The Black community has experienced multiple forms of racism and trauma that have impacted our physical, mental and emotional well-being. Enduring a history of interpersonal and systemic racism has resulted in detrimental consequences on our personal, educational, and professional lives. Black Therapy and Wellness serves as a forum to discuss these factors that influence us but to also provide a platform for education and an action plan to reverse the negative impacts of racism and racial trauma.
Black Therapy and Wellness was created in 2021 to serve as a central forum to obtain information about the mental health experience and treatment of black people. Its mission is to provide an informative and culturally sensitive database relevant to the African American experience to encourage and provide evidence for mental health treatment and to improve the lives of all African Americans. Black Therapy and Wellness strives to provide inclusive information for treatment interventions for all Black individuals and welcomes all aspects of diversity within Black lives (i.e., age, sexuality, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion).
Dr. Shawn Blue
Clinical Psychologist
Founder, Black Therapy and Wellness
“I am passionate about the health and wellness of the Black community especially as it is impacted by the stressors of historical racism. It is my goal to provide resources to assist in navigating the mental health system as well as educate about how enduring stress can impact us physically and emotionally. To reverse the trauma experienced by our community, I will do my part by encouraging and providing wellness interventions to improve our emotional, physical, spiritual and energetic selves.
The time is NOW for our collective healing.”