Elisha Cadena-Bowles

As a queer Black, Indigenous therapist, I specialize in queer-affirmative therapy, sex therapy, racial and sexual identity formation, minority stress, and generational trauma. I collaborate with clients through a social justice-oriented, culturally responsive, and systems-informed framework while rooted in a decolonial-based approach.

I specialize in working with adults who are seeking support in identity exploration, navigating grief and life transitions, managing stress and anxiety, gaining affirming knowledge on reproductive/sexual health education, and rewriting the story of one's life and finding how it may fit into the "bigger picture."

My approach to therapy is highly collaborative and individualized, I encourage clients to take an active role in making decisions about their unique treatment experience in order to exercise agency and feel empowered.

My style is informed by Indigenous-based practices (holistic care focused on the connection of mind, body, spirit, and community), anti-racist/decolonizing approaches, Narrative therapy, and Acceptance and commitment therapy.

My overall goal with clients is to create an inclusive, non-judgmental space where their lived experiences are affirmed and their emotions validated. Through a collaborative effort, we will clarify your goals and consider tools needed to get there and to cope with the changes ahead.