36. Disrupting the System and Decolonizing Mental Health (ft. Alyssa Cedillo, LPC-S, RPT-S)

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This week Karen learned that she does not have a good way to re-calibrate to client work after a long vacation. We’ve talked about having transitions from client work back into home life, but what about the reverse? Let us know if you have any suggestions here because we both really wonder what are some options for how to transition back into therapeutic work-mode after being in vacation-mode.

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This week we are sharing our conversation with Alyssa Cedillo who is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Texas and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from St. Mary’s University.

Alyssa currently serves as the Clinical Director of Tree of Life Counseling Center and is the Founder and President of the nonprofit Root of It Foundation, all based in San Antonio, Texas. Alyssa’s passion for decolonizing mental health services is palpable in this conversation with her and her entire career is focused on advocating for clients facing oppression, trauma, and intergenerational challenges, in navigating systemic barriers.

With Alyssa we discuss the importance of getting out in your community, challenging yourself to expand your perspective, and embracing discomfort as a necessary component of growth and healing - both as an individual and for a system. Alyssa does not shy away from saying the things that need to be said and is a role model for how to professionally be a megaphone pushing for change at every level. Alyssa is an inspiration to all of us to get more involved and to be active advocates!

Resources mentioned:

Me and White Supremacy Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial Reckoning by Resmaa Menakem
Somatic Abolitionism workshops: https://blackoctopussociety.com/workshops-intensives/
Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology: https://www.razapsych.org/
Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice by Jennifer Mullan
The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Muñoz Martinez
Alyssa’s social media: https://www.instagram.com/treeoflife_cc/ https://www.facebook.com/treeoflifecounselingcenterSA http://www.youtube.com/@treeoflifecounseling9136 https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssacedillotlcc/
Tree of Life Counseling Center: www.treeoflifecounselingcenter.org
Root of It Foundation: www.rootofit.org

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