E. Sofia Mendoza, LCSW is a Salvadoran/Mexican American Latina and daughter of immigrants. She is a licensed clinical social worker, community mental health supervisor, clinical trainer and therapist specializing in social justice, complex trauma, and burnout among BIPOC clients using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR). She writes about race-based stress and trauma and mental health topics impacting people of color. With her extensive experience in treating children and adolescents, she has also authored mental health workbooks and journals for minors and the entire familia.