Diverse therapists provide understanding, accurate mental-health diagnoses for people of color–and more are needed: Coping Through COVID
When licensed professional counselor Tamara Ferebee meets with her Black female clients, they talk Black girl to Black girl. There’s no need to explain why a Black person might feel anxious while driving, or how microaggressions in the workplace cause low self-esteem...Here are organizations that offer directories of therapists who are people of color or culturally competent, as well as information and educational materials.
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