Clinical Resources

Decolonizing Therapy, Jennifer Mullan, PsyD

A call to action for therapists to politicize their practice through an emotional decolonial lens. An essential work that centers colonial and historical trauma in a framework for healing, Decolonizing Therapy illuminates that all therapy is--and always has been inherently political. To better understand the mental health oppression and institutional violence that exists today, we must become familiar with the root of disembodiment from our histories, homelands, and healing practices. Only then will readers see how colonial, historical, and intergenerational legacies have always played a role in the treatment of mental health. This book is the emotional companion and guide to decolonization. It is an invitation for Eurocentrically trained clinicians to acknowledge privileged and oppressed parts while relearning what we thought we knew. Ignoring collective global trauma makes delivering effective therapy impossible; not knowing how to interrogate privilege (as a therapist, client, or both) makes healing elusive; and shying away from understanding how we as professionals may be participating in oppression is irresponsible.

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Group Dynamics Resources

Racial and Cultural Dynamics in Group and Organizational Life, Mary B. McRae & Ellen L. Short

This book presents a theoretical framework for understanding leadership and authority in group and organizational life. Using relational psychoanalytic and systems theory, the authors examine conscious and unconscious processes as they relate to racial and cultural issues in the formation and maintenance of groups. Unique among group dynamics texts, the book explores aspects of racial and cultural influences in every chapter. Readers will enhance their analytic and practice skills in addressing factors that impact diverse groups and organizations, including ethical considerations, social roles, strategies for leadership, dynamics of entering and joining, and termination.

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What We're Reading This Month

(September 2025)

Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid

Joan Goodwin, an ambitious physicist who becomes one of the first female NASA astronauts in the 1980s, finds both professional and personal love in the process. The book follows Joan's journey to the Johnson Space Center, alternating between past and present-day timelines, and explores themes of ambition, love, and the transformative power of relationships amidst the dangers of space exploration. 

Longboarders' in-house Book Club meets once a month.