Racism and African American Mental Health: Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Empower Healing

Racism and African American Mental Health examines the psychological impacts of racism within the African American community and offers a culturally adapted model of cognitive behavior therapy for more culturally relevant case conceptualization and treatment planning with this population.

Janeé M. Steele, PhD, is a licensed professional counselor, counselor educator, and diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Dr. Steele is also the owner of Kalamazoo Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, PLLC, where she provides therapy, supervision, and training in CBT, and coauthor of Black Lives Are Beautiful: 50 Tools to Heal from Trauma and Promote Positive Racial Identity.