Virginia BurlesonLCSW, MSW
“Through her own experiences as a queer, biracial, first-gen Caribbean, Virginia intimately realizes the ways in which marginalization can affect our mental health.”
Through her own experiences as a queer, biracial, first-gen Caribbean, Virginia intimately realizes the ways in which marginalization can affect our mental health. Essential to her therapy style is the understanding that trauma, oppression, and hierarchal systems of power overlap to hurt those at the margins.
SpecialtiesGendersexualityrace and cultureoppressionintersectionalityfamily of origin issuesboundaries and attachmenthealthy relationship navigationintimate partner violenceemerging adulthood issuestraumadepression
ApproachesPsychodynamicTrauma-informedAttachment-basedAnti-oppressiveCritical race theoryQueer theory