Maryland Counseling Association Conference 2017 – PerceptA Therapeutic & Training Center, LLC

Dr. Chioma Anah, ATR, LCPC-S, NCC, ACS, Founder & CEO of PerceptA Therapeutic & Training Center, LLC, was honored to facilitate and lead the Education Session- Real Talk: Courageous Dialogue with Women of Color in the Professional Counseling Field– at the 2017 Annual Maryland Counseling Association (MCA) Conference in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, November 4, 2017.

This presentation was inspired by a panel discussion facilitated by Dr. Michelle Mitcham at the 2015 Annual American Counseling Association conference, where the focus was on Counselor Educators and Administrators in Higher Education.

The MCA 2017 Conference Education Session, facilitated by Dr. Chioma Anah, focused (as illustrated in the MCA 2017 Conference program brochure) primarily on:

Women of Color who have earned doctoral degrees in counseling, shared their lived experiences in their varying positions as professionals in the field of counseling. Presenters discussed their intersectional identities; illuminated their struggles and challenges with social barriers, racism and sexism; as well as their unique and transformative ways of coping, surviving, and thriving. Presenters also shared their strategies for empowerment, success, and professional growth.

2017 MCA Conference, “Real Talk: Courageous Dialogue with Women of Color in the Professional Counseling Field (November 4, 2017).

Panel of Presenters: Dr. Chioma Anah, Dr. Donna Shannon, Dr. Danielle LaSure-Bryant, Dr. Deidra Sorrell, Dr. Kizzy Pittrell, Dr. LaShaunna Lipscomb, & Dr. Eunice Humphrey.

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Based on the positive feedback from the audiences/attendees, more courageous discussions by Women of Color will continue in upcoming workshops and conferences.

2017 Maryland Counseling Association Conference-Panel Presenters. Women of Color in Professional Counseling (November 4, 2017).

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Chioma Anah, Ed.D., ATR, NCC, LCPC, ACS

Dr. Chioma Anah is the Founder and CEO of PerceptA Therapeutic & Training Center, LLC, Maryland. She holds a Doctorate of Education (EdD) in Counseling Psychology, is a NCC & LCPC- Maryland, and has over 15 years experience in the field of counseling working with adults and adolescents. Dr. Anah is also an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), a Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor in the State of Maryland, and a credentialed Art Therapist. Her research interests and topics include supervision, racial & social justice, the psychology of racism, racial microaggressions and multicultural issues in counseling.

The Man In The Arena Theodore Roosevelt (April 23,1910)

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do deeds; who knows great enthusiasm, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." -Roosevelt (1910)

Multicultural Counseling

"As a clinician of Color, I am deeply connected to social justice and multicultural issues in counseling. The emergence of the multicultural competence movement in counseling has been the direct result of the growing recognition of the negative psychological consequences and impact of oppression and racism in the lives of People of Color. More recently, many counselors have been working to identify and utilize more effective interventions to address these issues in multicultural counseling and bring about social change. The cornerstone of my practice has been to address these issues in my work with clients from diverse backgrounds, as well as in my role as supervisor and educator in the field of counseling." - Dr. Chioma Anah, 2012

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Category: Maryland Counseling Association Conference 2017

Dr. Chioma Anah Leads “Real Talk: Courageous Dialogue with Women of Color in the Professional Counseling Field” at The 2017 Annual Maryland Counseling Association Conference