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The work of becoming

Psychotherapy, scholarship, and conversations that make room for more of who we are.

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awareness integration restoration liberation

Ways to work together

Becoming takes a different shape in each part of my work: understanding yourself in therapy, connection in groups, examining what we internalize in scholarship, and carrying it into practice through training.

i. Groups Where most new clients begin: a therapy group for Black women and two consultation groups for Black women and women of color therapists, starting January 2027. Find your group → ii. Psychotherapy For women who want a space to be honest about their inner lives without being judged, fixed, or rushed. Individual openings are limited. Individual therapy → iii. Speaking & Consultation Keynotes, stories, trainings, and consultation for clinicians and organizations on racial trauma and internalized oppression. Invite me to speak → iv. Research How experiences of being judged, devalued, excluded, or held to different standards shape not only our emotional well-being and relationships, but also what we come to believe about ourselves, our worth, and our place in the world. Publications →
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Groups beginning January 2027

What might become possible if more of our energy were available for living?

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For Black women and women of color clinicians

Doing the Work of You

A consultation and reflective practice group where we think together about your cases and what that work is asking you to examine in yourself.

Twice monthly · 2 hours · $170 per month

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For Black women

Coming Home & Becoming

A therapy group for looking at what we have had to carry, what it has protected, what it has cost, and what we might reclaim.

Twice monthly · 90 minutes · $150 per month

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Featured research

The Trajectory of Awareness

A model I developed for working with internalized racial oppression in treatment, grounded in my research with Black women psychotherapists. It informs my clinical practice, my teaching, and the trainings I offer to clinical teams and organizations.

Begin with a conversation

A free 20-minute phone consultation latashasmithlcsw@gmail.com 203-745-0229
LaTasha Smith, PhD, LCSW, CGP · Virtual in Illinois, Connecticut, and New York If you are in crisis, call or text 988, or go to your nearest emergency room.