your therapist should get you.

 
 

Hi there!

I’m Patricia. I’m here to help you discover your sense of self and unapologetically define who you are to the world. I am passionate about helping individuals seek to understand themselves and their identities. As a second generation born Nigerian - American, I experienced first-hand the struggle to develop a sense of self while straddling the two worlds between my home culture and majority culture.

 

Patricia Aburime, M.Ed, MA, LPC

Therapy is vulnerable. Therapy is emotional work. I believe that your therapist should get you. You should feel some form of validation while doing the raw work that therapy requires.

I know how it feels to wonder if the person sitting across from you understands your story or believes you —or even remotely relates to you! I grew up as a Nigerian- American female in Texas! I have navigated my way through diverse settings. I have met people from various backgrounds. I know what it is like to be type-cast and to wonder if the person I am speaking to really gets what I am saying. I know what it is like to be a chameleon in order to navigate different social circles.

I want to support you because I know what it is like to wear the social masks. It is because I no longer wear those masks that I know you can shed your masks too.

Therapy is the last place where you should feel like you need to wear a mask. Come. Sit. Put the mask down and talk with me.