Gabes Torres

is a psychotherapist, organizer, and artist. Her work focuses on anti-colonial approaches and practices within the mental health field. She also focuses on abolitionist organizing on a global scale. You can find most of her work on her official website, www.gabestorres.com, and social media platforms, including Instagram.

Articles By This Author

Opinion | Health & Happiness

What Capitalism Has to Do With Falling in Love

Even though most of us are sincere in our pursuits of true love, how much do we actually perceive love as a product, and how does this influence our relationships?

Gabes Torres | Sep 19, 2022

Opinion | Health & Happiness

The Transformative Power of Film

Storytelling—in all its images, metaphor, movement, and sounds—can be reflectors for self-understanding and containers for easing pain from times of crisis.

Gabes Torres | Aug 29, 2022

Opinion | Health & Happiness

How to Decolonize Mental Health Treatment for BIPOC

Therapy can be very helpful, but we have to remember that therapy is not the standard nor the only place to find healing and safety.

Gabes Torres | Jul 28, 2022

Opinion | Health & Happiness

How to Process Our Collective Grief

During a time of relentless violence and mass shootings, it is important to understand how grief impacts us all.

Gabes Torres | Jun 23, 2022

Opinion | Social Justice

The Burden of Asian and Pacific Islander Month Under the White Gaze

Since the start of the pandemic, the sense of responsibility to educate White people on racism and anti-Asian violence has overshadowed what API Month is really about: celebration and connection.

Gabes Torres | May 26, 2022

Opinion | Health & Happiness

The Politics of Rage

Black and Brown rage is often dehumanized, while White rage is protected and coddled. But it takes courage to transmute rage and anger into collective and lasting transformation.

Gabes Torres | Apr 28, 2022

Opinion | Health & Happiness

What Holistic Care for Refugees Looks Like

Attachment theory can be helpful in holistically supporting refugee children by using its evidence to improve refugee relief and resettlement.

Gabes Torres | Mar 28, 2022

Opinion | Health & Happiness

How I Broke Free From Relationship Hierarchies

Patriarchy and capitalism did not leave love untouched. As a child of the diaspora, I’ve learned to find intimacy in many places outside the phenomena of sex and romance.

Gabes Torres | Mar 7, 2022