Lu Rocha Counseling Services, P.C

Multicultural Consulting Services is a for-profit business dedicated to helping institutions make their services accessible to everyone. We are committed to providing mental health services that are diverse, inclusive, and culturally accessible to all. Our founder, Lu Rocha, MA, MSW, LCSW, RYI, is a bilingual Spanish-speaking trauma therapist with over twenty years of counseling, organizing, activism, and advocacy within the Latinx community and other marginalized communities. Lu identifies as a Latina with indigenous roots, first born generation in the United States, and a proud daughter of a Brazero. She is passionate about addressing trauma from a cultural perspective, using evidence-based and trauma-informed methods. She works with clients from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and has experience in providing services to youth who have experienced and/or witnessed family and community violence. Lu's professional aspiration is to support the growth of providers of color in the mental health field so that communities of color can have more options in obtaining services that align with their cultural beliefs and values.

Services Offered

At Multicultural Consulting Services, we offer a range of mental health services to help individuals and communities heal from trauma and other mental health concerns. Our services include:

*Trauma Therapy: Trauma therapy is a type of therapy that counselors use to help people overcome psychological trauma. A traumatic event is defined as one in which you perceive a threat to your life, bodily integrity, or sanity. We provide trauma therapy to help individuals heal from the effects of trauma.

*Sexual Assault/Harassment Survivor's Therapy: Therapy could help survivors/victims deal with the anxiety, anger, depressions, and/or the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often experienced by people affected by these types of abuse.

*Intergenerational/Historical Trauma: Intergenerational trauma refers to trauma that passes through generations. Historical trauma affects many people or even an entire generation, where it might also be referred to as 'collective trauma.' Understanding how this type of trauma affects you is crucial in leading a healthier life.

*Acculturation: Acculturation is a process through which a person or group from one culture comes to adopt practices and values of another culture, while still retaining their own distinct culture. This navigation is often difficult and can feel isolating and confusing to some. We provide support to individuals and families going through the acculturation process.

*LGBTQ Support: In the United States, many Latino/a families are first- or second-generation immigrants and keeping family relationships strong can be critical to an individual's identity. The possibility that a LGBTQ individual might lose that important support system by coming out to their family is daunting. Having the right type of support is helpful when dealing with the family and community's response (and possible rejection) to one's sexual orientation.

*Depression: Depression is a serious but a common condition. It often causes people to feel sad or empty for long periods of time. It can also affect one's thinking patterns and physical health. Depression can be treated. It is a mental health concern, not a personality flaw. We provide therapy to help individuals reduce their symptoms and regain happiness.

*Therapy for Victims of Interpersonal/Domestic Violence: Therapy could help survivors/victims deal with the anxiety, anger, depressions, and/or the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often experienced by people affected by these types of abuses.

*Bilingual Parenting Skills Workshops: This series of parent education workshops are customized for parents with children of different ages. The classes will cover some core effective parenting skills, such as effective discipline, respect, the power of encouragement, and communication skills. These workshops are specially designed for Latino/a parents.

*Anxiety: Anxiety can interfere with relationships, sleep, eating habits, work, school, and hobbies. It is also one of the most common reasons people seek therapy. Effective therapy can reduce or eliminate symptoms that come with anxiety in a fairly short time.

*Clinical Supervision & Consultation: Lu provides individual and group clinical supervision and consultation to individuals who are working towards their clinical licensure (LCSW or LCPC). Getting clinical supervision is such an important aspect in growing as a clinician in the mental health field. However, it can be extremely difficult to find supervision at a reasonable amount, especially during these unprecedented times of the pandemic. Therefore, Lu offers reduced rates for recent graduates and unemployed individuals. Supervision is based on individual needs but usually consists of case consultation, discussion of clinical topics, and ethical issues.