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Psychedelic Therapy and Racial Trauma: Offering Clients a Deeper Experience of Healing
By Chris Lyford — 2021
Like most people of color in the United States, psychotherapist and researcher Monnica Williams has experienced myriad forms of racism. Early in her career, understanding its effects on her mind and body motivated her to help clients address their own racial trauma in therapy.
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