My Work with BIPOC & LGBTQ+
My own experiences as a minority taught me to never make assumptions about you.
I am an independent psychotherapist in private practice, and I am licensed to provide online psychotherapy to residents of New York State and the State of California.
Clarice Hassan, LCSW | New York, NY 10011| Mountain View, CA 94040
Most of my clients identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+. I do too.
My experience as a minority taught me to never make assumptions about who you are and what you need.
I believe that talking about your experiences as who you are, as well as processing what that means for you, are the key to create your own identity.
Read more about my practicing principles as a POC psychoanalytic, experiential therapist here.
My name is Clarice.
I understand the complexity of “what made us who we are”.
I understand there is a complicated chain of causation between our struggles in leading a fulfilling life, and our race or culture of origin.
However, I also understand the pain of being viewed simply as a member of a specific racial group or culture, while other factors that significantly influenced me (such as socioeconomic class and relationships with authority) are being overlooked.
I am here to support your lifelong battle with racism and bigotry, and I believe, that despite of what you are experiencing about who you are right now —whether that’s shame, resentment, confusion, or guilt —I can help you to reach a place where you feel a deep calmness and peace.
I may be different from you.
But I believe our differences can enrich our work.
Though I take pride in my culturally sensitive practice, I encourage you to reach out even if we do not seem to “share the same experiences.”
Some of my best work over the years was achieved with clients who seemed totally unlike me. Immense growth can occur when we have to exit the comfort zone that is assuming the other already knows everything about us.
Being a therapist and a friend to many, and a wife to someone that shares a radically different background, always reminds me that, no matter how different we appear to be, we are all capable of understanding and connecting to each other.
I encourage you to read more about my style, to see if this is what you are looking for:
Book for a free 15-minute phone consultation.
Read more about my fee schedules & provider information here.