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May 16, 2026

ana/o/x Affirmative Therapy is an approach which, in its foundations, principles, and methods, actively centers and privileges Chicana/o/x culture in the therapeutic process. It affirms that both ancestrally and contemporarily the healing foundations of Chicana/o/x culture and lifeways.
REGISTRATION for TRAINING:
https://www.razapsych.org/registration/p/x-affirm-tx

OPTIONAL 15  CEs – Additional Purchase:
https://www.innovationbhs.com/registration/p/chicanaox-affirmative-therapy-training-series-clinical-responsiveness-chicanx-mental-health

Chicanx Affirmative Therapy works to center the culture & values of the Chicanx and Latine community and to privilege these in constructing the therapeutic approach with clients.
It is an approach that assumes centralizing culture and a positive perception of one’s own culture background can and should be facilitated in psychotherapy with Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x clients.
It assumes that connecting & re-connecting to current & ancestral values/practices can promote a culturally relevant sense of well-being.

Its methods explicitly focuses on and brings forth the cultural strengths of the Chicana/o/x community
Dates of Online Training Session – Session Times: 11:00am – 1:30pm Central

January 17 , February 7, March 7, April 11, May 16th, June 27

As a result of this training participants will

  • understand the framework for a Chicana/o/x Affirmative approach,
  • understand how a focus on identity, family, and spirituality are key in a Chicanx Affirmative approach,
  • learn to be culturally responsive to Chicana/x/o and Latine culture in clinical interactions,
  • gain an understanding of varying notions of mental well-being from a Chicana/o/x perspective, and
  • apply these concepts with case scenarios in each training session.

Features of the training series are:

  • Constructing Chicana/o/x wellness & well-being,
  • the roles of identity, family, and spirituality for Chicana/o/x mental health,
  • facilitating a reconnection to current and ancestral cultural strengths in clinical practice,
  • aspects of Chicana/o/x culture that complements the practice of counseling & therapy,
  • values & assumptions of the mental health field that are not congruent with Chicana/o/x and Latine wellness culture,
  • the impacts of marginalization and discrimination on Chicana/o/x well-being on an individual and community level, and
  • the inclusion of historical trauma in the treatment of Chicana/o/x and Latine populations.

After completing the training participants will receive:

  • Certificate of Training Completion (contingent of filling out all session evaluation forms)
  • On-going support and consultation for 6 months after training
  • Annual group check in sessions and case scenarios
  • Opportunity to be listed in our Clinical Directory https://www.razapsych.org/clinician-directory

15hr Training

Dr. Manuel X. Zamarripa, LPC-S
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-manuel-x-zamarripa-lpc-s-a6710b10/
www.razapsychology.org<http://www.razapsychology.org>