Roanne De Guia Samuels
​she/her/siya

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Title: Licensed Mental Health Clinician
Languages Spoken: English/Filipino
Affiliations: Member - California Marriage Family Therapist

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​Roanne is a licensed Psychotherapist Mom of 4. An immigrant twice in America.  Roanne has frequented at least 500 Filipino household & counting. She is the author of the book: 5 Pinoy Love Languages & the creator of the presentation entitled: Filipino Core Values & Considerations in Culturally-Responsive Care ​ presented to various organizations including the UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities Team.  She was the lead clinician for Solano County's Filipino

Outreach Project for 5 years. Today she is a psychotherapist in private practice & the blogger creator of kalamansijuice.com She is a lover of Kapeng Barako (straight from Batangas) , a gardener-wanna-be & enjoys belly-laughing with her children.

I'm a clinician that has a practice that revolves around serving Filipinx women/families. In this way, the tone, the treatment modalities, and coaching frameworks used are all geared towards the efficacy of treatment tailored to this population. Outreach work always coincide with quality care provision which is what FMHI-SF is a bridge of. Mental health is health. In the western world, there is a tendency to compartmentalize mind, body and spiritual care. To normalize wellness is to collectively give permission to the ailing/grieving/hurt to receive and seek care.

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What does "mental health" mean to you? Why is it important for us as Filipinxs/Filipinx Americans to normalize discussions around wellness and mental health in our community?

Mental health is health. In the western world, there is a tendency to compartmentalize mind, body and spiritual care. To normalize wellness is to collectively give permission to the ailing/grieving/hurt to receive and seek care.