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.

To get more information, 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 57 of the podcast.

Today we're going to be talking about a topic that always gathers lots of conversation.

Dating. Today, I'm joined by the millennial dating coach,

Marquita Johnson. Marquita is a graduate of Mercer University with a Master of Science in

Community Counseling and Master of Divinity. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree

in counselor education and supervision. Marquita received her undergraduate degree from Georgia

State University in Psychology and Sociology. She is a licensed professional counselor,

a nationally certified counselor, and distance credentialed counselor. Her specialties include

women's issues, career, dating, divorce, step families, and grief counseling. In an effort to

promote healthy relationships, Marquita started offering coaching services to help millennials

who are dating. While working as a college counselor, she discovered that students were struggling

with interpersonal and interpersonal relationships. Hence, she has embraced the call as Atlanta's

millennial dating coach. In this episode, Marquita and I chatted about some of the common challenges

black women have in dating. Ideas for where to meet new people, how therapy can help you date

better, and dating with a mental health diagnosis. If you hear something that really stands out to

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