In Solidarity & Care To Our Clients and Community
We want to speak to you from a place of honesty and care.
The administration’s targeting of immigrants—particularly our Somali community members—in Minnesota is not just discriminatory; it is wounding. It ripples through families, neighborhoods, and hearts, stirring fear, anger, grief, and exhaustion. These moments can shake our sense of safety and belonging, and the weight of that is real.
We also recognize that these harms do not happen in isolation. They echo long-standing patterns of historical and systemic oppression faced by many marginalized groups. Our commitment to standing with immigrant communities is deeply connected to honoring those histories and to resisting all forms of systemic harm.
If this is touching your life or the life of someone you love, please know: we see you. We feel the heaviness with you. And we care deeply about how this lands in your spirit, your body, and your community.
And yet, alongside this harm, we also witness something powerful—an ancestral strength, a community resilience, a kind of collective heartbeat that refuses to quiet. Immigrant communities, and the many others who stand with them, carry wisdom, connection, and courage that can anchor us when the world feels unsteady. There is healing in gathering, in naming the truth, in standing shoulder to shoulder. There is empowerment in remembering that community care is its own form of resistance.
In solidarity and care,
Collaboration for Psychological Wellness
About the Author
After spending years in a local community mental health setting and group practice in leadership positions, Tina D. Shah (PsyD, LP) decided to start Collaboration for Psychological Wellness, LLC to expand access and reduce barriers to services.