You're listening to Latinx Therapy.

The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for seeking help from a licensed

mental health professional and is not a substitute for psychological diagnosis or treatment.

I'm your host, Adriana Alejandra Alejandre, licensed marriage and family therapist.

In this episode, our guest and I have an introductory discussion on parents' mental health, with a focus on maternal parents.

We discuss what factors parents have to consider for their mental health, risk factors specifically for Latinx parents, such as immigration status, acculturation, among

some others, what to do if a parent is in need of support. And we discussed the changes of generational

mindsets when it comes to mental health and getting treatment. Our guest for today is Amelia Ortega

Harra, who is a Chicana

licensed clinical social worker in private practice with over 18 years of experience working in the

mental health field. She has been a long-time advocate for culturally and linguistically

appropriate mental health services in the Latinx community and has

worked with various social justice organizations and community-based mental health agencies.

Amelia has taken special interest in developing her clinical expertise in the treatment of

perinatal mood and anxiety distress among women of color.

In addition, she facilitates healing circles and trainings for birth workers in their journey to support the emotional and mental well-being of pregnant, birthing, and postpartum families.

Much of her work involves traditional ancestral knowledge and modern trauma-informed psychotherapy techniques.

She is the founder of Corazon Counseling Service, a group practice which provides

bilingual, culturally centered, holistic psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families.

Now, before we get into the episode, I want to remind everyone about our directory.

You can actually find Amelia in our directory.

Our directory is growing every single month.

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