title: On being a Latina healer: voice, consciousness, and identity.
abstract: A Latina psychotherapist relates her journey of becoming a healer. I discuss how my diversity status impacts on my life and on my approach to psychotherapy. My story offers clinical suggestions for therapists working with multicultural clients.
authors.affiliation: Transcultural Mental Health Institute, Washington, DC 20037, USA. lilliancomasdiaz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lillian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Comas-Díaz
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D003142:Communication; D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013140:Spiritualism; D013240:Stereotyping