Thema Bryant-Davis

The study guide primarily focuses on healing pathways. It provides a description of each healing pathway, thought questions and activities, and resources.

Every aspect of the field is built on the belief in possibility beyond the present.

To advance as a field, we must recognize the importance of cultural humility, advocacy, and embodied healing.

We must not make the cessation of distress symptoms the finish line in our efforts.

APA sends our solidarity and support to the Hawaiian psychological community and to the many people of Hawaii who have been harmed by the wildfires and to those dear to them.

The largest, most diverse psychology gathering of the year will feature many opportunities to celebrate your unique identity.

Psychology and Indigenous healers have found multiple medicines to reconcile our psychological wounds.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and all psychologists must be mindful of the pervasiveness of trauma and its potential short- and long-term consequences.

Psychologists should be committed to moving from awareness to active anti-oppression, professionally and personally.

Psychologists stretched thin by unyielding work demands must take time to prioritize their own well-being.

In this video, Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis discusses this therapeutic approach with host Dr. Maysa Akbar, then demonstrates her work in a session with a teenage client.

In Reflections on Race and Ethnicity in the Therapeutic Setting, four therapists known for their culturally adaptive work discuss ways to honor differences in identity and address the effects of prejudice in psychotherapy.

This book describes strengths-based strategies psychotherapists can use to help adolescent girls of color become healthy, happy, and empowered.

African-american youth are at increased risk for domestic minor sex trafficking.

This inspiring book introduces the psychologies of womanists and mujeristasAfrican American women and Latinas, respectively, who have a broad and inclusive approach to feminism and liberation. Womanist and mujerista values and worldviews emphasize resiliency, strength, activism, self-expression, creativity, spirituality/connection, self-definition, and liberation of all oppressed people.

Special issue of the APA journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, Vol. 2, No. 4, December 2010. Articles discuss cultural factors in intimate partner violence among African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, homeless women, HIV-positive women, and pregnant women.