You’re not broken—systems are.
In times marked by injustice, violence, and erasure, the weight of the world doesn’t wait outside the therapy room; it lives in our bodies, relationships, and nervous systems. Grief, rage, and exhaustion aren’t signs of something wrong with you—they’re often responses to an unwell world. For many, systemic and sociopolitical realities aren’t background noise; they are deeply personal, shaping daily life and mental well-being.
I work with folks navigating the toll of white supremacy, capitalism, patriarchy, colonization, fatphobia, ableism, and other intersecting forms of oppression, not just as external forces, but as internalized messages that can distort how we see ourselves. This is a space where we name the harm, not pathologize the response.

This space is especially attuned to those who:
- Are navigating grief, rage, and disillusionment in the face of global and local injustices
- Feel like they’re “too much” or “not enough” in a world that rewards compliance
- Are exploring identity, privilege, power, or responsibility within harmful systems
- Carry ancestral or intergenerational pain that feels hard to name
- Feel the impact of living under capitalism, surveillance, and hustle culture
- Want healing that doesn’t ask them to bypass politics or sanitize their anger
How we might work together:
Together, we can explore the ways systemic violence, generational trauma, and social disconnection show up in your life and body, and how healing might look when it’s rooted in truth, dignity, and collective care. Whether you’re burned out from activism, numb from constant injustice, or exhausted from pretending to be okay in systems that are not, you’re not alone.
- Holding space for rage, grief, and numbness
- Tending to burnout, disconnection, and survival strategies with care
- Exploring collective trauma and how it lives in the body
- Reconnecting with intuition, creativity, resistance, and cultural roots
- Supporting sustainable action without self-erasure
“Hope is the knowledge that even a wounded world is feeding us.”
— Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass

Hours
Mon – Thurs: By appointment only
Fri – Sun: Closed
Office
1455 Frazee Road, Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92108
Contact
(619) 839-9397
info@therapywithmicaela.com