BIPOC/LGBTQ2S/Decolonizing Therapy

Radical Anti-colonial Psychotherapist

We Are a Network of Queer and Trans-identified Mental Health Professionals Who Serve the 2SLGBTQIA Community

We share these trusted resources with members and allies of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Kids Help Phone – Canada’s only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential support to young people…

Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans

Social connectedness is essential for health and longevity, while isolation exacts a heavy toll on individuals and society. We present U.S. social con…

Explore the services and resources offered by Kiva Centers. Find support for mental health, recovery, and overall well-being.

The 519 is committed to the health, happiness and full participation of the 2SLGBTQ+ communities. A City of Toronto agency with an innovative model of Service, Space and Leadership, we strive to make a real difference in people’s lives, while working to promote inclusion, understanding and respect.

A welcoming space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth

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The BC First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is the first province-wide health authority of its kind in Canada.

Directory of Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) Services, Help and Support for Toronto, ON including Toronto, Etobicoke, Islington and Scarborough

Healthcare that recognises the specific needs First Nations people is crucial for closing the care gap, Open Access Government explains

Na-Me-Res helps homeless indigenous men in Toronto with outreach, temporary, transitional, permanent housing, and much more. We take care of the whole person with our cultural-based approach filled with respect and spirit.

When we think of healing and therapy, we often rush to the idea of diagnosing and fixing. But for some of us, the simple witnessing of our full selves, with ...

What affects your mental health beyond your thoughts, emotions, or biology? The cultural, political, and even economic context of your life influences your p...

We recently had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Jennifer Mullan, a renowned psychologist, disruptor in the mental health field, and the creator of Decolon...

Author Dr. Jennifer Mullan’s new book takes a critical look at care

Immediately after Mimi Khúc gave birth to her daughter eight years ago, she fell into severe postpartum depression. While many mothers spend the first several months after giving birth fighting to …

Similar cultural roots don’t guarantee better bond, yet competence in learning about differences and being mindful of verbal and non-verbal cues are critical

Therapy is an overwhelmingly white profession, one that can be insensitive to the needs of those with intersectional identities. This is how QTPOC find therapy that helps, rather than hurts.

Training must go beyond the intellectual exercise of grasping the concept of racism. The real work is getting out of our chairs and going into our communities to do something about it.

Things to learn (and unlearn) about justice-oriented mental health care.

Therapy is supposed to be a safe(r), healing space, but white supremacy can make its way in the counselling room as well. Here are some signs to look out for, for both clients and practitioners.

Mental health practitioners can play a key role in resisting abled supremacy and the disposability of our disabled kin. May we center Disability Justice in our justice-oriented practices.

How can resisting compulsory monogamy and relationship hierarchy help us cultivate decentralized networks of care and intimacy, into more loving futures?

Decolonizing therapy and psychology is a vital step towards creating inclusive and effective mental health care systems. In a world marked by diverse cultures and histories, traditional Western approaches to therapy can often fall short in addressing the needs of marginalized communities. Decolonizi

A new wave of counselors is supporting people of color by 'decolonizing' the practice of therapy. They aim to make therapy more culturally responsive and to take generational trauma into account.