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Middle Eastern North African (MENA) Therapists Community Group
First Monday of Every Month
Next Meeting: Monday, November 3, 2025 9:30am-10:30am
Online Via Zoom
Free Registration
The MENA Therapists Community Group is a safe place across the Middle Eastern and North African therapist diaspora to build community and a sense of belonging. We hold an inclusive space to process the impact of cultural biases experienced by people of MENA descent and the effect it may have on our work as mental health professionals. Within the process, we will strive to create healing, support, and empowerment. We will collaboratively exchange ideas, experiences and resources while acknowledging cultural differences and shared similarities. As the poet Khalil Gibran states β βThe reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you, but what he cannot reveal to you.β β our community will create a place to be seen, heard, and understood.
Special Note: MENA Therapists Community Group meetings are intended as a place for MENA-identifying therapists to have a safe place amongst others in the same ethnic and cultural community to share and process their personal and professional experiences. Therapists from similar cultural backgrounds (e.g., South Asian, mixed identities that include MENA, etc.) are also welcome. If you are not MENA-identifying or from a similar cultural background and instead wish to join these meetings for the purpose of learning about the MENA population, we offer consultations separately. You are more than welcome to schedule a one-on-one consultation by emailing us.
Open to LA-CAMFT Members and Non-Members.
For more information, contact the facilitators at mena@lacamft.org.
Event Details:
For: Licensed Therapists, Associates, and Students
When: Monday, November 3, 2025 from 9:30am-10:30am
Where: Online Via Zoom (Upon registration for the presentation, you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to our Zoom meeting.)
Cost: No charge
Facilitator(s): Perla and Susan
*Registration is open and available until the group begins.*
LA-CAMFT is excited to introduce a therapist's members only dining series! This event is sponsored by and lunch hosted by Discovery Behavioral Health.
Each month there will be a new location in Los Angeles for therapists to gather & dine together. The dates for our fall/winter series are:
Space is limited per dining event. Please RSVP for the event that is closest to you and that you truly will attend to ensure who can attend has the opportunity to do so. If you RSVPed and plans change where you cannot attend, please notify us as soon as possible.
If you have questions, please contact Elizabeth G'Sell at egsell@discoverybh.com.
Thank you!
Elizabeth G'Sell, LMFT
Board Member at Large
For: Licensed Therapists, Associate Therapists & Therapist Trainees (Chapter Members Only)
When: Thursday, November 6, 2025 from 11:00am-12:30pm
Where: N Cafe (901 W Glendale Blvd Glendale, CA 91202)
Cost: FREE for LA-CAMFT Members Only
Black Therapist Support Group
Second Monday of Every Month
Next Meeting: Monday, November 10, 2025 6:00 pm-7:30 pm (PT)
A safe place for healing, connection, support and building community. In this group, licensed clinicians, associates and students can come together and process experiences of racism (systemic, social, and internalized), discrimination, implicit bias, and micro-aggressions, along with additional experiences that therapists of African descent encounter in the field of mental health. As the late great Maya Angelou once said, βAs soon as healing takes place, go out and heal someone else.β May this space, be the support needed to facilitate that journey.
Open to LA-CAMFT Members and Non-Members
For more information, contact the Diversity Committee.
When: Monday, November 10, 2025, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm (PT) Time of Check-In: 5:50 pm
Friday, November 14, 2025
8:30am-10:30am
Saturday, November 15, 2025
12:00pm-3:00pm
Center Pointe Club at Playa Vista
Sponsored by
We are thrilled to invite past, present, and interested program participants to the transformative Dishes of Diversity: Finding Liberation Through Community, hosted by the Therapists of Color Mentorship Program. This enriching potluck gathering celebrates the power and strength found in community, providing a unique opportunity for therapists of color to feast, connect, share, and grow together. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE AN LA-CAMFT MEMBER TO ATTEND!
"Finding Liberation Through Community" is more than just a theme; it's a movement towards empowerment, understanding, and collective growth. Our theme emphasizes the importance of community in fostering resilience, healing, and liberation for therapists of color and their clients. Through dynamic discussions and interactive social activities, attendees will explore how building strong community bonds can lead to personal and professional liberation.
Dishes of Diversity: Finding Liberation Through Community Potluck will feature:
There is plenty of FREE parking in the venue lot and on the street.
Take a look at the flyer attached for more details about the event.
If interested in learning more about the program, please contact Keonna Robinson at tocmentorshipprogram@lacamft.org or visit our website page.
We look forward to seeing you there!
TOC Mentorship Program Committee
For: All past and present TOC mentors and mentees, members of the Diversity Committee, Therapists of Color in the 3000 Club, any interested Therapist of Color (students, associates, licensed, related professionals)
When: Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 12:00pm-3:00pm
Where: Center Pointe Club at Playa Vista (6200 Playa Vista Dr., Playa Vista, CA 90094)
Cost: FREE for anyone who identifies as a past and present TOC mentor and mentee, member of the Diversity Committee, Therapist of Color in the 3000 Club, any interested Therapist of Color
LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee
presents
White Therapists Fighting Racism (WTFR)
Third Sunday of Every Month
Next Meeting: Sunday, November 16, 2025 3:00pm-5:00pm (PT)
The goal of White Therapists Fighting Racism (WTFR) is for white-identified therapists to become effective allies in support of decolonization and racial justice in our clinical practice, therapy association, and community. Recognizing that racism is maintained when whiteness is invisible to white people, WTFR provides a forum for white-identified therapists to explore what it means to be white. While this process includes learning about structural racism and deconstructing the false narrative about race, a primary focus in the group is on doing inner work.
How Do I Join? To join this group, please click here to complete our online submission form. Once submitted, a group facilitator will reach out to you for next steps.
For more information or if you have additional questions, please send all inquiries to the facilitators WTFR@lacamft.org.
When: Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm (PT)
Where: Online Via Zoom (Once you complete the online submission process, you will be emailed a monthly Zoom link.)
Facilitator(s): Estelle, Randi, and Hazel
Next Meeting: Monday, December 1, 2025 9:30am-10:30am
When: Monday, December 1, 2025 from 9:30am-10:30am
Next Meeting: Monday, December 8, 2025 6:00 pm-7:30 pm (PT)
When: Monday, December 8, 2025, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm (PT) Time of Check-In: 5:50 pm
Friday, December 12, 2025
When: Friday, December 12, 2025 from 11:00am-12:30pm
Where: The Langham Terrace (1401 S Oak Knoll Ave Pasadena, CA 91106)
Next Meeting: Sunday, December 21, 2025 3:00pm-5:00pm (PT)
When: Sunday, December 21, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm (PT)
