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What Bebe Moore Campbell’s Legacy Means to Me
What started as advocacy for one, turned to advocacy for so many. It’s part of why she continues to be an inspiration to me and so many others today.
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Aspects of Culturally Competent Care That We Don’t Talk About (But Need To)
A positive experience in therapy is dependent on a practitioner’s ability to appropriately respond to our unique social, spiritual, economic and political experiences. -
How the Mental Health Community Can Support Black Mental Health
Having cultural competence and empathy, to me, does not mean simply addressing the issue in my practice, but speaking up on a larger scale. -
Finding my Voice in Therapy as a South Asian
I’ve come to see therapy like a compass, the center from which I can chart my course. Each week, we venture forward toward a better self. -
How Lived Experience and Identity Shape Mental Health Counseling
Navigating identity as a professional counselor becomes wildly complex when paired with intersecting racial, ethnic, religious, gender and other identities. -
Accepting My Sexuality in Eating Disorder Recovery
The pride I feel about my identity is inextricably linked to the pride I feel about being in recovery from an eating disorder. -
How School-Based Mental Health Providers Can Help Hispanic/Latinx Students
It is not that parents do not want to engage with school-based mental health professionals, it is more like we are not properly engaging them. -
Stereotypes and Seeking Care in a Racialized America
We are more alike than we are different, so why do these stereotypes and assumptions keep getting in the way? -
What I Learned While Volunteering for a Trans Suicide Prevention Hotline
Holding space for someone in crisis can be incredibly powerful, even just to give them a minute to regain calm and catch their breath. -
LGBTQI Mental Health: It’s Not Always Glitter and Rainbows
While the month of June may be ending this week, our commitment to celebrating and supporting the LGBTQI community cannot.