Trauma & SexualAssault Recovery for College Students Featuring: Adriana Alejandre, LMFT Trauma Therapist

by Latinx Resource Center

Educational/Awareness Latinx mental health

Wed, May 11, 2022

12 PM – 1 PM PDT (GMT-7)

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Student Center: Emerald Bay A

Irvine, CA 92697-5125, United States

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A one-hour keynote presentation discussing trauma with a focus on sexual assault and the impact on college students.Stigma, systemic barriers and boundaries as it relates to mental health and sexual assault will also be discussed. An exploration of ways of healing, seeking support and resources will also be provided.

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Wed, May 11, 2022
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Student Center: Newport Beach B (4th Floor)
Communication Skills Workshop with Adriana Alejandre, Latinx Therapy Founder

This interactive workshop will provide students with 3tools and strategies to change from passive or aggressive communication to assertive communication for school, and for our personal lives. We will discuss cultural factors like machismo and marianismo, that influence our communication style, and how this impacts our mental health. This workshop will include being taught relaxation technique to end the workshop.

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Student Center: Emerald Bay A

Irvine, CA 92697-5125, United States

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Adriana Alejandre

Founder

Latinx Therapy

Adriana Alejandre is a Trauma Psychotherapist and Speaker from Los Angeles, California. She specializes in adults who struggle with PTSD and severe traumas at her own private practice. She has done disaster relief work for Hurricane Harvey and the Las Vegas shooting survivors. Adriana’s expertise has been featured in LA Times, Telemundo, USA Today, the New York Times and Buzzfeed, among many others.

Adriana is the founder of Latinx Therapy, a national directory of Latinx Therapists and global, bilingual podcast that provides education to combat the stigma of mental health on the ground, and in the digital spaces. In 2019, she won Hispanizice’s TECLA award for Best Social Good Content award, and in 2020 she was one of 5 Latinx influencers chosen for the #YoSoy Instagram and Hispanic Heritage Foundation award. Adriana’s mission is to create spaces to spark dialogue about mental health struggles and strengths in the Latinx community.

Latinx Therapy is a multimedia community that destigmatizes mental health myths, provides education to eliminate taboos of therapy, and advocates to combat mental health stigmas on the ground, and in digital spaces. Through values rooted in cultural humility and accessibility, Latinx Therapy provides a national directory of Latinx Therapists, a bilingual podcast, global support groups, and a club for mental health professionals of color to receive support. Founded in 2018 by Adriana Alejandre, trauma therapist & activist, to create more spaces for Latinx Therapists and resources for communities of color. Find more about our work on www.latinxtherapy.com and through our channels @latinxtherapy.


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Co-hosted with: UCI Counseling Center

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