Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, where we focus on 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 find more information and to get 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!

Welcome to episode two of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

I hope that you're doing well and enjoying the beginning of spring.

I'm definitely enjoying the nicer weather here in Atlanta, even though the pollen is off

the chart, so I'm staying popping my allergy myths.

So today in the no-co-pay needed segment, we're going to be talking all about how to

find a therapist and some questions that you may want to consider in beginning this process.

So we have five questions that I think would be helpful for you to examine, and don't

worry if you're driving all of this information will be included in the show notes.

You can find those by going to therapyforblackgirls.com slash session two.

So the first question is, how important is it that your therapist match you in characteristics

like race, ethnicity, gender presentation, or sexual orientation?

So the research has been consistent in finding that the most important factor in whether

or not therapy will be helpful is the quality of the relationship between client and therapist.

There definitely is a need to feel known and seen and heard by your therapist that helps

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