Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, where we discuss all things mental health,

personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible

versions of ourselves.

I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia.

To get more information and resources, visit the website at therapyforblackgirls.com

And while I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant

to be a substitute for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional.

Hey y'all!

Thanks so much for joining me for session 11 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

This week we have an on the couch episode, especially for all you scandal fans.

This week I am joined by special guest therapist Leslie Garcia to talk all about Olivia Pope.

So next to Mary Jane Paul from BET's Being Mary Jane, Olivia Pope is the character that

I have been most excited to talk with the therapist about in terms of what therapy would

look like with her.

So if you are a scandal fan and have been keeping up with the seasons, you know that

Olivia presents with a variety of issues that are right for getting some therapy around.

So I'm very excited to share this episode with you today.

Even Carrie Washington in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly said, I really wish

that Olivia Pope could find a good therapist.

And so that's exactly what we have today.

So I'm joined today by Leslie Garcia.

She is a licensed clinical social worker who is the first generation American born in New

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