For our second episode of Season 4, we talk with Founder & CEO of Sweet Mango Therapy Group, Inc., Brainspotting Therapist and Bay Area Chapter Lead of Therapin*y, Christine R. Melendres, LCSW.

Christine R. Melendres is the Founder & CEO of Sweet Mango Therapy Group, Inc., a psychotherapy practice dedicated to serving the Filipina/x/o and AAPI community. Her roots trace back to Iba, Zambales—recognized as the home of the world’s sweetest mangoes, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. She is a descendant of the Kapampangan and Sambal people, and her ancestral ties extend to Bacolor, Pampanga, and Botolan. Having immigrated to the US at 3, Christine became the first licensed therapist in her family.

Specializing in helping high-achieving BIPOC women, particularly Filipina/x/o and AAPI, Christine addres ...