Fall 2023

An authority on issues affecting Black people, Rheeda Walker, says a colleague, “understands the importance of leveraging the strengths of Black culture to cope with both general and race-related stressors.”

I’m getting older as I find myself doing “old people stuff” as I call it. I usually detest the arrival of fall being a summer baby, but this year I had a…

More parents of Black teens who die by suicide are asking this and other hard questions. Clinicians, therapists and researchers are offering some answers.

Spotlighting Nedra Glover Tawwab, Kiaundra Jackson, Deran Young and Darrick Tovar Murray.

It’s not an official diagnosis of mental illness, says the APA. And it should not be used to pathologize women — especially not women of color.

The complexities and demands of caring for a family member can be daunting and exhausting

Four years ago –when I opened my mental health private practice – I was feeling defeated, embarrassed and frustrated.

I’m not in it for the money. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that from a mental health professional during the 27 years I’ve been a therapist, I…

Establish boundaries between work and home, and acknowledge the need for support before problems arise.