Los Angeles Chapter — California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Diversity Committee |
March Diversity Meeting 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!Stara Shakti, LMFT
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Stara Shakti, LMFT, has a Master’s in Clinical Psychology and specialization in Trauma Studies from Antioch University-LA. With a private practice in West L.A, Stara works with young adults in their 20s/30s and specializes in: Trauma and Intersectionality, LGBTQIA+ and POC/BIPOC folks, Neurodivergents, and first-generation Americans (especially from East / South Asian communities). Stara also helps survivors of narcissistic abuse heal from their past trauma. A founding member of LA-CAMFT’s Diversity Committee (since its origin in 2017), Stara is excited to be 2024 Chair of the Diversity Committee to highlight intersectionality—the “diversity within diversity. Website: www.starashaktilmft.com. | Upcoming Events
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