#black mental health therapist

[healthcaredirectory]

Nurturing Healing Spaces: The Role of a Black Mental Health Therapist

In the fast-paced world we live in, where stress and anxiety are commonplace, the importance of mental health cannot be overstated. However, the cultural nuances and unique challenges faced by different communities often necessitate specialized care. This is where the significance of a Black Mental Health Therapist becomes particularly evident.

Understanding the Need for Culturally Competent Care

When it comes to mental health, one size does not fit all. The African American community, like any other, deserves mental health professionals who understand the intricacies of their experiences. A Black Mental Health Therapist possesses a cultural competence that allows for a more nuanced and empathetic approach to therapy.

Breaking Down Stigmas

Historically, mental health has been a taboo subject in many communities, with the African American community being no exception. The presence of a Black Mental Health Therapist can play a crucial role in breaking down these stigmas. By having a professional who shares cultural backgrounds and experiences, individuals may feel more comfortable seeking help and discussing their mental health openly.

The Healing Power of Representation

Representation matters, especially in the mental health field. Individuals are more likely to connect and engage with therapists who share their cultural background. A Black Mental Health Therapist becomes a beacon of hope and understanding, providing a safe space where clients can explore their thoughts and emotions without fear of judgment.

Addressing Trauma and Resilience

African Americans have a unique history marked by both trauma and resilience. A Black Mental Health Therapist is equipped to navigate these complexities. From the impact of historical events to present-day challenges, these professionals can help clients process their experiences, fostering healing and resilience.

Tailored Approaches to Mental Health

Incorporating Cultural Competence into Therapy

The approach to therapy is not a one-size-fits-all model. A Black Mental Health Therapist incorporates cultural competence into their practice, recognizing the importance of addressing cultural nuances and incorporating them into therapeutic interventions. This can lead to more effective and meaningful outcomes for clients.

Creating a Supportive Environment

In the therapy room, creating a supportive environment is crucial. A Black Mental Health Therapist understands the significance of creating a space where clients feel seen and heard. This involves acknowledging and validating their experiences, which can be transformative in the therapeutic process.

The AFAM Oasis LLC: A Sanctuary for Black Mental Health

At The AFAM Oasis LLC, we recognize the need for specialized mental health care within the African American community. Our team of dedicated African American Mental Health Therapists is committed to providing a nurturing and culturally competent space for individuals seeking support.

Our Approach

Cultural Sensitivity: Our therapists understand the unique cultural factors that impact mental health within the African American community, ensuring a more personalized and effective approach to therapy.

Empathetic Listening: At The AFAM Oasis LLC, we prioritize creating a space where clients can express themselves freely. Our therapists practice empathetic listening, fostering a therapeutic relationship built on trust and understanding.

Conclusion: Cultivating Mental Wellness with The AFAM Oasis LLC

In the journey to mental wellness, having a Black Mental Health Therapist who understands and values your unique experiences can make a significant difference. At The AFAM Oasis LLC, we are dedicated to providing compassionate and culturally competent care, fostering healing and empowerment within the African American community. Your mental health matters, and we are here to support you on your path to well-being.

[bpoqe]

Counseling for Positive Self-Exploration

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[blackbackedjackal]

As a Gévaudan Lycan, June’s design is supposed to give off an unknowable and melancholy energy.

Gévaudan Lycans are mimics, and their emotions alter their form, especially if they have little to no control of themselves when they shift.

The way June was changed into a lycan and her experience during first shift were extremely traumatic, and over time, her lycan form reflected her feelings of loss and self-loathing. She fronts as this charming and confident woman, while holding back her deeper emotions that eventually leached into the form that reflects her true self.

Fear, sadness, loss, and rage all mixed into this one entity she cannot control. Once a month, she's forced into facing all of those emotions, reliving that trauma again and again for nearly 30 years.

[a-grey-mess]

do you, as a trans queer man, ever get like a serious crush on straight sports boys with biblical names who would call you a slur for a couple laughs and would hate crime you for fun but one time his friend ran into you on accident and he was making fun of his friend and was like “goddamn it connor get your shit together and apologize to him right now” and you know he wasn’t being serious but it gave you butterflies and now it’s been like a year and you still get butterflies when he talks but he doesn’t know your name even though you have exactly one class together and have never spoken beyond that one time but he comes into your english class to hang out with the teacher and you’ve made eye contact like three times so he’s clearly in love with you but also laughed when a guy handed you a razor blade and said “here, kill yourself with it faggot” so you don’t know how to feel about him also he has a mullet and pickup truck so clearly boyfriend material

[queeringpsychology]

Connecting with your intuition/body via Somatic Work - Daniel Siegel’s Hand model

And we’re back to the long, long series where I’m showing y’all how to connect to your body/intuition using somatic psych theory.

We’re starting with learning your own autonomic nervous system. I’m using Daniel Siegel’s hand model of the brain to visually break down what I’ve covered so far!

Here’s the video!

And here’s the transcribed version on the QueeringPsychology blog!

Please check out the previous videos/blog post or this won’t make all that much sense.

The next video and blog post will go deeper into the fight/flight response!

[umberandmochaagate]

I hate when I gather the strength to actually say "Hey, my mental health is declining and I can foresee a problem because I'm becoming very stressed and burnt out but I'm struggling to handle it myself and I'm lost at what to do" and people are like "Oh but you're handling things so well! You're doing fine!"

Ijustsaidimnothowthefuckyougonetellme

[theworthynerodivergent]

Hey everyone! So it’s decently late and I’m actually tired so I’ll be heading to bed soon. First I just wanted to write a quick little thing saying that:

I haven’t really been on here because I’ve been busy with my new job. I like it so far the people are cool tho I can tell I’m going to be very busy. I already have a full caseload and got ton of paperwork to do. I’m trying to not become overwhelmed and take things as they come but easier said than done. One good thing is it is a 9-5 an no weekends so I do get time to myself so yay for that.

Also I had my final session today for the adhd assessment where we go over the results and it is official I have been diagnosed with adhd and I can stop saying I think I have it. Idk if it’s weird to say I’m happy but I think it’s because I always felt like something was different about me an after being told nothing is wrong with me all my life it’s nice to have an actual answer. Results also came back for anxiety an depression but that’s nothing new. I think I will try meditation just to see how it goes for me. A lot of people in my life are against me trying meditation but I have no issue with it. It’s not their body or Brain so they will be alright.

Last thing I guess I will bring up is my non binary journey. I’ve told all the physical people that I’ve wanted to know except for like 3 people and I may tell them one day but not now. An I haven’t done much in changing myself but I feel better I guess just by acknowledging it an knowing that I do have people around me who accept me. Oh also when I first applied for the adhd assessment I put I’m non binary and I was told that my result papers that will be uploaded say Mx which is pretty cool. I still don’t have a preference for pronouns when people ask I just say she/they. Tho one thing I have noticed I’m ok with being called she but if something says like woman, girl, female, in my head I’m like no 😡. So that is also interesting lol. (Tho I do acknowledge that I am a black woman)

I said this was gonna be quick sorry I lied but I’ll wrap up now. So new job, new diagnosis, new gender an same ol anxiety about everything but I am happier so yay me.

Thank you for reading my ramblings and now I am off to bed night!

[avpd-queer]

I feel bad that my former best friend is in a toxic relationship and can’t see it, is throwing away their friends of over a decade for her, but I also can’t stop remembering how, when I shared with them that I had just learned I had been cheated on and gaslighted about it for 6 years, their response was concern about my abuser’s mental health. That conversation didn’t affect their relationship with him in the slightest, they didn’t try to be there for me or show up for me to him, and when I they learned that I was going to get back with that person just a few days later, expecting them to be like, “uh no I don’t think that’s a good idea” (like everyone else had done and like I expected from them, having told them “just don’t let any of your friends date him” when I shared that I was leaving him, thinking they could help me figure out where to sleep and how to adjust), they didn’t protest at all. I was glad to avoid the awkwardness of, “thank you for your concern but I don’t have other options and idk I guess I’m gullible but also I just really want to believe it’ll get better” but also hurt that they didn’t seem concerned for my well-being. Hoping that they just didn’t voice that part because I’m an adult and can make decisions and already know what advice I would give myself. I just had to cling to believing that, and thinking maybe they don’t understand what gaslighting is and that’s why they didn’t seem to care, even as they became less and less my friend and eventually dropped both of us for trying to set a boundary with them about their girlfriend. And the only way they offer for me to be there for them through their relationship is to stuff down all of my needs and feelings, go along with every whim of their girlfriend, and accept that we will never get time with them without her ever again. They kept pretending like everything was okay and they totally understood, when we were face-to-face, and then they’d go home and suddenly we’re horrible and need to apologize to her for…being her friend? Trying to get more time with our best friend? Being honest with our best friend when they ask why we haven’t been able to get closer to their girlfriend? We were trying to be adult and trust in the strength of our friendship, but they fully gave in to their girlfriend’s temper tantrum over her misinterpretation of messages she logged into their discord to read, and they have just fully thrown us away. Ghosted us for pride and haven’t communicated with us in any form since. We had some extra pizza from a canceled event at my partner’s work that I left on their doorstep and had my sister text about, and they responded that they were out of the country, visiting her family. Normally we have two weekly dnd sessions and 1-2 weekly hangout sessions - the first week of dnd was canceled and after that, they just never showed up. This month of nothing is one of the few months we had left before they were going to move to where her family lives in the US, like 10hr drive from here, being fully isolated with her, without a support system, away from the support system they haven’t been away from in like 8 years (when I was in New York - my partner was here during those 2 years, they were roommates).

I’m just so hurt. They meant so much to me, I planned on having them in my life for the rest of it. I knew in the last relationship they were in they let us fall to the side some but she broke up with them and they realized how absorbed they’d been and promised to not let it happen again. Before meeting the current girlfriend, who they immediately got absorbed into. I don’t know what the fuck to do.

[the-demure-abstract]

Black America responds to therapist;

Hmmm...

[antisocialite83]

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[akwxxx]

The Therapist - my first art exhibition on the Mentally Restorative Powers of a Haircut. Jan 15th 24 - London, UK.

Ready to lock in to do it again ⭐️

[ichoosemecounseling]

The Perks Of Black Therapist Texas In The Field Of Mental Health!

Counselors play a critical role in assisting people in navigating the complicated mental landscape that is mental health. The importance of Black therapist Texas in this sector is one element that has to be acknowledged and emphasized. Let's explore the significance of their existence. Read more:- https://www.biztobiz.org/articles/the-perks-of-black-therapist-texas-in-the-field-of-mental-health

[hopeandthrive]

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[thexoelove]

I don’t see enough (black) men TRULY working on becoming a better version of themselves MENTALLY. Yall post about healing and positivity and all but aren’t actually putting ACTION behind those words. I promise sucking on a tittie isn’t going to fix your problems… you are your problem. Your reactions to situations is your problem and once you start working on YOURSELF instead of complaining about others…you’ll start seeing what us ladies have been talking about when it comes to finding peace in yourself and forgiving yourself . Y’all need to tighten tf up and own up to your own shit and go see a therapist… respectfully.

A lot of y’all are FINE AF but y’all mentality just downgrades your face card.

[freedomaddict]

SOMEONE HELP ME I CAN'T FIND A FIC

i remember it's about sirius black and he survives and it's after the war and he's a therapist and his client is draco who's opening up about his father whos about to leave azkaban but dracos dad was abusive and it's like a weird relationship but it's during christmas break and draco is gonna run away from hogwarts but sirius gets the golden trio to help him help draco by finding evidence in dracos house against his father and i cant remember the title