Addressing Oppression in the Therapy Room
Live Event

Addressing Oppression in the Therapy Room

Sat, Feb 4th, 2023
11:00am – 2:15pm US Eastern Time
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About the Event

The work towards anti-oppression has been occurring for 400+ years and it’s time that the field of mental health joins the effort. In graduate school, many therapists are encouraged to be a blank slate so as not to impact our clients. However, what the field regards as “neutral” has perpetuated harm against clients of color and continues to whitewash mental health, preventing a necessary evolution in psychotherapy and potentially society. If you’re wondering how you can address oppression and incorporate liberation values in therapy without imposing your views on your clients, this webinar is for you.

This presentation will introduce participants to basic concepts of anti-racism and anti-oppression, invite therapists of all backgrounds to their own journey with social justice, and share examples for incorporating principles to address oppression in and out of the therapy room.

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This live online event will be held as a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will have the option to interact through features such as the Chat and Q&A, but cameras and microphones will not be enabled.

Live Event Instructors

Sarah Buino

Sarah Buino

Sarah Buino is a therapist, teacher, speaker and the founder of Head/Heart Therapy, Inc. She is a licensed clinical social worker, certified addictions counselor, NARM Therapist, and Certified Daring Way facilitator. She holds a masters degree from Loyola University in Chicago and specializes in shame, substance use disorders, and trauma. She has trained in a variety of therapy modalities including: NARM (neuro-affective relational model), sensorimotor psychotherapy, comprehensive energy psychology, psychodrama/experiential therapy, and shame-resilience. She uses each of these modalities as a framework to support resilience within her clients and create a space for self-knowledge and growth. Sarah became part of Loyola University’s School of Social Work adjunct faculty in 2015 and Fordham University’s adjunct faculty in 2019. She is committed to supporting the newest generation of social workers to become passionate about and competent in working with substance use disorders.

Rayell Grayson, LCPC, CADC

Rayell Grayson, LCPC, CADC

Rayell Grayson is a therapist and the Executive Director at Head/Heart Therapy Inc. Rayell has worked primarily in outpatient settings, providing addiction treatment and individual therapy to those who have, and continue to be, impacted by chronic trauma. She believes that having an understanding of the ways in which historical/intergenerational and present day trauma impacts our communities is an essential part of the therapeutic healing process.

In her work, Rayell empowers and encourages clients to utilize their story as the driving force to support change, growth and foster resilience. She is an advocate for racial and social justice and is passionate about making an impact in BIPOC communities.

Rayell holds a Master of Arts degree in clinical counseling psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor and certified alcohol and drug counselor.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for mental health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe how white supremacy has negatively impacted the field of mental health.
  2. 2 Critique how injected racial oppression and injected racial superiority have impacted their work as therapists.
  3. 3 Apply anti-oppression principles to their work with clients.

Nkiru Nnawulezi, Kim A. Case & Isis H. Settles (2020) Ambivalent White Racial Consciousness: Examining Intersectional Reflection and Complexity in Practitioner Graduate Training, Women & Therapy, 43:3-4, 365-388,

E. J. R. David, Tiera M. Schroeder, and Jessicaanne Fernandez (2019) Internalized Racism: A Systematic Review of the Psychological Literature on Racism’s Most Insidious Consequence, Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 75, No. 4, 2019, pp. 1057--1086

Proctor, G., Smith, L., & Akondo, D. (2021). Beyond the ‘sticking plaster’? Meaningful teaching and learning about race and racism in counselling and psychotherapy training. Psychotherapy and Politics International, 19(2), e1580.

Reyes, A. G., Lindo, N. A., Allen, N., & Rodríguez, M. (2022). Centralizing the voices of queer womxn of color in counseling. Journal of Counseling & Development, 100, 171–182. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12417

Smith, L., Proctor, G., & Akondo, D. (2021). Confronting racism in counselling and therapy training—Three experiences of a seminar on racism and whiteness. Psychotherapy and Politics International, 19(2), e1579. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppi.1579

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