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Lmft Kaela Farrise

Mental Health Clinician and Inclusion Consultant

Kaela Farrise is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in California. She specializes in mental health services for women and children of color, focusing on empowerment and advocacy within these communities. Kaela is also involved in research and public speaking, addressing issues related to mental health, particularly for marginalized groups.126

Professionally, she has a background in urban studies from Stanford University, where she concentrated on urban education as well as African and African American studies. She holds a master's degree in counseling psychology, equipping her with the skills to support high-risk and underrepresented populations.56 Kaela is currently affiliated with Antioch University, where she contributes to the academic community as a researcher and educator.6

On LinkedIn, Kaela shares insights about her work and offers therapy groups specifically designed for Black women, indicating her commitment to addressing the unique challenges faced by this demographic.34

Highlights

Aug 16 · linkedin

I have a few spots opening up to take on new adult women of color therapy clients for telehealth in California. I feel so honored to serve women of color professionals as their therapist! It has been an incredible thing to hold space for so many women of color over the past 4 years of owning my own private practice. My focus is on professional women of color in California dealing with things related to work stress and navigating professional boundaries, trauma, anxiety, transitions, and romantic and familial relationships. I specialize in trauma work related to healing from racial trauma, traumatic births, domestic violence, and childhood sexual abuse and do practice #EMDR for those who would benefit. Recently I have been working with quite a few doctors, lawyers, and academics as well as therapists of color but this is not a requirement. To make sure I am the right fit for new folks (because fit is SO IMPORTANT to quality therapy work), I do a free video consultation with every prospective client where we talk about goals for therapy, my approach to the work, and leave time for any and all questions! Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eRTDhPf

More information about doing therapy with me can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gKERWxw

If you are looking for other mental health resources, check out the resources page on my website: https://lnkd.in/gQZFMdmZ

#mentalhealth #BlackTherapist #anxiety #stress #trauma

May 14 · linkedin

My FIRST peer-reviewed publication was published last week by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). This is a goal I made for myself in 2015, so it's been a LONG time coming!

This clinical perspectives piece is a call to action (rooted in the current state of practice) wherein we make recommendations for how research & clinical practice can address symptoms of racism-based trauma in youth. I'm really proud of this one and grateful for my co-authors Isabella Kahhale, Akanksha Das, Jeanne McPhee, PhD, Chardee Galan, Dr. Alayna Park, and the whole Scholars for Elevating Equity & Diversity (SEED) organization. Read here: https://lnkd.in/guTaycRX #MentalHealth #RacialTrauma #Psychology #Research

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