12 providers in Ohio who publicly identify as Mixed Race or Multiracial.
“As a queer, multiracial and neurodivergent woman, I have first hand experience with trying to embrace my identity, find belonging, and navigate a world that wasn't made for me.”
Dr. Essence Rivers is a queer, multiracial, and neurodivergent psychologist specializing in treating complex ADHD in LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals through collaborative, empathic, and trauma-informed care.
“As a queer, multiracial and neurodivergent woman, I have first hand experience with trying to embrace my identity, find belonging, and navigate a world that wasn't made for me.”
Dr. Essence Deming-Rivers is a psychologist and Director of Psychological Services providing neurodiversity-affirming, identity-centered ADHD and trauma therapy for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals and couples.
“Race/ethnicity Black or African American, Native American, Indigenous, or Alaska Native, White”
Janeane Grisez is a counselor and registered art therapist providing individual and couples therapy, both in-person in Mentor, Ohio, and online across Ohio.
“Identifies as - Black / African American - Man - Native American”
Ra’Shawd E. Davis Sr is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio with over 16 years of direct care experience providing individual, couples, and family therapy with a holistic, trauma-informed approach.
“Kurstie Rangel, MSW, LSW (they/she) is a mixed race Chicantecatl who is identified as a fourth generation immigrant, despite being Indigenous, due to the colonization of their ancestral land.”
Kurstie Rangel, MSW, LSW is a trauma therapist providing inclusive, culturally appropriate, and kink-affirming care to BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Two-Spirit individuals. They utilize mindfulness, somatic/body work, strengths-based approaches, and EMDR to address complex trauma, dissociation, substance use, and anxiety.
“Identifies as - Black / African American - White”
Margaret Whitmore is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 10 years of experience who provides culturally responsive therapy to help clients navigate life transitions, self-esteem, peer relationships, and biracial/minority experiences.
“Race/ethnicity Asian or Asian American, Multiracial or Multiethnic”
Leah Wood is an LPC offering online therapy in Ohio. She takes an eclectic approach drawing from Gestalt therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and CBT, focusing on anxiety, depressed moods, life transitions, and identity issues.
“As a queer, multiracial, and non-binary professional, I try to use my privilege as a university professor to help my marginalized students feel more welcomed and accepted in an academic environment.”
Catherine Bitney is a clinical psychologist and PSYPACT provider offering virtual individual therapy. She utilizes psychodynamic, multicultural, feminist, and CBT modalities to support clients exploring intersecting identities, neurodivergence, gender, and life transitions.
“She is an immigrant and identifies as a Chinese and Filipina American woman.”
Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Supervisor (LPCC-S), Associate Professor of Counselor Education at Cleveland State University, researcher, and board-certified sexologist specializing in trauma, sexual trauma, racial trauma, and AAPI mental health.
“Race/ethnicity Black or African American, Multiracial or Multiethnic”
Hi, I’m Avery Neal (they/them), a nonbinary, neurodivergent licensed independent social worker offering in-person therapy in Cincinnati, Ohio, with telehealth available statewide. I work primarily with queer and neurodivergent adults whose lives have been shaped by trauma, chronic stress, and systems that demand constant adaptation.
“AL Cho, MSW, LSW (he/they) is a trans masculine, mixed race, queer/gay, neurodivergent human in a non-disabled body.”
AL Cho, MSW, LSW is a trans masculine, mixed race, queer/gay, neurodivergent therapist who specializes in serving LGBTQ+ and BIPOC folks, older adults, and people navigating aging, grief, and trauma. He integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Narrative Therapy, mindfulness, and play into his practice.
“I am a mixed race, lesbian/queer, cisgender, thin woman.”
Kayla Cardenas, MSW, LISW, is the owner of Glimmer Mental Health. She is a mixed-race, lesbian/queer, cisgender woman who specializes in working with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, women's/LGBTQ+ issues, and PTSD, utilizing EMDR, Non-Violent Communication, and mindfulness.