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Access to was competent therapists who understood my background as a south asian woman. my therapists were wonderful and fantastic and did their very best to understand, but there were, of course, gaps. there are a lot more therapists that look like you that you think, and there is a lot of power in being able to talk to someone who knows where you're coming from. >> reporter: she contends that therapy has been the key to her journey to wellness and recovery and it shows. sonya just graduated from college with a degree in psychology and criminal justice studies. she is working full-time at a m...

Of my symptoms of depression, i was suicidal, i ended up being hospitalized for a suicide attempt, and it was probably -- i think the hardest moment was when we were in the e.r. and my mom had stayed with me overnight because it's this feeling of helplessness and i'm just trying to get through what i'm feeling. >> sonya's parents separated and she started therapy and she was diagnosed with major depressive order and given major therapy and saw a therapist three times a week. >> my parents first suggested putting me in therapy, i thought i was crazy. like if i'm being incredibly honest, i thoug...

May is mental health awareness month. as sonya sony tells us admitting you need help is nothing to be ashamed of. the first time sonya felt off was the summer between fifth and sixth grade. >> i started having thoughts and feelings about what would life be like if i didn't exist. would my family's life be better if i was not there? i grew up in an abusive household. my dad was abusive. >> there is a certainly personality in somebody who wants to go out and meet people and, all of a sudden, she is struggling to even get out of the bed. as a parent, i think we understand that child enough to see...