10 BLACK THERAPISTS IN TORONTO AND THE GTA

Here is a list of 10 Black therapists and mental health professionals that provide mental health services in Toronto and the GTA.

#BBLU - BLACK BUSINESS LINK UP

Black is valuable. Black is powerful. And Black is most definitely mentally exhausting. From surviving centuries of colonization and intergenerational trauma, to withholding the ridiculous expectation that we need to tire our strong voices to speak out against the world’s anti-blackness, to dealing with the endless struggles of everyday mundane life - our very physical being is a testament to the resilience of the Black community.

The Black population is at high risk of mental health issues due to the systemic factors they are subject to, such as poverty, inadequate health care and housing, unemployment and criminalization. The Mental Health Commission of Canada reported that people of Caribbean, East and West African origin in Ontario have a 60% increased risk of psychosis and depression. It is vital that the Black community has immediate access to the proper mental health services and resources they need, as the Black community experiences a high level of adversity in interactions with the only “care” that is provided - the emergency room, ambulance and police. Culturally, the Black community holds a negative stigma surrounding mental health, which ultimately limits our growth, inhibits our healing and blocks our own blessings. Social Plug challenges the mental health stigma and promotes conversations regarding mental health.

Let’s normalize therapy FOR Black people, BY Black people.

BLACK TORONTO THERAPISTS

ANCESTRAL MEMORY COMMUNICATIONS & PSYCHOTHERAPY (AMCP) - Melissa Taylor - Psychotherapist & Anti-Black Racism Educator

SELF CARE T.O - Chantée Dardaine - Psychotherapist

CORNER COUNSELLOR - Genevieve Alao - Psychotherapist

WOUNDS 2 WINGS - Nicole Faulknor - Psychotherapist

CREATING MEANINGFUL COUNSELLING - Samantha Campbell - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

ACQUAH COUNSELING - Magdalene Acquah - Psychotherapist

THRIVING ROOTS - C. Alecia White - Psychotherapist

ELPIZO COUNSELLING - Ruth Baah-Gyebi & Elvis Baah-Gyebi - Psychotherapist

BLOOM PSYCHOLOGY - Meghan Watson - Psychotherapist

DR. NATASHA WILLIAMS - Natasha Williams - Psychologist

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