Before the Couch: Restoring Power in Therapy — Panel Discussion

Black Girls Can Heal, Inc.

Learn how to take your power back in therapy. Join our live panel on client-led healing and advocacy.

Healing should never require you to surrender your voice.Following our impactful Instagram Live, Black Girls Can Heal is partnering again with Flamingo Trauma Recovery to continue the conversation through a live panel discussion centered on restoring power and autonomy in therapy. <h3>About the Event</h3>Before the Couch is a program created by Flamingo Trauma Recovery that equips individuals with the knowledge, language, and confidence needed to enter therapy as active participants in their healing—not passive recipients.This panel discussion will go deeper into:• What it means to have agency in therapy • The difference between client-led and clinician-led sessions • How to advocate for yourself in therapeutic spaces • Barriers Black women often face in therapy • Practical tools to help you feel more confident before starting therapy <h3>Why This Matters</h3>For many Black women, therapy can feel unfamiliar, intimidating, or even disempowering.This conversation is designed to shift that experience.At Black Girls Can Heal, we believe that healing should be: • Empowering • Informed • Culturally aware • Rooted in dignity and autonomy <h3>Who Should Attend</h3>This event is for:• Black women considering therapy • Individuals currently in therapy who want to feel more empowered • Those who want to better understand how therapy works • Anyone interested in healing-centered, client-led approaches <h3>Panelists</h3>Conscious Coore, Founder, Flamingo Trauma RecoveryJa’Quasia Vandross, Founder, Black Girls Can HealGrace Lamour, LMHC — Licensed in New York, Florida, Virginia, and MarylandHeydi Hurtado, LCSW — Licensed in New YorkSherrie Lilley, LCSW — Licensed in New York and Bermuda <h3>What You’ll Gain</h3>By the end of this discussion, you will:✔️ Better understand your role in therapy ✔️ Feel more confident advocating for your needs ✔️ Learn how to approach therapy from a place of empowerment ✔️ Gain language to communicate effectively with clinicians

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