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When it comes time to choose a therapist, you may prefer a Black therapist over therapists of other races or ethnicities. This is understandable, considering that you may connect best with a Black therapist or therapist who shares a similar racial background as you.

Whether you are located in downtown Palmdale, the suburbs of Palmdale, other nearby places such as Arcadia, Pasadena, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

The Benefits of Working with a Black Therapist

There are several reasons why you may choose to work with a Black therapist over someone from another racial background or identity, and they include:

  • You may connect more deeply with a Black therapist or feel that they "just get you."
  • The therapist may be better attuned to culturally rooted issues that affect your life or therapeutic process.
  • You may better trust them or feel more confident in their skills as a therapist.
  • Some mental health issues may stem from racial injustice, bias, or crimes, and an African American therapist may feel safer to you.
  • A Black therapist may better be able to point to the impacts of racial bias and how they affect your life.
  • You may feel more comfortable and be able to let your guard down more with a Black therapist than if you feel like you must be aware of and fight racial stereotypes.

Just as in the rest of your life, having a Black therapist can help you tap into the healing power of Black community on mental health.

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At Mental Health Match, you’ll find licensed Black therapists who can help you work through your mental health concerns and improve your life. To find an experienced therapist in your area, browse the Black experts below or use our free therapist matching tool.

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Melishia Phillips
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As stated previously, I have a "whatever it takes approach". This is also the approach I utilize with my communication style/tone and environment for sessions. I meet my clients where they are, join them, and journey with them. I present as energetic


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As stated previously, I have a "whatever it takes approach". This is also the approach I utilize with my communication style/tone and environment for sessions. I meet my clients where they are, join them, and journey with them. I present as energetic

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I utilize a "whatever it takes" approach to partner with clients to attain their goals. We are in this together! I walk the journey with my clients to find hope and experience healing. I provide a safe space for clients to be their true authentic sel

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  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Couples
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Mild Depression
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Jazmyne Thomas
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Assess your strengths and challenges, from which we'll create a tailored healing plan. Together, we'll focus on areas needing improvement, employ communication exercises, sensate focus techniques, and additional strategies for deeper connectedness.


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Assess your strengths and challenges, from which we'll create a tailored healing plan. Together, we'll focus on areas needing improvement, employ communication exercises, sensate focus techniques, and additional strategies for deeper connectedness.

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I use evidence-based approaches including the Gottman Method, Sex Therapy, and EMDR to support clients in overcoming past wounds and fostering healthy, fulfilling relationships filled with understanding, intimacy and pleasure.

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  • Couples
  • Couples Sex Therapy
  • Mismatched Sex Drives
  • New Parent
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Issues
  • Sexuality
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Chermayne Moore
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create a therapeutic space that feels client centered while pulling from therapeutic modalities such as narrative therapy, mindfulness, DBT, CBT, and solution focused.


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create a therapeutic space that feels client centered while pulling from therapeutic modalities such as narrative therapy, mindfulness, DBT, CBT, and solution focused.

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Using a strength based and client centered approach I will help guide and coach you through ways to cope and work through various transitions, life changes, and any other stressors that come your way.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • BIPOC
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parental Burnout
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Stress
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Trauma
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Dr Ida Greene PhD
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Find a solution, an answer, a way for them to move forward, caring support, and being held accountable for their actions and behavior.


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Find a solution, an answer, a way for them to move forward, caring support, and being held accountable for their actions and behavior.

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helping them to explore options and solutions to their problem

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  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Situational Grief
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Traumatic Loss
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Herbert Lomax Jr
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I am an empowerment therapist. I strive to empower my clients to have the mindset and tools that they need to overcome their present situation and to achieve the life that they so deserve


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I am an empowerment therapist. I strive to empower my clients to have the mindset and tools that they need to overcome their present situation and to achieve the life that they so deserve

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My approach is eclectic. I take each individual, situation, and circumstance and I tailor my approach to what works best with that client

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  • Adult ADHD
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Racial Trauma
  • Suicidal Ideation
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