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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 Bridgeport, the suburbs of Bridgeport, other nearby places such as West Haven, Norwalk, or anywhere else in Connecticut, 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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Lourie Bonsu
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In session, I’ll guide you through techniques for sensing and regulating your body and mind. We’ll help you reestablish a reciprocal relationship with your body, learn to turn inward with compassion and live more fully in your body.


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In session, I’ll guide you through techniques for sensing and regulating your body and mind. We’ll help you reestablish a reciprocal relationship with your body, learn to turn inward with compassion and live more fully in your body.

Something to know about my approach is:

In my practice, I specialize in trauma. Your body often carries the greatest burden of the trauma that has happened to you. That’s why my approach to trauma healing is holistic, body-based, and unified.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Academic Issues
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adoption
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Communication Skills
  • Couples
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Existential Crisis
  • Fear of Failure
  • Fertility Challenges
  • Grief
  • Immigrants
  • Infertility
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexuality
  • Sexual Pain
  • Social Justice
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma
  • Work Stress
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Jason Flemming
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Whether you are seeking therapy for the first time, or have been in therapy many times before, it’s so important to find a therapist that feels like the right fit for you. I want to personally acknowledge the courage, intentionality, and investment y


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Whether you are seeking therapy for the first time, or have been in therapy many times before, it’s so important to find a therapist that feels like the right fit for you. I want to personally acknowledge the courage, intentionality, and investment y

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I utilize a collaborative approach and guide clients to identify their strengths, explore their values, and set achievable goals. Through empowering conversations, experiential exercises, and evidence-based techniques, I assist clients in creating po

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Psychosis
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
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Chrishona Henry
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Reprocess trauma, understand the function anxiety serves in your life, make it through depressive episodes, manage chronic pain and tackle existential issues that arise throughout your progression through life.


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Reprocess trauma, understand the function anxiety serves in your life, make it through depressive episodes, manage chronic pain and tackle existential issues that arise throughout your progression through life.

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I may utilize somatic interventions like EMDR in conjunction with talk therapy. We focus on the whole person in session which can include mental, physical, spiritual, social and financial health. I have an interest in holistic and community healing.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Pain
  • College Students
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Young Adults
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Sejginha Williams-Abaku
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work to make significant changes in your life and relationships. As an experienced therapist, I specialize in empowering my clients to take action, create meaningful transformations, and heal past or current trauma.


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work to make significant changes in your life and relationships. As an experienced therapist, I specialize in empowering my clients to take action, create meaningful transformations, and heal past or current trauma.

Something to know about my approach is:

My training at top institutions, such as Harvard Medical School Cambridge Health Alliance, informs my approach. I am a trauma-informed therapist and am certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. I've been featured in TODAY, Newsweek, & Well+Good.

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  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Families
  • Infidelity
  • Marriage
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Toxic Families
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Patricia McIntosh
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In our sessions, you will have a safe space for you. We will consider work/life demands, setting limits, self- care practices, and ways to care for yourself as you have for others.


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In our sessions, you will have a safe space for you. We will consider work/life demands, setting limits, self- care practices, and ways to care for yourself as you have for others.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach will always be respectful, warm, supportive and open- minded. I will help you see your strengths, explore your options, and navigate the challenges.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Caregivers
  • First Responders
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Helping Professionals
  • Situational Stress
  • Vicarious Trauma
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