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Amanda Helton

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PART 4: The DSM - When the Diagnosis Becomes the Story
Mental Health & Psychotherapy

PART 4: The DSM - When the Diagnosis Becomes the Story

PART 3: The DSM - What the DSM actually does—and what might come next
Mental Health & Psychotherapy

PART 3: The DSM - What the DSM actually does—and what might come next

Spray painted letters on a concrete wall saying "No Justice, No Peace".
Identity & Power

When Evil Is Routine: The Law as a Shield

Canaries and Empire
Neurodiversity & Disability

Canaries and Empire

PART 2: The DSM - How Did the DSM Gain Its Authority?
Mental Health & Psychotherapy

PART 2: The DSM - How Did the DSM Gain Its Authority?

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I live and work in Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, on the unceded ancestral territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band are the descendants of Indigenous peoples of this region, including those taken to the missions of Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization. I acknowledge the ongoing presence, resilience, and stewardship of Indigenous peoples today, and recognize that this land acknowledgment is only one small part of my ongoing learning and responsibility. I hold this acknowledgment alongside my clinical commitment to understanding how history, culture, and systems of power—including colonization and racism—shape lived experience, mental health, and relationships.