Nneka Symister, LCSW

06/17/2025

04/21/2025

04/14/2025

Black Maternal Health Week is more than a campaign—it’s a call to remember who we are.

✨ You are the beginning.
✨ You are not alone.
✨ Joy lives in you.
✨ Your journey is sacred.
✨ You deserve care. You deserve to be seen.

This week, we honor every Black birthing person—past, present, and future. Your strength, your story, your survival matter.

04/10/2025

Unseen ≠ unworthy.

You deserve to take up space. You deserve to feel known—especially by yourself. 🤍

12/12/2024

Im talking to myself as well!!!

10/01/2024

As we enter Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October, we take a moment to recognize and honor the strength of survivors. We see you, stand with you, and acknowledge the pain that often goes unseen.

Let this month be a reminder for all of us to show compassion, listen with care, and support those affected by domestic violence in their journey towards healing. 💜

07/04/2024

A mini graphic created by Latinx Therapy founder and Trauma Therapist, Adriana Alejandre about the Window of Tolerance which is the idea that have certain levels of capacity (referred to as the window) to manage daily stressors, and self-regulate. There are lived experiences that reduce our window and push people out of their capacity to cope, which is when we may engage in hyper-arousal or hypo-arousal experiences. (There are some people that can have a combination of both present at the same time).

We hope this is helpful for your journeys ☀️ One day at a time.

05/04/2024

“Today is Perinatal & Postpartum Psychosis (PPP) Awareness Day.

The heaviness and intensity of this maternal mental health disorder is at times misunderstood. This particular diagnosis is real close to my heart.

It’s important to know the signs, and to know where you can get help. Below is the caption from who does great work in this area.

PPP occurs in approximately 1 to 2 out of every 1,000 deliveries, and the onset is often sudden and the symptoms can wax and wane, even over the course of hours.

PPP can happen to any person who gets pregnant and gives birth, with the most significant risk factors including a personal or family history of bipolar disorder, a previous psychotic episode, or experiencing PPP in a previous pregnancy.

While there is approximately a 5% su***de rate and 4% infanticide rate associated with PPP, It is important to know that many survivors of PPP never experienced delusions containing violent commands. Delusions take many forms, and not all of them are destructive. The majority of individuals who experience PPP do not harm themselves or anyone else.

PPP is always a medical emergency. If you think you or a person you know is struggling reach out.

Thank you for raising awareness today and every day about this 💜”