Addressing Racial and Religious Trauma through Mental Health Care with Adebisi Gbadamosi
How one therapist is tending the vicious racial wounds that often come at the hands of church folk.
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According to a Psychology Today article, racial and ethnic minorities represent 30 percent of the population, yet 83.6 percent of mental health professionals identify as non-Hispanic White. And only about 5 percent of students enrolled in graduate level psychology programs are Black.
Adebisi Gbadamosi is a Black woman therapist who specializes in addressing racial and religious trauma. She works with people of color to process racial trauma, Christians to process faith-related trauma, and women wanting to work through any aspect of life.
In this episode she talks about her journey into mental health care, her painful experiences with race and white evangelical churches, and general coping skills for those who have endured trauma of various sorts.
This is the final episode of the “Fighting Racism” series and what I will remember most is getting to know our remarkable guests. Their candor, creativity, and courage are a demonstration that anyone can do the work of racial justice and we all have our part.
Thanks to the Religion News Service for partnering with us on this and for their in-depth articles about each guest. Appreciation to Zondervan Reflective for supporting the production of this series. Thanks to the guests on each episode for sharing a bit of their lives and passion for this work. And thank you to my Substack reader community. It was your suggestion to do this series, and I hope we served you well.
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