Janisha Mickens-Ingram AKA “UR Happy Therapist”, LMFT, was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and resides in Compton, CA. Janisha has been in the mental health field for over 16 years. She currently operates a private group practice and leads at a wellness center. Janisha found a passion for facilitating StudyRite when she found herself not benefiting from just the books. Janisha believes in getting the community to grow without “breaking the bank”. Janisha, as a first-time exam passer, realized that the future therapist community needed another stream that offered the same quality as the higher hitters but for a more reasonable price. Janisha specializes in assisting those who suffer from lack of self-esteem, codependency, attachment/detachment issues, decrease of self-worth, depression,anxiety and all-around fear of success. Her main focus is breaking generational patterns with empowerment and igniting resiliency.

Dr. Angela R. Clack is a licensed psychotherapist at Clack Associates, LLC, a group counseling private practice in New Jersey. Her business is Certified as Woman and Minority Owned (MBW). Much of her early work experience has been and continues to be with underserved and marginalized communities where mental health services were scarce. Dr. Clack is known for her ability to teach, supervise, consult and provide training in various areas pertaining to the mental health care of adolescents, adults, youth in forensic juvenile settings and out of home placement, race-based and workplace trauma. Because of her training and teaching abilities, Dr. Clack has made a massive impact in her community by reducing the stigma of people of color who seek mental health treatment. She provides supervision to pre licensed individuals with a focus on developing culturally competent and culturally aware trained clinicians. Her group practice primarily treats Black and brown women who experience acute and chronic trauma, depression and anxiety. In addition to being s speaker, author, influencer and thought leader in mental health and well-being, Dr. Clack has added a new role as Retreat Facilitator as she is hosting her first retreat June 11, 2023, entitled, The VIP Experience: Vision Intensified and Personified.

Anita Momodu, LPCC, Certified Doula specializes in birth, postpartum and bereavement. She is a Women's International Reproduction Coach. She has dedicated over 7 years to the field of mental health. Anita enjoys working with birthing individuals as they transition to their new normal. As a Clinical Professional Counselor, her clientele varies from birthing individuals who have experienced infant loss, birth trauma, birthing individuals who are experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and individuals who have experienced trauma. She is founder and CEO of Udomom.

Christina Nuñez is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a focus on Community Health Education. She became a maternal mental health advocate after her lived experience with postpartum depression/anxiety. She credits therapy and exercise for her recovery and well being. Christina created Mamacita Fitness, her personal training business, soon after her postpartum depression/anxiety experience.

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Paulette Erato is the host of La Vida Más Chévere: Through the Childfree Lens which is an inspirational podcast for all Spanglish-speaking, childfree Latinas y Latines to find their confidence—su confianza—by navigating a life free from the BS within our culture. To overcome these toxic roadblocks and the inevitable imposter syndrome they cause, Paulette questions our cultural norms around a LOT of things (like being childfree!) and also provides a platform for Latinas y Latines to feel heard and seen. Because if we could all learn to collectively get past the BS around remaining calladita and people pleasing, to actually create healthy boundaries (like choosing NOT to have children), wouldn’t that be rad?

www.PauletteErato.com

Dra Ortiz meets for a second episode with Jessica M. Lascano to learn more about her career background. Jessica Lascano is the owner and CEO of Strive ABC. She is an NCSP (Nationally Certified School Psychologist), Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP #3613), Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC #8762). Jessica has worked in the field for nearly 20 years. The bulk of her career has been spent supporting children who have social, emotional and behavioral challenges. She has worked as a special education teacher, school counselor, school psychologist, adjunct professor, parent trainer, social skills trainer, and university level mentor for teachers and school psychologists. She runs an Instagram account called @PracticalSchoolPsychology where she shares resources, explanations and ideas around special education, school psychology, behavior, mental health and related topics. Jessica has an interest in helping others to grow, and strongly believes that by working together, we can impact the lives of many more children than we could alone.

Introducing more of our Buena Vibra team! Dr. Ortiz talks with Jessica Lascano, Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, who works with adults at Buena Vibra Psychological Services, Inc. In this podcast, you'll learn more about one of our providers and the services they offer.

Introducing more of our Buena Vibra team! Dr. Ortiz talks with Justine Collazo, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and registered Art Therapist, who works with teens and adults at Buena Vibra Psychological Services, Inc. In this podcast, you'll learn more about one of our providers and Art Therapy. 

Can we really unlearn behaviors? The answer may be obvious, but let's explore. Dra Ortiz offers a more realistic perspective on the term "unlearning behaviors" that will hopefully is pressures and anxiety about why you may not be progressing with your goals on self improvement.

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