Black Women’s Healing & Therapy as Liberation
Saturday, December 4th
2:45 PM-3:45 PM EST
Nikki Coleman, Ph.D.
Dr. Nikki Coleman is a licensed psychologist with 20 years of experience in therapy, training, and consultation. She was a former tenured Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology before pivoting to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work in healthcare. Her private practice is focused on Black women's relational and sexual wellness.
Dr. Nikki Coleman is a licensed psychologist with a diverse set of talents. Her expertise includes diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant and trainer, writer, podcaster, public speaker, and therapist. She is a Black woman, feminist, social justice advocate, sex-positive advocate, intellectual, mother, scholar, and mentor. When you meet her you’re likely to find a transparent, witty, irreverent, charming, genuine, and relatable human being. Her many intersecting identities uniquely position her to help others via training, coaching, and therapy. She believes that meaningful relationships are sources of learning about ourselves. Dr. Coleman believes that we each have a fundamental right to happiness and pleasure as defined by ourselves for ourselves.
She received her Ph. D. in Counseling Psychology from the APA-accredited top-ranked program at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002. For over 15 years she was a professor of Counseling Psychology with over 7 years as a tenured professor. During that time, she peer-reviewed published articles focused on identity and cultural factors impacting young Black adults.
Candice Nicole Hargons, Ph.D.
Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons is an award-winning associate professor of counseling psychology at the University of Kentucky, where she studies sexual wellness and healing racial trauma – all with a love ethic. Dr. Hargons is the creator of the Ally + Accomplice Meditation for Cultivating an Anti-Racist Mindset and the Black Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma, which has been featured in the Huffington Post and Blavity and used by universities and private practices across the US. She has been quoted or featured in the New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, and other media. She serves on the Board of Directors for the American Psychological Association and is a Fellow of the Society of Counseling Psychology. Additionally, Dr. Hargons is the founder of the Center for Healing Racial Trauma. You can follow Dr. Candice Nicole on IG @dr.candicenicole and learn more at www.drcandicenicole.com.