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 51 of the Therapy for Black Girls

Podcast.

The month of April marks the celebration of lots of mental health awareness campaigns.

This month you'll see a lot about sexual assault, stress management, and autism, which

is the topic of today's episode.

Today I'm joined by Dr. Cindy Graham.

Dr. Cindy is a licensed psychologist who practices in the state of Maryland.

She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Princeton University and her master's in

PhD in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University.

She has trained at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Institute

in the treatment of severe behavior problems such as aggression, property destruction, and

self injury in kids with developmental disabilities.

While at LSU, Dr. Cindy helped to develop tests to diagnose autism in children and adults.

She has also written a chapter on intellectual disabilities in the book, The Practice of

Child Therapy, and has been published in several journals including the Journal of Child

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