Psychotherapy is a lifelong learning practice: we stretch and grow beyond our comfort zone over and over again. Internalizing the therapeutic frame— the theory and practices that guide our work— is a learning curve for all therapists throughout our careers.

And yet, many therapists of color find their discomfort with aspects of their training is at least partially rooted in the unspoken (White, Western) cultural values it upholds— values that may not best serve you or your clients.

Is It Because I'm Green or Because I'm Brown? offers a space for clinicians of color to explore their own cultural values and articulate an intentional frame that creates space for liberatory practice. 

During this two session workshop, we will identify how you identify discordant moments in your learning and discern how these experiences are shaped by cultural connection/disconnection and by clinical growth edges. 

We believe the capacity to articulate one’s frame to oneself creates the foundation for grounded, resilient clinical practice. Participants will leave with greater clarity about why you work the way you do and how working in alignment with your values bolsters one’s own internal sense of self, agency, and capacity.  

We hold space for emergent process and welcome your stories and needs as they show themselves. We will close with visioning and strategizing on next steps.