Is it Because I'm Green or Because I'm Brown?
with Jennifer Vera & Mamta Dadlani
Psychotherapy is a lifelong learning practice: we stretch and grow beyond our comfort zone over and over again. Internalizing the therapeutic frame— the theory and practices that guide our work— is a learning curve for all therapists throughout our careers.
And yet, many therapists of color find their discomfort with aspects of their training is at least partially rooted in the unspoken (White, Western) cultural values it upholds— values that may not best serve you or your clients.
Is It Because I'm Green or Because I'm Brown? offers a space for clinicians of color to explore their own cultural values and articulate an intentional frame that creates space for liberatory practice.
During this workshop, we will identify how you identify discordant moments in your learning and discern how these experiences are shaped by cultural connection/disconnection and by clinical growth edges.
We believe the capacity to articulate one’s frame to oneself creates the foundation for grounded, resilient clinical practice. Participants will leave with greater clarity about why you work the way you do and how working in alignment with your values bolsters one’s own internal sense of self, agency, and capacity.
We hold space for emergent process and welcome your stories and needs as they show themselves. We will close with visioning and strategizing on next steps.
Enrollment Details
Friday, February 5, 2027
10am - 1pm Pacific Time
$100-200
Minimum of 12 participants
3 CE credits at the Introductory Level
No partial CE credit is available. You must be present for the duration of the program for credit to be awarded.
CE credits are awarded via APA certification. Please double check to ensure these credits are acceptable to your licensing body.
Together, we will:
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identify at least two impacts of racism in clinical training for early career providers
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identify at least two examples of how the relationship between structural power and social identity impact the practice of psychotherapy
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identify three key values that shape your clinical practice
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identify at least two ways that your intake and treatment planning processes reflect your key clinical values
MEet Jen Vera, LMFT
Jen (she/her) is a psychotherapist, clinical consultant and educator. She has been involved in the research and treatment of eating disorders for over fifteen years, with a particular focus on the experiences of LGBTQ and BIPOC individuals. As a queer, femme, mixed-race woman, Jen knows firsthand the healing value of being able to show up and be seen as one’s whole self. This guides her practice as a therapist, educator and mentor. Jen is the co-founder of LEDE: Eating Disorder Education, an organization dedicated to increasing access to inclusive, culturally-attuned eating disorder treatment. Her private practice serves adults and families, specializing in “quarter-life” transitions, eating disorder care, reproductive mental health, and parenting.
Meet Mamta Dadlani, PhD
Mamta (she/her) is a licensed Clinical Psychologist who engages in clinical practice, consultation, training, and scholarship through a lens of critical social inquiry, social justice, and psychoanalytic thinking. As the founder and director of Samavaya Psychology, Mamta supports clients, fellow clinicians, academics, and organizations in addressing issues of justice in liberation in their work.
Mentoring and teaching has been a core part of Mamta’s work for the past 20 years. Over this time, she has seen the ways that the different cultures of training programs do and do not address the needs of early career clinicians, particularly from the global south, and how mid-career clinicians continue to face challenges as they build their careers. With Jen Vera, Mamta aims to provide a space to identify and challenge these trends together.
Samavaya Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Samavaya Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content. There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for any programs or instructors.Please see this webpage’s FAQ for information about our attendance, refund, and cancellation policies. 