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Published on: 11 Jan 2021
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Wellness in a World On Fire: Therapy Tackles Climate Change

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Therapy is Political. It’s High Time Therapists Acknowledge This.

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Erica Woodland didn’t intend to create a directory of queer and trans therapists of color. He was working…
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  • Sep 03, 2020
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When Chelsea Swift showed up to the crisis call, the man was sobbing. Swift is a counselor and…
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Published on: 11 Aug 2020
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Why You Shouldn’t Call the Police When Someone Is Having a Mental Health Crisis

Published on: 11 Aug 2020
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  • Aug 11, 2020
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Vinnie Cervantes, Organizing Director of the Denver Alliance for Street Health Response, noticed something strange about Denver’s famous…
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How To Stay Resilient in the Long-Term Fight For Racial Justice

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  • Jul 20, 2020
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“I am my politics,” says Barbara Herring. A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the proprietor of Los…
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Published on: 04 Jul 2020
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  • Jul 04, 2020
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Thoughts on wellness and equality on the Fourth of July. The Fourth of July — like most other…
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Published on: 09 Jun 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Reshawna Chapple, PhD, LCSW
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Mental Wellness and The Black Lives Matter Movement

Published on: 09 Jun 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Reshawna Chapple, PhD, LCSW
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Jun 09, 2020
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A conversation with therapists from Black women-led community mental wellness group, Sista Afya. “I felt a little guilty…
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Published on: 05 Jun 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Reshawna Chapple, PhD, LCSW
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Black Lives Matter: How White People Can Get Educated and Stay Grounded

Published on: 05 Jun 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Reshawna Chapple, PhD, LCSW
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  • Jun 05, 2020
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As Black Americans’ righteous resistance to racism and police brutality fills social media and the streets, many white…
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Published on: 04 Jun 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Reshawna Chapple, PhD, LCSW
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Black Lives Matter: Mental Health Resources For And By People of Color

Published on: 04 Jun 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Reshawna Chapple, PhD, LCSW
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Jun 04, 2020
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Illustration by Derek Abella Updated on 2/22/2022 Racism has always starkly undergirded American life. While many white Americans…
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Published on: 20 Apr 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
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5 Ways to Support Your Community During COVID-19

Published on: 20 Apr 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Apr 20, 2020
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It’s perhaps cliche to say that crisis brings out the deepest human love and solidarity, as well as…

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