental Health Specialist, and provide treatment for even the youngest in our community. Babies to adults, we all deserve to have safety, security, kindness, and care.
My values are: joy, laughter, relationship, peace, and compassion. I believe we are all created for connection and purpose. There are any number of things that can get in the way of us experiencing life the way we had hoped. Through therapy, we will explore what it means to you to feel relief and identify a plan to nurture the values you have for your life. My perspective is across the lifespan and I treat all ages. I am specially trained as an Infant Mental Health Specialist, and provide treatment for even the youngest in our community. Babies to adults, we all deserve to have safety, security, kindness, and care.
![Photo of Andrew Jay Merritt, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/a938d579-b08e-4a3d-a148-de394208c572/1/320x400.png)
Professional experience with my License is fairly broad having lived in a number of states in the United States and abroad. I have a positive regard for many cultures having had this exposure, recognizing that diversity is a part of the world we live in now and our many cultures create a mosaic of life. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed in the state of Oklahoma and Colorado. I have a Masters degree in Counseling. My career has included work with families and youth, individuals and couples, those struggling with depression, loss, or transition be it career or personal change, leading and developing work place culture.
Professional experience with my License is fairly broad having lived in a number of states in the United States and abroad. I have a positive regard for many cultures having had this exposure, recognizing that diversity is a part of the world we live in now and our many cultures create a mosaic of life. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed in the state of Oklahoma and Colorado. I have a Masters degree in Counseling. My career has included work with families and youth, individuals and couples, those struggling with depression, loss, or transition be it career or personal change, leading and developing work place culture.
![Photo of Sharon E. Nelson, MS, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/de01e0e5-45d8-424d-9192-26a5ad4eaaba/1/320x400.png)
At Full Life Behavioral Systems, Inc. we offer a custom approach for each of our clients. We start with understanding where you are now and the challenges you are facing. We help you put a plan in place to help you move forward. We offer an inclusive, safe space with in-person or virtual appointments to suit your schedule.
At Full Life Behavioral Systems, Inc. we offer a custom approach for each of our clients. We start with understanding where you are now and the challenges you are facing. We help you put a plan in place to help you move forward. We offer an inclusive, safe space with in-person or virtual appointments to suit your schedule.
![Photo of Leah Callahan, LPC, LCMHC, NCC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/bd53a3b9-be39-4dd0-aa5c-c8820eccb8d2/1/320x400.png)
Leah Callahan
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tulsa, OK 74135
Openings available for Oklahoma and NC (virtual only) clients. Leah Callahan has been working in mental health since 2010, and became licensed in 2016. She has experience in various settings including clinical care, hospice, non-profit, ministry, and within the military community. Leah offers therapy that is goal oriented, tailored to the individual or group, and effective. Therapy can produce incremental progress over time, and she enjoys working in a therapeutic alliance focused on goals, healing, growth, and strengthening sense of self. Leah approaches therapy with reverence, neuroscience, and a dose of humor and creativity.
Openings available for Oklahoma and NC (virtual only) clients. Leah Callahan has been working in mental health since 2010, and became licensed in 2016. She has experience in various settings including clinical care, hospice, non-profit, ministry, and within the military community. Leah offers therapy that is goal oriented, tailored to the individual or group, and effective. Therapy can produce incremental progress over time, and she enjoys working in a therapeutic alliance focused on goals, healing, growth, and strengthening sense of self. Leah approaches therapy with reverence, neuroscience, and a dose of humor and creativity.
![Photo of Shannon Thumann, LCSW-S, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/c22ac933-1b70-4dd0-9801-bcbac27a2fcf/1/320x400.png)
Hi! I am an LCSW in the Tulsa and surrounding areas. I have over 14 years of experience in the mental health field, working with clients across the lifespan. My approach is to be open and genuine, while working collaboratively to identify needs and stressors in order to address them and help you find coping skills, techniques and solutions that work for your own life. We will look at each issue holistically and without judgement.
Hi! I am an LCSW in the Tulsa and surrounding areas. I have over 14 years of experience in the mental health field, working with clients across the lifespan. My approach is to be open and genuine, while working collaboratively to identify needs and stressors in order to address them and help you find coping skills, techniques and solutions that work for your own life. We will look at each issue holistically and without judgement.
![Photo of Belinda Warren Delapena, LPC-S, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/b9b6b5d0-60e1-417c-bf15-3372e3b7a355/1/320x400.png)
Belinda Warren Delapena
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wagoner, OK 74467
Accepting new clients.....licensed in Texas and Oklahoma. I am grateful that you have chosen to seek my help in your healing journey. I am looking forward to meeting you. Thank you for reaching out, it takes great strength to do so, and for this reason, I know you have began your journey already. Let’s do this, call me! Evening and weekend appointments available.
Accepting new clients.....licensed in Texas and Oklahoma. I am grateful that you have chosen to seek my help in your healing journey. I am looking forward to meeting you. Thank you for reaching out, it takes great strength to do so, and for this reason, I know you have began your journey already. Let’s do this, call me! Evening and weekend appointments available.
![Photo of Susan Hurtado, LMSW](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/9bf12329-657f-47d3-ab9d-b7133e91c2b8/3/320x400.jpeg)
My goal is to provide low-barrier access for those who are concerned about their mental health. I specialize in management of anxiety, panic, grief and loss, and emotional dysregulation using a Compassion Focused Therapy model and Somatic techniques. I have 15 years of experience working with people who have had a gestational or infant loss or who are at risk of post-partum depression. My practice individualizes treatment based on your lived experience, identities, and beliefs. I am currently booking new client appointments for Saturdays. I return all messages of inquiry on Friday afternoon.
My goal is to provide low-barrier access for those who are concerned about their mental health. I specialize in management of anxiety, panic, grief and loss, and emotional dysregulation using a Compassion Focused Therapy model and Somatic techniques. I have 15 years of experience working with people who have had a gestational or infant loss or who are at risk of post-partum depression. My practice individualizes treatment based on your lived experience, identities, and beliefs. I am currently booking new client appointments for Saturdays. I return all messages of inquiry on Friday afternoon.
![Photo of David Baatar, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/f2a4ba4b-5393-46bb-9f29-b74ed3a97d42/1/320x400.jpeg)
It’s okay to not be okay. Asking for help is the bravest thing you can do. I am here to help! Are you feeling anxious or depressed? Maybe for you it’s anger, withdrawal, or feelings of hopelessness. Maybe you are having relational issues or struggling to work through trauma. Maybe you are a parent struggling to manage tough behaviors with your child. Whatever you are feeling and whatever you are going through, your feelings are valid and you are worthy of help. Sometimes our worries and problems feel so big and so overwhelming, it’s hard to find our way through without a guide and a little extra support. I get it, life is hard!
It’s okay to not be okay. Asking for help is the bravest thing you can do. I am here to help! Are you feeling anxious or depressed? Maybe for you it’s anger, withdrawal, or feelings of hopelessness. Maybe you are having relational issues or struggling to work through trauma. Maybe you are a parent struggling to manage tough behaviors with your child. Whatever you are feeling and whatever you are going through, your feelings are valid and you are worthy of help. Sometimes our worries and problems feel so big and so overwhelming, it’s hard to find our way through without a guide and a little extra support. I get it, life is hard!
![Photo of Neda Allam, MS, LPC, NCC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3b358b5c-8e56-48d3-8ec7-135a9f60a369/16/320x400.jpeg)
Neda Allam
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Tulsa, OK 74107 (Online Only)
How often in life do you find yourself trapped in your daily routines, or settling for less just to get by? Or maybe you just feel so overwhelmed, disconnected, and stuck with how life has been that you’re too exhausted and ready to give up? Helping break this limiting mindset to create a life that is fulfilling and worth looking forward to is what inspires me in my work with clients. Having personally experienced the struggle of being in survival mode and through my work with clients, I understand the journey from autopilot to empowerment and the value of having someone to support you, cheer you on, and guide you along the way.
How often in life do you find yourself trapped in your daily routines, or settling for less just to get by? Or maybe you just feel so overwhelmed, disconnected, and stuck with how life has been that you’re too exhausted and ready to give up? Helping break this limiting mindset to create a life that is fulfilling and worth looking forward to is what inspires me in my work with clients. Having personally experienced the struggle of being in survival mode and through my work with clients, I understand the journey from autopilot to empowerment and the value of having someone to support you, cheer you on, and guide you along the way.
![Photo of Cherelle Berry, LMSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/655c9e45-cba6-496a-b495-6f8ba3c77761/2/320x400.jpeg)
I understand that trauma, regardless of its impact, can deeply affect your mental and emotional well-being. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression or with self-acceptance, self-validation, self-love, or have a sense of being unfulfilled in life, I am here to help. I believe that anyone seeking a better life is deserving of it and can attain it by embracing a new point of view and actively working towards positive change.
I understand that trauma, regardless of its impact, can deeply affect your mental and emotional well-being. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression or with self-acceptance, self-validation, self-love, or have a sense of being unfulfilled in life, I am here to help. I believe that anyone seeking a better life is deserving of it and can attain it by embracing a new point of view and actively working towards positive change.
![Photo of Marla Murray, MS, LPC-C, Pre-Licensed Professional](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/9f0ebcb1-e5d1-4a54-97c0-894b7a12e87b/2/320x400.jpeg)
Marla Murray
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, LPC-C
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Tulsa, OK 74136 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Every person on the earth needs to feel safe, valued, loved, and respected. My job as a therapist is to help clients tap into their God-given skills, abilities, and strengths to discover the jewel hidden beneath all the pain, depression, anxiety, and loss. People need to know their life has a purpose, and when they win and overcome, they give others hope and courage that they can do the same. The goal is freedom and the ability to live the life God intended. We will laugh, cry, and scream if necessary.
Every person on the earth needs to feel safe, valued, loved, and respected. My job as a therapist is to help clients tap into their God-given skills, abilities, and strengths to discover the jewel hidden beneath all the pain, depression, anxiety, and loss. People need to know their life has a purpose, and when they win and overcome, they give others hope and courage that they can do the same. The goal is freedom and the ability to live the life God intended. We will laugh, cry, and scream if necessary.
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I have been working in the helping profession since 1990. He completed his bachelor’s degree in 1985 and Masters in Counselor Education in 1988, both from the University of Virginia. Louis believes that wounds in our lives do not only fester but put down roots. Unaddressed and unattended these roots grow deeper, stronger, and more harmful. Louis has experience working with Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Addictions, Sexual Abuser issues and Trauma.
I have been working in the helping profession since 1990. He completed his bachelor’s degree in 1985 and Masters in Counselor Education in 1988, both from the University of Virginia. Louis believes that wounds in our lives do not only fester but put down roots. Unaddressed and unattended these roots grow deeper, stronger, and more harmful. Louis has experience working with Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Addictions, Sexual Abuser issues and Trauma.
![Photo of Michelle Burke, LPC-S, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3f8cecb3-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
Mental Health/ Trauma/ Addiction. Are you having trouble managing the symptoms of trauma or grief? My goal is to increase a spirit of healing in the hearts and minds of people who have suffered through traumatic events, mental health issues or substance abuse. The therapy techniques I love to use are the latest, most innovative techniques that are exciting and typically deliver faster results than traditional talk therapy. I specialize in trauma and grief and strive to help people who have suffered through traumatic issues as children or as adults. Please Note: we do not accept Soonercare or Medicare.
Mental Health/ Trauma/ Addiction. Are you having trouble managing the symptoms of trauma or grief? My goal is to increase a spirit of healing in the hearts and minds of people who have suffered through traumatic events, mental health issues or substance abuse. The therapy techniques I love to use are the latest, most innovative techniques that are exciting and typically deliver faster results than traditional talk therapy. I specialize in trauma and grief and strive to help people who have suffered through traumatic issues as children or as adults. Please Note: we do not accept Soonercare or Medicare.
![Photo of E'ula Green, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/735a94b5-61d4-4275-908c-e5cc07b1d363/1/320x400.jpeg)
So, here you are....truly trying to figure out life. You have set goals, achieved them, and you're living in those successes right now. The thing is, as you look around, you don't see other members of your original community. Oh, this is not the first time you've been one of the few or even one of one, but this is a new level. This feels different. You want to genuinely connect and process how to manage this new lifestyle with its increased expectations. I hear you wondering about those left behind. I hear you questioning yourself and sometimes even your safety. I hear....you. Hi, I'm E'ula. I'm here with you. Let's talk about it.
So, here you are....truly trying to figure out life. You have set goals, achieved them, and you're living in those successes right now. The thing is, as you look around, you don't see other members of your original community. Oh, this is not the first time you've been one of the few or even one of one, but this is a new level. This feels different. You want to genuinely connect and process how to manage this new lifestyle with its increased expectations. I hear you wondering about those left behind. I hear you questioning yourself and sometimes even your safety. I hear....you. Hi, I'm E'ula. I'm here with you. Let's talk about it.
![Photo of Amy R Gifford, MS, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/4a6e3a15-3cd2-4913-8c2f-8198878248ad/1/320x400.jpeg)
Trauma can play a detrimental role in the very concept of who you believe yourself to be at your core. These beliefs run deep and can affect every aspect of your life from your job to your relationships. At some point in our lives, we are all in need of guidance to help us along our journey toward self discovery and healing. Through this process we can find meaning, purpose, and recovery from the symptoms of trauma and life struggles such as anxiety, depression, and relationship issues.
Trauma can play a detrimental role in the very concept of who you believe yourself to be at your core. These beliefs run deep and can affect every aspect of your life from your job to your relationships. At some point in our lives, we are all in need of guidance to help us along our journey toward self discovery and healing. Through this process we can find meaning, purpose, and recovery from the symptoms of trauma and life struggles such as anxiety, depression, and relationship issues.
![Photo of Mari Butterfield, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/946b25d9-80b1-4ee1-ac92-7de2ceab964f/1/320x400.jpeg)
My passion and expertise is working with relationships. I have extensive training in the Gottman Method Couples, trained as couples’ therapist, Level 2. I am a Leader of Gottman's Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work, and trained in Treating Trauma and Affairs in couples. We all crave connection and relationship, but often most of us often struggle with relationship. You deserve to have the best relationship possible. I can help.
My passion and expertise is working with relationships. I have extensive training in the Gottman Method Couples, trained as couples’ therapist, Level 2. I am a Leader of Gottman's Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work, and trained in Treating Trauma and Affairs in couples. We all crave connection and relationship, but often most of us often struggle with relationship. You deserve to have the best relationship possible. I can help.
![Photo of Piper Wolfe, MS, MPA, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/c4547a82-d3d2-4690-a2df-7e830fae44f9/2/320x400.jpeg)
Piper Wolfe
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, MPA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Tulsa, OK 74105
As your therapist, I will provide a safe and non-judgmental space for you to navigate the complex and challenging parts of life. Therapy can be a powerful tool to help facilitate growth and healing. My work with clients often focuses on things like stress and anxiety management, life transitions, increasing self-esteem/confidence, relationship issues, coping skills and beyond. I practice non-religious therapy and I welcome people of all races, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations.
As your therapist, I will provide a safe and non-judgmental space for you to navigate the complex and challenging parts of life. Therapy can be a powerful tool to help facilitate growth and healing. My work with clients often focuses on things like stress and anxiety management, life transitions, increasing self-esteem/confidence, relationship issues, coping skills and beyond. I practice non-religious therapy and I welcome people of all races, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations.
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Culturally Sensitive Therapists
How does culturally sensitive therapy work?
A culturally sensitive therapist will tailor their approach to therapy based on the individual client’s background. This may include changing their style of interaction (asking open-ended questions vs. being the “expert” voice), their affect (seeming warm or “neutral”), how much personal information they disclose about themselves, and more. It’s also important for a culturally sensitive therapist to acknowledge larger societal forces that may impact their client due to the client’s background.
How effective is culturally sensitive therapy?
Some professionals have expressed concern about highlighting cultural differences in therapy, suggesting that it might promote stereotypes and harm the therapeutic bond; however, many experts agree that cultural sensitivity tends to strengthen the connection between therapist and client and help clients feel heard and understood. A culturally sensitive approach to therapy can be especially helpful for those not in the cultural majority, especially when combined with proven therapies like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
What are the limitations of a culturally sensitive approach to therapy?
While being culturally sensitive is generally a valuable skill to have, a therapist cannot treat every client from a similar background the same way. Each client is an individual with their own values, personal preferences, and life experiences that will need to be explored during therapy. In addition, it’s rare for a therapist and client to have identical backgrounds, so there may be some cross-cultural differences to navigate during therapy, but a culturally sensitive therapist can do so with empathy and respect.
Can culturally sensitive therapy be done online?
Yes, online therapy using a culturally sensitive approach can be beneficial. Therapy can sometimes be difficult to access for clients from diverse backgrounds and socioeconomic standing. The array of mental health support available through the internet makes it possible for clients to find a good therapist match regardless of where they live.