Session 299: Becoming A Therapist
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2023
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
We’ve had dozens of therapists on the podcast sharing their perspectives on various topics, from friendships to mediation and even horror movies. But have you ever wondered what it takes to become a licensed therapist? Well, the road isn’t quite paved in gold…more like several years of school and thousands of hours of supervised practice. But don’t fret we’ll break it all down. This episode is for our community members who are therapists, sisters looking to enter the field, and everyone interested in learning more about the process.
Joining me today are therapists Dr. Donna Oriowo, based in the DMV, and Josephine Ampaw-Greene, in Denver, Colorado. During our conversation we discussed the joys and challenges of becoming a therapist. We got candid about our journeys and talked all things licensure, private practice, mentorship, and more.
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Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Maya Cole Howard
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly conversation about mental health, |
| 0:16.9 | personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions |
| 0:22.2 | of ourselves. |
| 0:23.2 | I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 0:30.2 | For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at therapyforblackgirls.com. |
| 0:38.5 | While I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute |
| 0:45.1 | for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional. |
| 0:48.5 | Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session 299 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast. |
| 1:01.7 | We'll get right into our conversation after we're from our sponsors. |
| 1:05.5 | We've had dozens of therapists on the podcast, sharing their perspectives on various |
| 1:18.3 | topics from friendships to meditation and even horror movies. |
| 1:23.1 | But have you ever wondered what it takes to become a licensed therapist? |
| 1:27.1 | Well the road isn't quite paved in gold, more like several years of school and thousands |
| 1:32.1 | of hours of supervised practice. |
| 1:34.6 | But don't fret, we'll break it all down. |
| 1:37.4 | This episode is for our community members who are therapist, sisters looking to enter |
| 1:41.6 | the field and everyone interested in learning more about the process. |
| 1:46.1 | Joining me today are therapists Dr. Donna Orioluo, based in the DMV and Josephine Ompau |
| 1:51.9 | Green in Denver, Colorado. |
| 1:54.7 | In our conversation, we discuss the joys and challenges of becoming a therapist, we got |
| 1:59.5 | candid about our journeys and talked all things like censure, private practice, mentorship |
| 2:05.2 | and more. |
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