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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 San Leandro, the suburbs of San Leandro, other nearby places such as Hayward, Oakland, 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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Victor Washington
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You can expect to increase your psychological flexibility while pivoting towards a meaningful life.

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I start by focusing on rapport and developing an understanding for your perspective.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Mindfulness
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Jalia Kizito
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I provide comprehensive care by conducting assessments and creating personalized treatment plans. My services include medication management, psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and alternative treatments. I use evidence-based practices to ensure effective and holistic care.


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I provide comprehensive care by conducting assessments and creating personalized treatment plans. My services include medication management, psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and alternative treatments. I use evidence-based practices to ensure effective and holistic care.

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As a therapist, I prioritize collaboration with my clients to ensure the best care. I rely on evidence-based practices, clinical assessments, and psychotherapies like Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and Mindfulness-Based therapy. Together, we work towards solutions and personal growth.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Career Counseling
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Mood Disorders
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • School Issues
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Trauma
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TAYLOR ALEXANDER
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Find ways to reach your therapeutic goals. We will focus on your top concerns and help manage the current difficulties are you dealing with. We will create a future where you feel more confident and excited about life. Together change can happen.


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Find ways to reach your therapeutic goals. We will focus on your top concerns and help manage the current difficulties are you dealing with. We will create a future where you feel more confident and excited about life. Together change can happen.

Something to know about my approach is:

While working with me you will get to get to experience positive changes within yourself. The negative feelings you are dealing with now will no longer control you but you will be given the tools to deal with them. You will regain agency.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Family Conflict
  • Goals/Accountability
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
  • Young Adults
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Crystal Dunbar
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I work hard to help you feel empowered in your life and family to communicate and express your needs. I am a believer in self-reflection and concrete direction. I help others create a vision for their goals and plan the steps to achieve them.


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I work hard to help you feel empowered in your life and family to communicate and express your needs. I am a believer in self-reflection and concrete direction. I help others create a vision for their goals and plan the steps to achieve them.

Something to know about my approach is:

Well, first, I am not your typical therapist. I'm approachable. Therapy should be a place where you feel comfortable and seen. In our sessions, I'll show you how to be vulnerable and genuine by being that way myself.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Depression
  • Parenting Skills
  • Transracial Adoption
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Elizabeth Hill
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Therapy will focus on setting boundaries, assertiveness, conflict resolution and recognizing unhealthy relationship patterns. We will also examine intergenerational trauma and messages internalized about skin color/shade, hair texture and body type.


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Therapy will focus on setting boundaries, assertiveness, conflict resolution and recognizing unhealthy relationship patterns. We will also examine intergenerational trauma and messages internalized about skin color/shade, hair texture and body type.

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Individual therapy techniques include DBT, CBT and healthy relationship skill building. Skill building includes assertiveness training, conflict-resolution, overcoming chronic people pleasing and setting healthy boundaries with others.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Couples
  • Family Conflict
  • Family of Origin
  • Marriage
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Conflict
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