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Therapy That Liberates

A Kindred Wellness Initiative.

Therapy That Liberates is a directory of a community of mental health and healing practitioners working together to amplify Black wisdom, protect Black healing space AND offer liberatory, anti-colonial care.

06/13/2024

Missed registering for the LIVE webinar? You can catch the replay here!!!!

10/15/2022

SWIPE>>

DECARCERATING CARE::
This Monday, our founder will sit on
conversation. With this fifth installment in the ongoing series, they start the Decarcerating Care lifecycle over. They’ll reflect on the ways in which our landscape has intensified since the series began, bringing both new challenges and new opportunities to cultivate autonomy, self-determination, and liberation for those experiencing crisis and distress.

“This fifth installment will examine how systems of surveillance intersect with mental health and disability by reviewing historical examples and exposing present-day iterations. A panel of mad and disabled community members, mental health practitioners, activists, and scholars will explore responses within and adjacent to our mental health system that often result in coercion, confinement, and incarceration. Drawing on deep lineages of resistance – particularly by Black, Brown, Indigenous, disabled, mad, and q***r communities – we will uplift ongoing resistance and movement efforts that respond to these covert forms of control and prioritize community-based frames for safety in pursuit of collective healing.”

Panelists: Idil Abdillahi, Azza Altiraifi, Yana Calou from Trans Lifeline, TL Lewis, and Shawna Murray-Browne in a conversation moderated by Selima Jumarali

Access: ASL + CART provided

Donations: The suggested donation for this event is $10, though no one will be turned away. IDHA is a small organization that runs largely on community support — we appreciate donations of any size for those who have capacity to give.

Sign up at https://bit.ly/DecarceratingCare5

07/06/2022

Aye you!! When is the last time you played? Like truly allowed yourself the space to connect to your child-self WITHOUT being prompted in your work or in parenting?

No really… (reply below!!)

As healers, we have the privilege of holding space for people through transformative experiences. During this season, especially, we need to be intentional about caring for ourselves as we care for others.

There’s lots of research that shows that play helps release the mind and body from the impacts of stress and trauma. And we know that movement, breathwork, laughter, and creativity help prevent and repair burnout. Restorative Play offers all of that and whatever else you bring to the time we have together!

We love and admire passion for play and liberation so jumped at the opportunity to co-sponsor this DOPE event!!!

We know you might still be thinking that play is for kids… but come play with us, anyway!!! Let’s grow together!!!!

It’s free, but there is limited space so registration is required. You can find all the details on Eventbrite:

http://bit.ly/healersplay

See you there!

04/25/2022

Meet JaVon – an artist, play practitioner, and the founder of Jubilee Counseling and Wellness, LLC in Baltimore, MD. She seeks to affirm the full humanity of oppressed people across all her work. JaVon believes the path to liberation must include joy and connection! Through Jubilee, she provides opportunities for people to reconnect with themselves and each other through embodied practices centering art and play.

In May, JaVon will be facilitating an outdoor mindfulness workshop series that centers movement and art. This workshop is designed to teach or strengthen mindfulness skills while connecting folks with the natural environment, themselves, and each other. It is not an art class, but a space to practice active meditation skills. Check out the details at bit.ly/mindandart and Registration is open through May 1.

Our Therapy That Liberates community member Seante Hatcher will join JaVon to facilitate community play as part of the Baltimore Ceasefire Weekend on May 6th at Lake Montebello from 6:30 pm 8:00 pm. This event is for all ages, free and open to the public, and will include all your favorite playground games! Please bring a mask to wear when in close contact with others.

09/24/2021

Check out how facilitates her practice with her clients!

Lakia provided these insights and is here for you:

1. Black voices are amplified and not diminished in the healing space

2. We explore colonized perspectives on healing and navigate ways to deconstruct them

3. We explore alternative and cultural practices as a way to heal

4. We connect with other community practitioners and resources for encouragement and support

5. We navigate ways to embody authentic identity

09/22/2021

Lakia primarily serves black folks because she is black, knows what it's like to be black and loves being black! Black women are the primary individuals who are drawn to her work; however, she enjoys working with black men too. Lakia's desire to work with individuals from the black community primarily stems from the misconceptions black folks tend to have about therapy and her desire to expose therapy in a different light and offer a new perspective on its benefits. Lakia considers herself a therapist who "keeps it real" and is her authentic self with the folks she serves.

09/20/2021

Meet Lakia, a licensed clinical social worker from Greenville, SC who has been in the field of social work since 2012. She currently owns and operates a private mental health practice, The Soar Firm. Although Lakia works with individuals from various cultural backgrounds, she has a special calling to create safe spaces for BIPOC individuals who need support navigating intergenerational and racial trauma and its effects.

Lakia is committed to decolonizing many of the wellness practices in the mental health field that have contributed to the oppression of BIPOC individuals and instead, utilize and promote cultural resources and practices to support healing.

08/29/2021

A few snapshots of the community of healers & therapists in the DMV practicing what we preach…. PLAY, HEAL, CULTIVATE COMMUNITY.

Sure… we unpack colonialism, trauma, capitalism and liberatory methods in therapy… AND WE SEEK TO EMBODY WHAT WE WANT MORE OF… DELIGHT!!!

07/30/2021

Peep the energy of this Baltimore based freedom school!!!!! Yaaassss!!!

A therapist committed to liberation honors, sustains and participates in the vision of the people. Insight spiritually and historically of the path ahead, is all around us.

A therapist for liberation understands the value of village and community of self.

Have you been off the couch?

07/27/2021

Our founder (and our program) was profiled today in the !

What a time to celebrate spreading the word about the need for more intentional, anti-oppressive, liberation-focused practitioners🎉

Take a look: https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/newsmaker/bs-fe-newsmaker-shawna-murray-browne-20210727-g6lkmmx4t5etpp3nzr7klkpy6e-story.html

Let’s go!

07/09/2021

From ::

When I started developing my training, Decolonizing Therapy for Black Folk, I had one mission... and it was to honor Black folk in Baltimore. I wanted to ensure that my community had more than a licensed therapist to sit across from in their time of need... but one that understood the societal and historical implications for our pain AND could honor and shed light on Black healing ways... even if they weren’t yet aware.

I needed to be able to refer to therapists, therapists, therapists... therapists for the liberation of Black, Brown, Indigenous folk.

The past year has taught me so much, and I cannot wait to talk about it, celebrate, and connect with my comrades at . The work continues because of our collective movement.

YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR BIRTHDAY PARTY TOMORROW (Jul 10) 12PM EST, LIVE ON IG.

Come and dance, ask questions and gain insight on 3 things you must know on the path to decolonize your therapy!

Peep the panelists—->

07/08/2021

Are you coming to our PARTAYYYYY?

We are having a birthday party for the training, Decolonizing Therapy for Black Folk and the Therapy That Liberates Community.

When? July 10 2021 at 12pmEST
Where? Shawna Murray-Browne, LCSW-C's Instagram

You should come if you:
- Are serious about shattering white supremacy in mental health care
- If you care about Black Mental Health
- If you wanna get clarity on the work your therapist SHOULD be doing (hahaha)
- If you have questions about my work, the community we are co-creating
- If you want to support or join in (Maybe you're a therapist, community healer, priest, pastor, bodyworker, yoga therapist, grandma....)

SO SHARE THIS WIDELY. SEND TO YOUR THERAPIST FRIENDS... AND GO FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM AND SET UP ALERTS!!!!

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