My son needed help, he experienced trauma, and we needed help. I couldn’t find a therapist that I thought he would trust. Someone who looked like him or was at least, culturally competent where he would feel safe. It was like looking for a unicorn. With the amount of trauma African-Americans experience daily, PTSD, just walking down the street, or turning the on the tv, I knew there were many other families who needed help and may not have the resources nor the courage to get the help they need.

My commitment is to help bring awareness to the issue, advocate for funding to support programming and curricula in schools in order to normalize the topic, and scholarships for African-Americans who are interested in the field, increasing the number of culturally competent therapists to serve this monumental challenge.