"Hemmings co-authored a recent study, published in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development this month, that found that the majority of counselors in the United States are not prepared to identify and treat race-based trauma, which often results from racial harassment, discrimination, violence, or experiencing institutional racism.
In addition to this lack of preparation, the study highlighted existing research pointing to a general shortage of professional training opportunities for understanding and treating race-based trauma...
Not only are people of color disproportionately affected by race-based trauma, they rarely seek counseling, said Audra Lee, a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Pittsburgh.
“People of color don’t feel safe to come to therapy largely because they don’t feel they can find people who can relate to their experience,” Lee told ThinkProgress."
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