Whose Trauma is it Anyway?

As trauma therapists, we understand that trauma is never just an individual experience—it is shaped by social location, cultural identity, and systemic forces. This panel will explore the complex interplay of multiple identities, including race, gender, class, and immigration status, in trauma work. How do a therapist’s and client’s intersecting identities influence the therapeutic relationship? How does the trauma of migration intersect with historical and collective trauma? And how can we, as clinicians, hold space for the narratives and somatic experiences that emerge while navigating our own positionality? Join us for a rich discussion on the ethical, relational, and clinical considerations of trauma therapy through a lens of social justice and cultural humility.