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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 Melrose Park, the suburbs of Melrose Park, other nearby places such as Bellwood, Maywood, or anywhere else in Illinois, 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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Latavia Agada
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tackle issues of the past, present, and future. We will challenge negative thinking patterns and old behaviors that are just not working for you. We will build self-confidence, self-worth, self-concept, and value while embracing your strengths.


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tackle issues of the past, present, and future. We will challenge negative thinking patterns and old behaviors that are just not working for you. We will build self-confidence, self-worth, self-concept, and value while embracing your strengths.

Something to know about my approach is:

Comfort, peace, and security is what I strive for in a therapy session. My clients feel a sense of release and freedom and know that it is a space where they are free to do so. All of the clinicians in my group practice desire to create that space.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acculturation Issues
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adolescents
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Existential Crisis
  • Existential Issues
  • Grief
  • Life Adjustment
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Young Adults
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Latavia Agada remote and phone therapy in Florida, Illinois, Texas, Virginia
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Elias Oseni
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Explore your life experiences and relationships in a safe, non-judgmental environment to uncover underlying patterns contributing to your pain/issues. Then we will work towards making SMART Goals and exploring coping skills and tools.


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Explore your life experiences and relationships in a safe, non-judgmental environment to uncover underlying patterns contributing to your pain/issues. Then we will work towards making SMART Goals and exploring coping skills and tools.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach involves identifying and acknowledging what is at the root of the client’s concerns/issues. The goal of therapy is to help clients learn how to identify and change their destructive or disturbing thought patterns to help encourage change.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • LGBTQ+
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Trauma
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Akilah Yates
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I will laugh with you, be silent with you and whatever you need to feel comfortable and safe. A sense of connection, safety, honesty & open-mindedness are the values that I strive for.


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I will laugh with you, be silent with you and whatever you need to feel comfortable and safe. A sense of connection, safety, honesty & open-mindedness are the values that I strive for.

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My approach focuses on your strengths to ascend your personal growth. We are required to adapt to the various obstacles that we come across. My goal is to make sure that you are equipped to handle life. I pride myself on being personable.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Career
  • Career Counseling
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Coaching
  • College Students
  • Cultural Issues
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Financial Stress
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Meditation
  • Mindfulness
  • Overachievers
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Personal Growth
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial Trauma
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
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Akilah Yates remote and phone therapy in Florida, Illinois
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Brandy Porche
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Reduce stress and improve overall well-being. We'll discuss practical ways to solve current problems while learning how past experiences shape your views and responses. I believe that insight into your patterns starts the healing process.


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Reduce stress and improve overall well-being. We'll discuss practical ways to solve current problems while learning how past experiences shape your views and responses. I believe that insight into your patterns starts the healing process.

Something to know about my approach is:

I help people navigate their uncomfortable truths so that comfortable lies are no longer perpetuated. I help dysfunctional families, couples, and individuals heal from dysfunctional ways of relating to themselves and those they choose to love.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Management
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Codependency
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • First Responders
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Shame
  • Teenagers
  • Young Men
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Yalandria Womack (The Gentle Caress)
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We will reclaim your power & confidence by attacking the issue head on. I want to hear your story so we can see where certain emotions come so we can get you back on the path of mental stability.


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We will reclaim your power & confidence by attacking the issue head on. I want to hear your story so we can see where certain emotions come so we can get you back on the path of mental stability.

Something to know about my approach is:

I feel my purpose is to help others improve their quality of life. We live in a world where life can come at you a million different ways from instant unemployment, death of a loved one etc.. which can lead to unhealthy coping from anxiety/depression

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Stress
  • Anxiety
  • Children
  • Engagement
  • Marriage
  • Relationship Conflict
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Yalandria Womack (The Gentle Caress) remote and phone therapy in Illinois, Michigan