Healing racial, generational, & community trauma for transformative justice

Our Beliefs

Sankofa is breaking the physical and emotional chains of trauma. Trauma can be buried beneath depression, anxiety, and anger, without any recognizable origin. The traumatic event may have occurred a week ago, or half a century in the past. To help survivors of trauma make sense of what they're experiencing, psychoeducation is the best place to begin.

Our Focus

Our focus is YOU. We help individuals heal and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a safe space where you can express your concerns.

Our Goal

We will be there for you every step of your journey. Our goal is to help you grow from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life.

The crippling effects of mental distress.

Depression & Anxiety

Depression, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we experience in our lives. Depression symptoms take many forms, and no two people’s experiences are exactly alike.

The trauma iceberg illustration. How I'm feeling below the surface that you can see.

Trauma & PTSD

Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can continue after traumatic events. Sometimes trauma is virtually unnoticeable even to the person's closest friends and family. This highlights the importance of talking to someone after a traumatic event has occurred, even if they show no initial signs of disturbance.

Childhood Trauma

Any kind of abuse – physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse – is very traumatic for a child and will affect brain development. It can continue to be impactful through adulthood. Other experiences that are very traumatic for children include:

neglect and/or extreme poverty
a violent household
losing a parent or sibling
a mentally ill or addicted parent