First Generation Americans

Being the first person in your family to be born and raised in the United States comes with many celebrations and challenges. You may be the first person in your family to become a United States citizen, go to college in the United States, and navigate United States cultural and societal differences from your parents and extended family. All of these experiences can leave you feeling proud to be a pioneer of many firsts, but also struggling at times to know where you fit in. Counseling can help you clarify your unique identify and forge a new path that combines aspects of yourself that make you who you are. You can still be all that makes you wonderfully you, honoring your heritage, your special upbringing and life narrative, and your hopes, desires, and dreams.