Kasamahan
Community of Filipino/a/x Mental Health Professionals
Mental Health Blog
As we notice participating Filipino/a/x mental health professionals share perspectives that may be valuable for a public audience, Kasamahan may consult them to document and publish for our Mental Health Blog led by Eliza Jade Brown, LCSW
This is in support of more Filipino MHPs to write and share more of their lived experiences and acquired knowledge in mental health with communities and future generations.
Upcoming:
06 | Nourishing Filipina/x Bodies in Community
No scheduled publication date
05 | Filipino/a/x LGBTQ+ Mental Health Perspectives
Published: December 2, 2024
Mental health professionals, Gregory and L, share their personal journeys of navigating heteronormative and cisnormative Filipino American culture. Drawing from their experiences as mental health professionals, they offer insights and reflections with the hope of fostering greater understanding, belonging, and collective healing within the Filipino/a/x mental health community.
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Initially, this blog entry was intended to feature perspectives from four contributors to ensure diverse representation. If you have a perspective that could enhance visibility for a specific demographic within the larger LGBTQ+ community, we encourage you to reach out. Together, we aim to create a space that feels safe, affirming, and inclusive for all.
04 | Parenting and Pina/o/xy in Private Practice
Published: September 27, 2024
During our events, we've observed the accommodations Filipino/a/x mental health professional parents make to engage with and participate in our community.
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LMFTs and second-generation Filipino Americans Ruth, Monica, and Michael were invited to share their challenges and insights in balancing parenting with private practice. They also reflect on the Filipino culture they carry within themselves and how they may adapt this to nurture their children.
03 | Biyahe ng Bayani: Posttraumatic Growth and Finding Indigenous Wisdom
Part 1 Published: August 30, 2024 | Part 2 Discontinued
Eliza, Kasamahan's Board Secretary, shares her journey finding Filipino Indigenous psychology and wisdom—a journey she playfully calls, Biyahe ng Bayani as a nod to her ChatGPT Tagalog guro and a concept loosely attached to Jungian psychology.
Last week, she attended the Center for Babaylan Studies Symposium: Kapwa Nilalang which marked their first in-person gathering since 2019. The Symposium focused on post-decolonization efforts through re-indigenization sa loob at sa kalikasan. This blog serves as a snapshot at the very beginning of her integration of what she has learned and would like to share with our community.
02 | Kwentuhan and Research: Narrative Therapy and Sikolohiyang Pilipino
Published: August 16, 2024
Kasamahan invited jez to share about his experiences after learning about his graduate research while supporting with our Resources page and attending our Salo-Salos.
jez is a Filipino MHP Graduate Student at SDSU conducting research on The Lived Experiences of Filipino Mental Health Professionals Working with Filipino Clients. He is also exploring Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology) with Narrative Therapy.
01 | Mental Health Insights from Visiting the Philippines in 2024
Published: August 1, 2024
In Kasamahan's Monthly Consultation Group, three Filipino/a/x therapists, Cheryl, Eliza, and Cherie shared about their separate visits to the Philippines this year in Spring and Summer 2024.
We invited them to write about their perspectives on mental health care in the Philippines as it compares to mental health care in the United States. They also share unique and relatable personal stories.
Please enjoy their diverse insights shared together as kapwa.