Los Angeles Chapter — California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Diversity Committee |
The Diversity Committee was founded in 2017 due to a desire and need to increase ethnic and racial diversity within LA-CAMFT’s membership and leadership. The LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee’s mission is to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion for all ethnic, racial, and cultural intersecting identities we represent and serve; ensure visibility and voice for those who have been silenced; increase access to education and training resources; as well as empower all Los Angeles area mental health professionals to become anti-racist healers. We provide:
To read the LA-CAMFT Declaration of Inclusion, Diversity, and Anti-Racism, click Here. Over the past 4 years, the Diversity Committee has focused on the following objectives:
Therapists of Color Monthly Support Group provides a safe place to receive peer support and process experiences of racism (systemic, social, and internalized), discrimination, implicit bias, racist injury, aggression, and micro-aggressions, along with additional experiences that therapists of color encounter in the field of mental health. Therapists of Color Support Group meets on the second Sunday of the Month. 11:00 am-1:00 pm PT, Online. Black Therapists Support Group (BTSG )
Black Therapists Support Group meets on the first Saturday of the Month. 12:00 pm-1:30 pm PT, Online. Asian American Pacific Islander+ Therapists Circle (AAPI+)
Asian American Pacific Islander+ Therapists Circle meets on the third Friday of the Month. 1:30 pm-3:00 pm PT, Online Middle Eastern North African Therapists Community Group (MENA)
Middle Eastern North African Therapists Community Group meets on alternating monthly dates and times, online. White Therapists Fighting Racism (WTFR)
For further information about WTFR contact Randi Gottlieb at rgottliebmft@gmail.com. To join our group, please complete the WTFR Member Questionnaire. The group will meet the 3rd Sunday of each month from 3pm-5pm. Therapists of Color Mentorship Program
Therapists of Color 2023 Grant Award for Pre-Licensed Members
Questions? Contact the Committee Chair!Akiah T. Robinson Selwa, LMFT
Akiah Robinson Selwa, LMFT, President of Sunrise Therapy Center, specializes in biblical counseling, trauma-informed therapy, anxiety management, family therapy, grief & loss, and lifespan transitions. With 24 years of collective experience as a domestic violence prevention advocate, psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and mentor, Akiah is skilled in working with families, individuals, children, the BIPOC population, abuse survivors, and members of adoption/foster care constellations. She approaches therapy with cultural humility that promotes acceptance, safety, empowerment, and creativity. Website: sunrisetherapycenter.org. Rachell Alger, AMFT
Rachell Alger is a Filipina-American collaborator focused on improving the quality of mental health in communities around her. This first-generation college graduate and daughter of immigrants is passionate about providing humanistic and strengths-based care as a culturally attune and integrative psychotherapist . Pronouns: She/Her | Upcoming Events
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