Therapy for Black Women: Why Having a Lived Experience Matters

Welcome to the latest episode of the D Spot! This week, we have an amazing guest: licensed therapist Jerisha LeCrae, founder of Therapy For Black Women. We're exploring topics like how therapists can truly relate to and understand their clients' struggles, discussing the history of insanity and freedom, as well as the difference between having lived experiences and no context at all. We touch on concepts like racelighting, micro-aggressions, and show you how to find a therapist who will really get you. Don't miss this powerful and informative discussion – watch now and subscribe for more great content!

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►Website | https://www.therapyforblackwomen.org

► Key Moments
00:49 Why Did Jerisha Start Therapy For Black Women?
02:11 Therapists and Being Able to Relate and Understand What Their Clients Are Going Through
05:45 How Do You Teach What it Feels Like to be Discriminated Against Based Merely on the Way You Present?
09:04 This Goes Back as Far as When Insanity Correlated with Freedom
10:39 Is History the Reason We Don't See as Many Black Clients Going to Therapy?
12:04 I Have a Lived Experience as a Black Woman
12:21 Religion is Another Factor Psychologists Would Hospitalize Black Americans For
13:49 Race-Based Traumatic Stress
14:59 Tonic Immobility
17:23 Creating A Space For People to Just, Be.
18:50 How Do I Find A Therapist That Can Understand and Relate To Me?
23:51 The Most Effective Therapists Are the Same Person Everywhere They Go
25:02 Discovering Self Value: A Book By Jerisha Lecrae
30:35 "We Need to Unlearn That."
34:13 We Need to Have These Conversations as Therapists
34:59 Where Can You Find More About Jerisha LeCrae and Therapy For Black Women?
35:45 Nerd Out on Theory While You Talk About Self
37:01 L is For Licensed, Not Life Coach