Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

#ofcoursechallenge I'm a Black Therapist Of Course I...#ofcoursetrend #blacktherapist #trending

1 Feb 2024 · 1 min

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In a short monologue that is part of the #ofcoursechallenge social‑media trend, Dr. Jameca Cooper identifies herself as a Black therapist and outlines the distinctive, culturally informed ways she conducts therapy. She describes using expressive facial gestures, confronting clients directly, and employing a familial, cheering tone that mirrors how she would support a cousin. She notes that affectionate touch (hugs, love) is intentional and not inappropriate. Her language includes colloquial phrases like “Chile, no he didn’t,” and she regularly brings up concepts such as discrimination, oppression, misogyny, intersectionality, and microaggressions. The overall message frames these practices as natural extensions of her Black identity and therapeutic philosophy.

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I'm a Black therapist, so of course I'm gonna use facial expressions like— I'm a Black therapist, so of course I'm gonna confront my patients in therapy with phrases like, "So you're just not gonna do what we talked about doing? So you're just gonna make up your own plan? 'Cause you the therapist now." I'm a Black therapist, so of course I'm gonna cheer you on when you winning and when you doing the right thing, just like you one of my first cousins. I'm a Black therapist, so of course I'm gonna love on you and hug on you when I think you need it because that's what I do. And it's not inappropriate touching. I'm a Black therapist, so of course I'm gonna talk to my clients in therapy using phrases like, "Chile, no he didn't. Who they think you are? Better let 'em know." I'm a Black therapist, so of course I'm gonna use words in therapy like discrimination, oppression, misogyny, intersectionality, microaggressions on a regular basis.