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Self-Care Corner: Therapy – What You Need to Know about “Checking on Your Strong Friend” and the Basics of Therapy with Courage to Be Founder, Yanique Grant - Ep. 8

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On this episode, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Courage To Be, LLC​ founder, Yanique (Nikki) Grant, shares what inspired her to start her private practice and what you need to know regarding the basics of getting started with therapy:
  • • Some theory behind the stigma of therapy
  • • Why you should consider seeing a therapist
  • • How to tap into therapy for little to no cost, free!
  • • How to find the right therapist for you and when to transition to a new provider
  • • Why it’s essential that therapists and others in helping professions seek therapy and opportunities to process the vicarious trauma absorbed.
We also discuss her aspiration to focus on urban trauma when she pursues her doctorate. This led to a conversation about police brutality and the personal & vicarious trauma we experience. Candidly, Nikki dives deep and shares her challenges of overextending herself and the journey of helping her daughter navigate the feelings around experiencing her parents go through a divorce. With love, she shares what she thinks someone who is going through a divorce may need to hear. Then, we wrap up with Nikki’s gems on how to be intentional about supporting our “strong friends.” As an LCSW, Yanique Grant has been working in the field of mental health and substance abuse since 2009. She is the owner and founder of the private practice; Courage To Be LLC & is also currently working full time as a clinician in a nonprofit agency. Her work includes individual, couple, family, and group therapy, and also intensive outpatient treatments. During her time in this field, she has worked with both children as well as adults from culturally diverse backgrounds. Yanique describes her aspiration in this field as “assisting others to uncover their full potential by helping them to heal, cope, and understand themselves better.” Her motto is “trust the process” which refers to looking at life as an ever-growing book in which new chapters are constantly added, & whether negative or positive, they piece together an amazing story.
  • Get connected with Yanique Grant, https://www.couragetobe.org/, https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/464885, email & phone number can be found on the Facebook page Courage To Be LLC.
  • Receive a 20% off coupon code on your next purchase on ALittleBougie.com using code “StillBecoming”
  • Check Out the Call to Courage by Brene Brown on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81010166
  • The Do’s and Don’ts of Police Stops https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/your-rights-and-police
  • Author of Urban Trauma, A Legacy of Racism, Dr. Maysa Akbar http://www.maysaakbar.com/
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