Black and African American Therapists in Waupaca County, WI
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Libby Lee
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Madison, WI 53716 (Online Only)
As a mental health professional, I understand how important it is to find the right therapist. As a Black Woman, I understand the unique challenges faced by Black and Brown communities when it comes to accessing mental health care. I am committed to providing culturally sensitive and inclusive services to individuals from all backgrounds. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or simply seeking guidance on life's challenges, I am here to support you on your journey towards greater mental health and wellness.
As a mental health professional, I understand how important it is to find the right therapist. As a Black Woman, I understand the unique challenges faced by Black and Brown communities when it comes to accessing mental health care. I am committed to providing culturally sensitive and inclusive services to individuals from all backgrounds. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or simply seeking guidance on life's challenges, I am here to support you on your journey towards greater mental health and wellness.
Keisha Christina Williams
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Milwaukee, WI 53223
I love dismantling stigmas in the black community and helping others heal as I promote mental wellness.
Are you tired of going through life with no real satisfaction or fulfillment? Have your problems begun to impact your quality of life? I want to collaborate with you to help you become the best version of yourself; whatever that may look like for you. I have experience working with an array of populations and want to help you reach your established realistic goals that matter most to you.
I love dismantling stigmas in the black community and helping others heal as I promote mental wellness.
Are you tired of going through life with no real satisfaction or fulfillment? Have your problems begun to impact your quality of life? I want to collaborate with you to help you become the best version of yourself; whatever that may look like for you. I have experience working with an array of populations and want to help you reach your established realistic goals that matter most to you.
Jennifer Reckner
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Madison, WI 53719 (Online Only)
Black lives matter and pro-abortion.
As someone who used to be a nurse, I have a special interest in other healthcare professionals and burnout/moral injury, vicarious trauma, and COVID-19 related stressors. I also work with clients who have experienced any kind of trauma in their lives, anxiety, depression, substance use, or disordered eating. I believe in a collaborative, integrative, and holistic approach to support and encourage recovery goals. I strive to help others overcome obstacles through mental health education, psychotherapy, community advocacy, and self-empowerment.
Black lives matter and pro-abortion.
As someone who used to be a nurse, I have a special interest in other healthcare professionals and burnout/moral injury, vicarious trauma, and COVID-19 related stressors. I also work with clients who have experienced any kind of trauma in their lives, anxiety, depression, substance use, or disordered eating. I believe in a collaborative, integrative, and holistic approach to support and encourage recovery goals. I strive to help others overcome obstacles through mental health education, psychotherapy, community advocacy, and self-empowerment.
Radiah Thomas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Mequon, WI 53092
If you find yourself weighed down by feelings of anxiety, negative self-talk, intrusive thoughts, anger, frustration or loneliness; let’s talk. As a psychotherapist, I am passionate about being a partner that provides you with empathy, support, encouragement and guidance to help you gain insight along your journey. I believe therapy should be an empowerment tool that helps you learn, grow, and develop strategies to cope with complications in life. Together we will work side by side to identify strengths, patterns and develop skills to make meaningful changes in your life.
If you find yourself weighed down by feelings of anxiety, negative self-talk, intrusive thoughts, anger, frustration or loneliness; let’s talk. As a psychotherapist, I am passionate about being a partner that provides you with empathy, support, encouragement and guidance to help you gain insight along your journey. I believe therapy should be an empowerment tool that helps you learn, grow, and develop strategies to cope with complications in life. Together we will work side by side to identify strengths, patterns and develop skills to make meaningful changes in your life.
Jennifer Major
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wausau, WI 54401 (Online Only)
Let's check in for a moment. Are you overwhelmed by stress, life transitions, and past unhealed wounds? Are you exhausted from the ongoing fight against social injustices? Or maybe you’re unsure what’s happening, but you know something feels “off.” Therapy is a valuable tool for holding space for your suffering, determining the roots of your pain, and developing new techniques to make meaningful life changes that support your mental health.
Let's check in for a moment. Are you overwhelmed by stress, life transitions, and past unhealed wounds? Are you exhausted from the ongoing fight against social injustices? Or maybe you’re unsure what’s happening, but you know something feels “off.” Therapy is a valuable tool for holding space for your suffering, determining the roots of your pain, and developing new techniques to make meaningful life changes that support your mental health.
Anesis Center for Marriage and Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Madison, WI 53704
We love to collaborate with clients to help them draw from their own expertise, build on their own positive values, discover their own skills, and use these new tools to work through conflicts and hardships. We are systems therapist. What that means is: we like to approach problems that people have within the context of social, political and cultural storylines that influence the way we view ourselves and our own personal stories. We use this same approach in family therapy to seek ways to change the way the family system works rather than trying to "fix" a specific family member.
We love to collaborate with clients to help them draw from their own expertise, build on their own positive values, discover their own skills, and use these new tools to work through conflicts and hardships. We are systems therapist. What that means is: we like to approach problems that people have within the context of social, political and cultural storylines that influence the way we view ourselves and our own personal stories. We use this same approach in family therapy to seek ways to change the way the family system works rather than trying to "fix" a specific family member.
Pennie Raymond
Marriage & Family Therapist, MMFT, LMFT-IT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oshkosh, WI 54902
In a collaborative, client-centered professional approach, I use biblical principles integrated with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused therapy as interventions for change. This approach is highly effective because the client's emotional, behavioral, contextual, and spiritual needs are addressed. This approach can significantly help all ages across various issues achieve healing, reconciliation, and solutions related to various emotional and psychological problems. Those problems include child behavioral problems, family dysfunction, depression, anxiety, domestic abuse, and relationship problems.
In a collaborative, client-centered professional approach, I use biblical principles integrated with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused therapy as interventions for change. This approach is highly effective because the client's emotional, behavioral, contextual, and spiritual needs are addressed. This approach can significantly help all ages across various issues achieve healing, reconciliation, and solutions related to various emotional and psychological problems. Those problems include child behavioral problems, family dysfunction, depression, anxiety, domestic abuse, and relationship problems.
MKE Community Wellness Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Madison, WI 53705 (Online Only)
My focus is to provide Behavioral Health and Substance Use Recovery services to individuals struggling emotionally, physically, and socially in a Trauma Informed environment. Services provided come from a holistic approach. Sessions offered are individual therapy, re-entry support, and group therapy.
My focus is to provide Behavioral Health and Substance Use Recovery services to individuals struggling emotionally, physically, and socially in a Trauma Informed environment. Services provided come from a holistic approach. Sessions offered are individual therapy, re-entry support, and group therapy.
Dr. Jeff J. Rocker
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, NCC, LPC, LMHC, LCPC
Verified Verified
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
With 12 years of experience working with clients going through individual, relationship, and family issues, Celebrity Therapist Dr. Jeff Rocker has provided therapeutic services to clients nationwide. He is Licensed in 22 states and has served clients from all age groups. Over the years, Dr. Jeff has organized lectures and various events in the community, including excursions and retreats for couples to improve their communication and better understand each other. He has experience working with athletes in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. In addition, Dr. Jeff has also worked with clients in the Movie, Music, and Entertainment Industries.
With 12 years of experience working with clients going through individual, relationship, and family issues, Celebrity Therapist Dr. Jeff Rocker has provided therapeutic services to clients nationwide. He is Licensed in 22 states and has served clients from all age groups. Over the years, Dr. Jeff has organized lectures and various events in the community, including excursions and retreats for couples to improve their communication and better understand each other. He has experience working with athletes in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. In addition, Dr. Jeff has also worked with clients in the Movie, Music, and Entertainment Industries.
Courageous Healing PC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CFSW
Verified Verified
Monona, WI 53716 (Online Only)
I work with adult individuals that desire to explore their identities, after being impacted by a life transition and are experiencing financial stress. Some of my clients have experienced the following transitions: grief, becoming a parent, entering the professional field after college, retiring from their professional field, career transitions, entering the caregiver role for an aging parent and much more. My clients desire to explore their identities as they also experience increased anxiety, trauma or depressive symptoms. Others want to improve their relationship with money. Sessions price range from $100 (30min) -$165 (45min).
I work with adult individuals that desire to explore their identities, after being impacted by a life transition and are experiencing financial stress. Some of my clients have experienced the following transitions: grief, becoming a parent, entering the professional field after college, retiring from their professional field, career transitions, entering the caregiver role for an aging parent and much more. My clients desire to explore their identities as they also experience increased anxiety, trauma or depressive symptoms. Others want to improve their relationship with money. Sessions price range from $100 (30min) -$165 (45min).
Whitnee Smith
Counselor, MS, LPC-IT
Verified Verified
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Sometimes life brings us more than we know how to handle. Therapy can help us make the changes necessary for creating our own path to health and well-being. I enjoy working with clients of all ages and backgrounds, couples, and families. I work with individuals on a variety of issues including: relationship issues, attachment issues, life transitions, grief, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I use an integrative approach that focuses on whole person wellness, allowing me to tailor treatment to meet my client’s needs. My style is calm, relaxed, and empathetic and I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental environment.
Sometimes life brings us more than we know how to handle. Therapy can help us make the changes necessary for creating our own path to health and well-being. I enjoy working with clients of all ages and backgrounds, couples, and families. I work with individuals on a variety of issues including: relationship issues, attachment issues, life transitions, grief, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I use an integrative approach that focuses on whole person wellness, allowing me to tailor treatment to meet my client’s needs. My style is calm, relaxed, and empathetic and I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental environment.
Jessika Eiden
LPC Intern, MS, LPC-IT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Germantown, WI 53022
Seeking support for anxiety, self-esteem, or life transitions? Imagine a space where your unique strengths are celebrated, healing begins with trust, and laughter is a powerful ally on your path to well-being. I'm here to be more than a counselor; I'm your partner in growth. With a person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach, I'll walk alongside you. Together, we'll navigate the intricacies of your journey, using warmth, genuine care, and occasional humor to build trust and ease. Let's embark on this transformative journey together. You deserve a space where healing isn't just a goal, but a reality.
Seeking support for anxiety, self-esteem, or life transitions? Imagine a space where your unique strengths are celebrated, healing begins with trust, and laughter is a powerful ally on your path to well-being. I'm here to be more than a counselor; I'm your partner in growth. With a person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach, I'll walk alongside you. Together, we'll navigate the intricacies of your journey, using warmth, genuine care, and occasional humor to build trust and ease. Let's embark on this transformative journey together. You deserve a space where healing isn't just a goal, but a reality.
Christine M Taylor
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CSAC
Verified Verified
Monona, WI 53716
Change and challenges are a constant in life. Chronic anxiety, grief, loneliness, and sadness make it hard to identify or talk to others about our needs. Therapy can decrease our sense of isolation by normalizing life's challenges while providing opportunities for growth. These experiences begin the healing process that allows us to open ourselves up to new ways of being and experiencing the world around us.
Change and challenges are a constant in life. Chronic anxiety, grief, loneliness, and sadness make it hard to identify or talk to others about our needs. Therapy can decrease our sense of isolation by normalizing life's challenges while providing opportunities for growth. These experiences begin the healing process that allows us to open ourselves up to new ways of being and experiencing the world around us.
Shakai Organ
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, LPC-IT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
I have worked in the mental health field since 2018 and I have came to favor therapeutic modalities such as Person-Centered Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. My goal is to develop a genuine therapeutic alliance with each client rooted in an empathetic and nonjudgmental stance. I believe that we all have our own concept of what peace is and yet sometimes struggle to unlock what it takes to get there. I approach therapy with an ability to offer clients evidence-based remedies to their immediate emotional suffering while at the same time leaving space for a partnered exploration of long-term solutions.
I have worked in the mental health field since 2018 and I have came to favor therapeutic modalities such as Person-Centered Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. My goal is to develop a genuine therapeutic alliance with each client rooted in an empathetic and nonjudgmental stance. I believe that we all have our own concept of what peace is and yet sometimes struggle to unlock what it takes to get there. I approach therapy with an ability to offer clients evidence-based remedies to their immediate emotional suffering while at the same time leaving space for a partnered exploration of long-term solutions.
Sharon M. Dossett
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MBA, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mequon, WI 53092
My ideal patient: You are interested in personal growth through compassionate self-reflection. You have a desire to better understand your patterns of thinking, feeling, behaving, and reacting as you go about your daily life. You are determined to become your best self by embracing the patterns that bring you calm, peace, and joy while letting go of patterns that no longer serve you. You see potential positive impact between self-development and healthier relationships in your personal and professional environment.
My ideal patient: You are interested in personal growth through compassionate self-reflection. You have a desire to better understand your patterns of thinking, feeling, behaving, and reacting as you go about your daily life. You are determined to become your best self by embracing the patterns that bring you calm, peace, and joy while letting go of patterns that no longer serve you. You see potential positive impact between self-development and healthier relationships in your personal and professional environment.
LaQuita Jones
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Bend, WI 53090 (Online Only)
It's impossible to travel 1,800 miles on a quarter tank of gas. Our vehicles would fail to arrive at their destinations without sufficient fuel. Just as the gas tanks in our vehicles require proper maintenance to move, so do we as humans. You've driven far enough without proper maintenance, it's time to pull over and refuel. Allow me to provide the roadside assistance needed to help you on your journey to a "Wellness Refill".
It's impossible to travel 1,800 miles on a quarter tank of gas. Our vehicles would fail to arrive at their destinations without sufficient fuel. Just as the gas tanks in our vehicles require proper maintenance to move, so do we as humans. You've driven far enough without proper maintenance, it's time to pull over and refuel. Allow me to provide the roadside assistance needed to help you on your journey to a "Wellness Refill".
Karolyn T Taylor
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LPSC
Verified Verified
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 (Online Only)
Hi my name is Karolyn! It is hard being a teen and young adult. And, yes it is hard being a parent, too. I believe that working collaboratively with young people and their families is rewarding and necessary for positive lasting change. I have witnessed how therapy can be a powerful way to learn more about yourself, resolve conflict, and develop and practice skills. With the client, we will explore needs, motivation for change, and set goals that are achievable and desirable. I will do this in an authentic, safe, affirming way that is moving toward wellness. Let's start!
Hi my name is Karolyn! It is hard being a teen and young adult. And, yes it is hard being a parent, too. I believe that working collaboratively with young people and their families is rewarding and necessary for positive lasting change. I have witnessed how therapy can be a powerful way to learn more about yourself, resolve conflict, and develop and practice skills. With the client, we will explore needs, motivation for change, and set goals that are achievable and desirable. I will do this in an authentic, safe, affirming way that is moving toward wellness. Let's start!
Interconnections Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Madison, WI 53705
A space to bring ALL together to guide in healing and in healing connections.
A space to bring ALL together to guide in healing and in healing connections.
Harley Emberson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Port Washington, WI 53074
Waitlist for new clients
I have worked primarily with adults, older adults, and adolescents on issues of mental health that may be impacting one's ability to function in day-to-day life such as: depression, anxiety, other mood and thought disorders, suicidality (for individuals as well as those bereaved from suicide losses), interpersonal violence, LGBTQIA+ support, topics surrounding race and culture, hoarding (both individuals affected and their loved ones), criminal justice system-involvement, and trauma (individual, intergenerational, and community).
I have worked primarily with adults, older adults, and adolescents on issues of mental health that may be impacting one's ability to function in day-to-day life such as: depression, anxiety, other mood and thought disorders, suicidality (for individuals as well as those bereaved from suicide losses), interpersonal violence, LGBTQIA+ support, topics surrounding race and culture, hoarding (both individuals affected and their loved ones), criminal justice system-involvement, and trauma (individual, intergenerational, and community).
Scott William Kalin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Madison, WI 53703
Therapy is effective when the therapist is guiding the client down a path that the therapist has already successfully completed. My heightened emotional sensitivity to myself and the world surrounding me led me on a journey of self-discovery where I learned to resolve my personal losses and access my power and intuition. Through the lessons of my resolved cycles of suffering, I have found consistent access to my emotional maturity and intuitive wisdom: Giving me the gift of living in the flow of life. Once I became grounded in the depth & flow of my being, I felt called to guide others who are on a similar journey.
Therapy is effective when the therapist is guiding the client down a path that the therapist has already successfully completed. My heightened emotional sensitivity to myself and the world surrounding me led me on a journey of self-discovery where I learned to resolve my personal losses and access my power and intuition. Through the lessons of my resolved cycles of suffering, I have found consistent access to my emotional maturity and intuitive wisdom: Giving me the gift of living in the flow of life. Once I became grounded in the depth & flow of my being, I felt called to guide others who are on a similar journey.
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Black and African American Therapists
As an African American, why might I wish to see a therapist who is African American?
African American clients may seek out African American therapists for several reasons, foremost being a sense of cultural understanding and the possibility of shared experiences. Cultural sensitivity and context on the part of the therapist may make it easier to form a therapeutic alliance and to focus on the work of therapy without the need to explain or educate a therapist on cultural matters. It may also be empowering to work with a therapist who shares one’s racial or ethnic background. It is important to note that a therapist who demonstrates cultural sensitivity can be highly effective even if they do not share a client’s background or race.
Can clients benefit from working with a therapist who shares their race or ethnicity?
Yes, having a therapist who shares a client’s race or ethnicity is often valuable, especially if it fosters a strong therapeutic alliance between the two. While training, qualifications, and experience are always important, a strong alliance between client and therapist is a major contributor to therapeutic effectiveness. An alliance is likely to be strengthened with a therapist who has an understanding of a client’s background and perhaps also shared life experiences. It should be noted that many clients form a strong bond with their therapist regardless of their race or ethnicity. This is a personal decision, and it depends on the therapist, the client, and the connection between the two.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience working with African American clients?
Clients can ask therapists directly about their experience working with clients of diverse backgrounds, including with African American individuals. You may wish to inquire whether a therapist has undertaken training in cultural competence broadly, and how specifically they would ensure that their approach is sensitive to the needs of African American clients. Therapy involves honesty and trust, so it’s best for clients to share concerns about their therapist’s cultural competence at the outset. And a good clinician who is nonetheless not the right fit for you is often happy to make referrals based on the concerns you articulate.
Why is it important for a therapist to be culturally sensitive?
It’s important for a therapist to be culturally sensitive because everyone comes to therapy with a unique background and set of experiences. Being aware of culture and cultural differences between people is important for understanding clients, as is coming to therapy with an open mind, recognizing that the therapist doesn’t necessarily understand everything and that the client can help guide the way.
Who is included in Psychology Today's directory of Black therapists?
The directory of Black therapists includes therapists who have self-identified their ethnicity in their profiles. Psychology Today uses this information to assist clients in finding a therapist who can provide a cultural match. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their ethnicity in their profile, and they may not appear in search results for this reason. In situations where the number of therapists who have identified as Black is limited, the directory will also show therapists who have undergone specific multicultural training or have extensive experience working with clients from relevant cultural backgrounds.