The focal point of my private practice is to prioritize the vast and unique experiences of adolescent & adult transracial adoptees of various racial, gender, and sexual identities and adoption configurations (e.g. domestic or international; open or closed). My ultimate hope is to create a familiar and safer space for transracial adoptees to cultivate compassion, clarity, and belonging while navigating various intersections of self, family, and community.

I am a domestic transracial adoptee and was raised by white adoptive parents in a closed-adoption configuration in rural, conservative California. I identify as a multiracial, two-spirit, Indigiqueer with Yaqui, Aztec, and European ancestries. Understanding my own adoption story has been defined by agonizing bewilderment and continues to be an ever-evolving journey made painfully hindered by the implications of the US adoption system. My process of reconciling identity and the woven experiences of privilege and trauma as a lighter-skinned, mixed-race transracial adoptee has greatly inspired my work as a teacher, writer, community organizer, and therapist and is why I am committed to creating a private practice specifically for other transracial adoptees to arrive as they are and heal.

My work with clients is held alongside values & an approach rooted in relational psychodynamic care, harm reduction, abolition, and decolonizing the mind-heart-body. As an adoption-oriented clinician, I am often also leaning on attachment theory and IFS to untangle the complexities of the adoptee experience. Additionally, I'm a community meditation teacher with formal and informal training in various indigenous and earth-based practices, and I appreciate the integration of western clinical modalities with our original medicine & wisdom teachings.

• Youth: 12-18
• Young Adult: 18-25
• Adults: 25-65

• Individuals

• Gender Fluid or Gender Non-Conforming Individuals
• LGBTQIAA+ persons
• Persons Experiencing Grief and Loss
• Persons in Polyamorous Relationships
• Persons Recovering from Traumatic Events/Experiences
• Persons Struggling with/Recovering from Addiction
• Persons with Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse
• Persons with Histories of Physical or Emotional Abuse
• Persons with Disabilities
• Other:

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Relational Psychotherapy
• Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy
• Other:

I am currently accepting virtual (telehealth) clients only residing anywhere in the state of California. I do not accept insurance – however, superbills can be generated upon request. Limited sliding-scale available.

• Credit Card

$160

$60-$120

Yes

(510) 730-2245

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• Monday Afternoon
• Monday Evening
• Tuesday Afternoon
• Tuesday Evening
• Wednesday Evening

For a free 20-minute consultation to assess whether we are a good fit for each other, please schedule using the following link: https://calendly.com/agonzalezwellness/freeconsultation

Please note: spaces are limited – if you are unable to find a time that works for you, please do check again as I do update my calendar every two weeks to reflect my most current availability.

Rawna Romero, LMFT #41466

02/17/2022