Skye Adams-Thomas, M.S., LPC Associate

Many of the teens and young adults I work with appear self-aware and capable while feeling overwhelmed in private. They may be navigating anxiety, identity questions, major life transitions, family expectations, relationship stress, or the emotional toll of moving through environments that do not always feel safe, affirming, or designed with them in mind.

I specialize in working with teens and young adults of color who are tired of code-switching, overperforming, and shrinking themselves to fit. You will not need to educate me about racial stress, cultural expectations, or what it is like to carry pressure that others cannot see.

Racial stress is real, cumulative, and exhausting—and many therapy spaces are not prepared to hold it fully. You may be the only person of color in your school, workplace, or social circle. You may feel highly visible while still feeling unseen, misunderstood, or expected to represent an entire community. In our work together, your experiences will not be minimized, explained away, or redirected toward understanding someone else’s perspective before your own has been heard.

For first-generation college students, academic pressure can become intertwined with family sacrifice, cultural expectations, belonging, and fear of disappointing the people who helped you get there. I offer space to explore college adjustment, achievement pressure, identity shifts, loneliness, and the responsibility that can accompany being the first—without requiring you to justify why these experiences feel so heavy.

My approach draws from culturally responsive frameworks, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed care. Together, we can better understand the patterns shaping your experiences, strengthen emotional regulation, reconnect with your body, and build self-trust that is not dependent on achievement, approval, or outside validation.