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If you’ve ever been a victim of racial trauma, you may be aware of the scars it can leave behind. Addressing your own racist tendencies or attempting to heal from racial discrimination will take a concerted effort, and having professional support can make things much easier.

In order to make progress, you need an anti-racist mental health professional who can help you change your behavior and thinking patterns and give you tools to move forward. Whether you are located in downtown Durham, Campus Hill, Duke Forest, Duke Homestead, or even Duke University, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

The Effects of Racial Discrimination

Racial discrimination has a clear impact on your mental health. Here are some of the most common effects of racism on mental health:

  • You relive racist events and have trouble healing from them.
  • You avoid people or places that remind you of racist trauma you’ve experienced.
  • You don’t feel good about yourself, especially pertaining to your race.
  • You’re easily offended or frightened, given that you’ve been hurt in the past.
  • You feel depressed as a result of the trauma.
  • You frequently feel stressed, anxious, or depressed.

This is not a full list of the effects of racial discrimination. Systemic racism can also lead to a lack of necessary resources like:

  • Supportive or appropriate mental health care.
  • Job and economic opportunities.
  • Education.

To learn more about the effects of racism on mental health, read licensed therapist Michael Friedman’s article about intergenerational racial trauma.

You Can Overcome Racial Discrimination with Therapy

You can benefit from a race-focused therapist whether you've been discriminated against or you’ve committed racial acts. They will assist in examining your thought processes and your unique situation and give you the tools you need to succeed. And with Mental Health Match, finding a qualified anti-racist therapist is easy! Start by browsing race and mental health experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

Duke Forest of Durham, NC Racism Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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create a lifestyle that focuses on developing healthy connections between thoughts, feelings and sensations. We will explore ways to commit to behavioral change and incorporate positive practices that elicit motivation and sustainable outcomes.

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it is collaborative and always involves you reaching self-actualization. I am trained in a plethora of treatment modalities and approaches that provide a platform for you to experience a tailored plan specific to your needs.

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  • Anxiety
  • Black and African American Issues
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Clients will be able to share their needs and frustrations and what they wish was different in their life or relationship. To increase positive communication and decreasing negative self talk to reach your goals in life and relationships.

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My clients feel heard and really cared for while I translate what I hear to your partner. I encourage growth, self love and increasing your social circle. I practice Solution Focus Therapy and Gottman for couples. I can lower your anxiety with EMDR.

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  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Communication Skills
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
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  • Grief
  • Hispanics
  • Infidelity
  • Latinos
  • LGBTQ+
  • Loneliness
  • Marriage
  • Narcissism
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
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  • Teenagers
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Deeariah King
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Explore harmful and healthy patterns that show up in your relationships, both past and present. We will work to reduce negative thought patterns that are associated with self. Lastly, we will learn new tools to create meaningful relationships.


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Explore harmful and healthy patterns that show up in your relationships, both past and present. We will work to reduce negative thought patterns that are associated with self. Lastly, we will learn new tools to create meaningful relationships.

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I prioritize creating a safe and non-judgmental therapeutic environment for clients to process, learn, and heal. I use a collection of treatment modalities to help you get in touch with your emotional needs and have healthier relationships.

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Shira Sameroff
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I’m here to help you know all that is possible for you and clear blocks such as self-doubt, fear, shame, grief and other very human emotions and experiences in your way a full, connected and joyful life.


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I’m here to help you know all that is possible for you and clear blocks such as self-doubt, fear, shame, grief and other very human emotions and experiences in your way a full, connected and joyful life.

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I weave together a range of therapeutic models such as IFS, somatic & nature based practices and more to create healing spaces for clients. All my work is rooted in my own lived experience of healing, learning and emerging.

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  • Adoption
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  • Trauma
  • Young Women
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We will remove the stones that are blocking your natural flow and utilize those same stones to guide where you want your energy consciously directed.


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We will remove the stones that are blocking your natural flow and utilize those same stones to guide where you want your energy consciously directed.

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I am an intuitive, compassionate, empathic therapist. I am focused on reflecting feeling, giving therapeutic interpretations of client processing, and non-directive.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Ancestral Trauma
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Cultural Identity
  • Cultural Issues
  • Cultural Trauma
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  • Faith/Religious Deconstruction
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