Professional Organizations

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As a pansexual Mexican woman, I want to increase representation for minorities in the mental health field by joining professional organizations that advocate for increasing access and quality of therapy to other minorities. 

My mission as a therapist is to support people who are altogether queer, low-income people of color and their families or loved ones. Therefore it is important to me that I join other professionals who have the same vision. Some of the professional organizations I am interested in are: 
  • National Latinx Psychological Association 
  • National Latino Behavioral Health Association 
  • Gaylesta
  • International Family Therapy Association 
  • American Family Therapy Academy
  • American Psychological Association 


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