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We are a team of highly skilled psychologists who provide social justice oriented psychotherapeutic support and DEI consulting to a diverse clientele and specialize in working with Black professionals and other People of Color.

Meet Deeper Than Color! We ain’t ya mama’s psychology practice (though we could be)! And we definitely ain’t no VC-funde...
10/04/2026

Meet Deeper Than Color!
We ain’t ya mama’s psychology practice (though we could be)! And we definitely ain’t no VC-funded tech company mining your data or an insurance company pretending to make therapy accessible while steadily trying to make it cheap and ineffective.

We are a team of dedicated psychologists and associates who have dedicated our careers to healing our communities. We know that means that we have to see the whole you and help you navigate the systems of oppression that we contend with!

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10/02/2026

Are you a Black professional currently in the midst of a job search or professional transition looking for support, resources, and community?

Dr. Jacqueline Benson here at Deeper Than Color is starting a Black Professional Support Group! This will be a pay what you can structure for Black job seekers to swap experiences during a challenging time in the professional field.

Interested? Please fill out this form and our admin staff will reaxh out soon: https://forms.gle/fcbmcjVNa7rL1iQY6

Why your environment matters more than you might think (and what happens when they aren’t built FOR you??), from License...
09/30/2026

Why your environment matters more than you might think (and what happens when they aren’t built FOR you??), from Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Cheryl Ellis 🤔✍🏽🌿

Swipe through 👉🏽 and let us know in the poll below:

That feeling when years of showing up for your goals becomes “fully licensed” 😎🙌🏽Please join us in congratulating Dr. Br...
09/25/2026

That feeling when years of showing up for your goals becomes “fully licensed” 😎🙌🏽

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Brianna Baker and Dr. Miguel Frank on becoming fully licensed in NY and CA, respectively! 🎉👏🏽

We are incredibly proud of Dr. Baker and this important milestone in her professional journey. Dr. Baker provides culturally responsive and affirming therapy to children ages 10+, adolescents, young adults, adults, and families, supporting clients with concerns including trauma, depression, identity, family dynamics, relationships, women’s health, and reproductive and perinatal mental health.

Her relational and trauma-informed approach reflects her commitment to creating a compassionate space where clients feel seen, understood, and supported.

Congratulations, Dr. Baker, on this well-deserved achievement! We are proud to have you as part of the Deeper Than Color team and excited to celebrate this next chapter with you!







That feeling when years of showing up for your goals becomes “fully licensed” 😎🙌🏽

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Brianna Baker and Dr. Miguel Frank on becoming fully licensed in NY and CA, respectively! 🎉👏🏽

We are incredibly proud of Dr. Frank and this important milestone in his professional journey. Dr. Frank provides culturally responsive and affirming therapy to adults 18+ and couples, supporting clients with concerns including anxiety, depression, identity, relationships, and the impact of racism, discrimination, and other life experiences.

His approach reflects his commitment to compassionate, culturally responsive care that helps clients feel seen and understood.

Congratulations, Dr. Frank, on this well-deserved achievement! We are proud to have you as part of the Deeper Than Color team and excited to celebrate this next chapter with you!





09/22/2026

MYTH: Black communities are silent regarding infertility.

Join Dr. Mayowa Obasaju, PhD as she unpacks the last myth of the series. Black communities are in fact not silent about infertility; watch the full video to hear more!

What people get wrong about trauma- according to licensed psychologist, Dr. Cheryl Ellis 🧠💭🤔Sometimes trauma doesn’t loo...
09/19/2026

What people get wrong about trauma- according to licensed psychologist, Dr. Cheryl Ellis 🧠💭🤔

Sometimes trauma doesn’t look like what you think it does… Have you ever heard of communal trauma?

Dr. Cheryl Ellis breaks down what people miss when they only think of trauma as individual, and how that can lead to treatment of the symptom— as opposed to looking at the root cause.

Swipe through 👉🏽 and tell us in the comments, which slide hit different for you?

Did this post resonate with you? Looking for more? Feel free to check Dr. Ellis’ (along with our other clinicians’ availability) by scanning the QR code, or going to the 🔗 in bio. 💫

09/10/2026

MYTH: Infertility is a weakness, punishment, and is always the woman’s fault.

We are back discussing and unpacking some of the harmful myths that affect Black birthing peoples’ fertility and infertility journeys.

If you have another myth you’ve heard of, put it in the chat and Dr. Mayowa Obasaju might unpack it!

08/21/2026

MYTH: Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) is only for married, heterosexual Black couples.

Listen as Dr. Mayowa Obasaju, PhD unpacks and debunks this harmful myth so that we may push back against barriers to care & support people in their infertility journeys.

Share other myths you’ve heard in the comments below and Dr. Mayowa may unpack them!

08/17/2026

MYTH: Black people don’t use assisted reproductive technologies.

Dr. Mayowa is back, unpacking the myth that Black oriole don’t use ART (assisted reproductive technologies).

Share other myths you have heard in the comments below.

08/13/2026

MYTH: Black people don’t experience infertility.

In this video, we’re unpacking the harmful myth that Black people don’t experience infertility and we explore what’s behind it with one of our clinicians, Dr. Mayowa Obasaju, PhD.

Watch the video to learn more, challenge the myth, and make space for Black birthing peoples’ fertility and infertility journeys.

Heard another myth? Share it in the comments and we might discuss it over the next few weeks.

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