Psychologist, Parent Coach, & CE Podcast Host
Mercedes Samudio joins us to discuss supporting African American Families. Mercedes discusses the unique mental health risks faced by African American children and the impact of false narratives around African American families on therapy. She also highlights the factors contributing to shame for African American families and the steps therapists can take to reduce shame, including addressing implicit bias. Mercedes also shares her Parental Identity Development Model and strategies for shame-proof parenting.
Mercedes Samudio joins us to discuss supporting African American Families. Mercedes discusses the unique mental health risks faced by African American children and the impact of false narratives around African American families on therapy. She also highlights the factors contributing to shame for African American families and the steps therapists can take to reduce shame, including addressing implicit bias. Mercedes also shares her Parental Identity Development Model and strategies for shame-proof parenting.
Mercedes Samudio, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist, bestselling author, international speaker, and visionary entrepreneur. She works with parents worldwide to develop a healthy identity with her revolutionary Parental Identity Development Model - incorporating her Shame-Proof Parenting framework to help reduce the shame parents experience as they raise healthy children. Mercedes is also trained in trauma-informed modalities, which she uses in her work with parents to help them heal the past traumas that can influence how they interact with themselves and their children.
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Mercedes Sosa has a paid workshop about supporting mental health in African American Families.
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