BIPOC Professional Network

05/08/2026

That’s a wrap on our Spring Series for the BIPOC Professional Network

Thank you to every presenter, sponsor, attendee, and supporter who poured into this community throughout the season. Your presence, knowledge, and commitment to culturally responsive care continue to remind us that healing and growth happen in connection.

We closed out the series learning more about 5NP AcuDetox and experiencing its grounding impact firsthand — such a meaningful way to end this chapter together.

We’ll be taking a summer break and returning in August for our Fall Series 🍂 Until then, stay connected and follow along for future CEUs, networking events, collaborations, and community offerings.

Grateful for this growing community and excited for what’s ahead 💜

04/12/2026

Closing out our Spring Series with intention! We’re inviting you to join our last BIPOC Professional Network Spring Series CEU + Networking Event, it’s a space for clinicians and helping professionals who are committed to deepening their cultural & diversity competency while building meaningful community.

We’re honored to have Alison Bailey, LMFT-S, Acudetox Specialist, owner of Counseling leading: “Five Points, Infinite Possibilities: Reclaiming AcuDetox as a Cultural Healing Tool.”

This is your opportunity to:
✨ Free Cultural & Diversity CEUs
✨ Intentional networking
✨ A community rooted in culturally affirming care

After this event, we’ll be taking a summer break before returning with our Fall Series Line Up—so if you’ve been thinking about joining us, this is your opportunity!

🔗 Register: sanamentewellness.com/bipocnetwork
📍 Valley Hope of Grapevine
🗓 Friday | 9 AM – 11 AM

04/10/2026

We had a powerful and thought-provoking presentation led by Jose “Pepe” Lopez, Ph.D., LPC-S, CSC (TX) on Financial Therapy and the cultural narrative: “El que no tranza, no avanza.”

Together, we explored the intersection of mental health and financial habits—how our beliefs, upbringing, and lived experiences shape the way we relate to money, worth, and survival.

These conversations matter. Because healing isn’t just emotional—it’s also financial, cultural, and systemic.

✨ Thank you to everyone who continues to show up, engage, and grow in community.

Join us for our final Spring event before summer break!
📍 2nd Friday of the month at Valley Hope of Grapevine

Let’s continue building spaces where learning, reflection, and community come together.

04/05/2026

The training is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete. The deadline to apply is April 24. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/apd-offering-free-training-to-mental-health-counselors/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News

03/13/2026

Celebrating our 3rd year hosting thE BIPOC Professional Network with a great turnout. Clinicians were gifted with present moment awareness through today’s immersive sound bath experience. Thank you to all who attended.

03/09/2026

3 years of community, connection, and culturally responsive care.

This month marks three years of hosting the BIPOC Professional Network. What started as a vision to bring BIPOC clinicians together has grown into a meaningful space for learning, collaboration, and strengthening culturally responsive care in our communities.

I’m deeply grateful to the clinicians who have attended, the organizations who sponsor our gatherings, and the presenters who have shared their time and wisdom with our network. This space exists because of you.

This Friday is also special for me personally — for the first time since creating the network, I’ll be presenting.

🌿 March 13
Vibrations of Healing: Ethical, Polyvagal-Informed Sound Practices for Trauma Recovery

Upcoming Spring Series:

💰 April 10 — Jose “Pepe” Lopez, PhD, LPC-S
Financial Therapy: “El Que No Tranza No Avanza”

🌱 May 8 — Alison Bailey, LMFT-S, ADS
Reclaiming AcuDetox as a Cultural Healing Tool

If you’ve attended the BIPOC Professional Network before, thank you for helping this community grow. RSVP, link in bio

02/13/2026

11/25/2025

We’re thrilled to announce our 2026 Spring Series Line Up featuring four phenomenal BIPOC mental health professionals diving into powerful, trauma-informed topics that impact our communities deeply. 💥

📅 Mark your calendar — we meet the 2nd Friday of the month (Feb–May) from 9–11 AM at Valley Hope of Grapevine!

💬 What to expect:
🖤 Colorism, gender socialization & healing Black mother-daughter relationships
💫 Polyvagal-informed sound healing for trauma
💸 Financial therapy rooted in cultural wisdom
🌳 Intergenerational trauma & healing through story & lineage

🎤 Featuring:
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✨ RSVP now and get calendar invites + reminders:
👉 Link in bio 🔗sanamentewellness.com/bipocnetwork

🪑 Be sure to RSVP early to claim your seat.
🍽️ And don’t forget: Free CEUs, networking opportunities, and breakfast at every event!

💛 Special thanks to our partners and sponsors:
Valley Hope of Grapevine – for continuing to make this space possible.

We hope you’ll join us this Spring as we nurture connections within our BIPOC mental health professional community.

With gratitude,
The BIPOC Professional Network

📱 Follow us on Instagram for updates, speaker highlights, and event recaps:

11/14/2025

✨ That’s a wrap on our Fall Series!

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us today for our final event of the season — “Elevating Counselor Awareness: A Guide to Critical Consciousness” — powerfully led by the brilliant , MS, LPC-S, LCDC, EMDR-trained.

Her wisdom, warmth, and authenticity left us all deeply inspired and challenged to elevate our work through a more critically conscious lens. 🙌🏾

A special shoutout to our generous breakfast sponsor, Constellation Behavioral Health, for fueling our morning and supporting our vision to center BIPOC professionals and healing spaces.

We’re closing out this season with full hearts and renewed commitment to growing together. Stay tuned — we’ve got even more powerful gatherings ahead in 2026! 💫

10/10/2025

A huge thank-you to ’s Bryan Tzeng, LPC-S, and Brian Kim, LPC-Associate for today’s powerful CEU + Networking presentation:
“Culturally Attuned: Understanding How to Work with Collectivist Communities.”

Your lived experiences brought this topic to life — reminding us to stay curious, honor the complex layers of adaptation, and normalize the lived experiences of our clients while helping them find balance between supporting their familia and authentic self.

We left grounded, inspired, and reminded that culturally responsive work starts with humility, attunement, and embodied presence.

💜 Thank you for sharing your wisdom and heart with our community!