Duration: 58m 10s
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Jules and Akilah discuss the practice of decolonizing therapy, and highlight Akilah’s thoughts on what it means to be a fugitive therapist. They explore how power-with dynamics are essential for therapists wanting to help clients discover their inner wisdom and trustworthiness.
Akilah Riley-Richardson, MSW, CCTP is a published researcher, Relational Healing Facilitator, STAIR Method Certified clinician, couples therapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She has been a helping professional for seventeen years and has experience working with couples and persons practicing consensual non monogamy, both in the Caribbean and internationally. Akilah also specialises in work with sexual minorities and racial minorities. As an educator and facilitator, she has provided consultancy services to organizations such as NASTAD (National Alliance for State and Territorial AIDS directors), I-TECH (International Training and Education Center for Health) and CVC (Caribbean Vulnerable Communities). She has presented in various spaces including the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, the Academy of Therapy Wisdom and the Black Mental health Symposium. She has been a Social Work Educator at the University of the Southern Caribbean since 2012. She is the founder of the Relational Healing Institute and creator of the P.R.I.D.E model.
