Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly conversation about 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.

For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at therapyforblackgirls.com.

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 227 of the Therapy for Black Girls

Podcast.

We'll get right into the episode after a word from our sponsors.

We've talked here before about the importance of having our identities of friends,

and the importance of having our identity of our family.

Joining us today to discuss what that might look like as an Afro Latina woman is Dr.

Luisa Bonafasio.

Dr. Bonafasio is a licensed psychologist in New York with extensive experience working within

city hospitals, community mental health centers, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

She enjoys working with clients working through trauma, racial, cultural, gender identity,

and its impact in our daily lives.

Helping family dynamics, imposter syndrome, and codependency.

She's a graduate of Teachers College Columbia University and has previously held teaching

positions at John J College of Criminal Justice and Teachers College Columbia University.

Currently, she enjoys working with clients in her private practice in Brooklyn, New York.

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