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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 Urbana, the suburbs of Urbana, other nearby places such as Bloomington, Decatur, 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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Abayomi Nichols
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identify unhealthy thinking and beliefs, practice new skills, learn new skills, learn to be an expert listener, learn new conflict resolution skills, process pain and trauma in a way that leads to healing and feeling better, learn how to grieve.


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identify unhealthy thinking and beliefs, practice new skills, learn new skills, learn to be an expert listener, learn new conflict resolution skills, process pain and trauma in a way that leads to healing and feeling better, learn how to grieve.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am heavy on moving towards solution ( solution focused) and strongly believe that your thinking leads to your actions and feelings. I take an education approach, mixed with listening and making connections between history, patterns and the present

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Marriage
  • Relationships
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
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Abayomi Nichols remote and phone therapy in Illinois, Indiana
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Erin Matthews
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Our motto is this: We will meet you where you are and take you where you want to be. There is hope. Getting out of bed can feel good again. Our team knows personally how it feels to struggle with anxiety and insecurity. You are not alone.


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Our motto is this: We will meet you where you are and take you where you want to be. There is hope. Getting out of bed can feel good again. Our team knows personally how it feels to struggle with anxiety and insecurity. You are not alone.

Something to know about my approach is:

We are a decolonized and LGBTQIA2S+ affirming practice. You are the expert in the room. We will hold space for your trauma. We will hold space for your pronouns. We will hold space for your abilities or disabilities. You will have a home with us.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Job Stress
  • Life Transitions
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Trauma
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Erin Matthews remote and phone therapy in Illinois, Texas
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Latavia Agada
Together, we will:

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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Together, we will:

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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Michael Alexander
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My areas of focus are how anger management, emotional regulation, racial trauma, anxiety management, grief and loss, LGBTQ+ challenges, relational concerns, and familial trauma have impacted you from being your full and loving self.


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My areas of focus are how anger management, emotional regulation, racial trauma, anxiety management, grief and loss, LGBTQ+ challenges, relational concerns, and familial trauma have impacted you from being your full and loving self.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is to utilize a dynamic and non-traditional approach to therapy. I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, strength-based techniques, and the utilization of resiliency to bolster feelings of confidence while working in partnership.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Management
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Racial Trauma
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Michael Alexander remote and phone therapy in California, Illinois
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Elias Oseni
Together, we will:

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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Together, we will:

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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Elias Oseni remote and phone therapy in Illinois