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Culturally Responsive Therapy for Black People & People of Color

One of the most difficult and most useful things that you can do in life is to ask for help. Whether you are dealing with hard times or working to enhance your strengths, identifying and building a strong support network can be the key to your success. Asking for help can give you access to a whole other set of resources, knowledge, and expertise. Most importantly, you are choosing to work proactively towards reaching your goals. You are choosing to move forward. You are choosing to become who you ought to be.

What is Culture?

"Culture is a system of knowledge that is learned and passed on generationally through familial interactions, education, media influence, language, and all the other social interactions that we have. We use it to organize and assign meaning to our experiences of the world." - Bedford Palmer II, Ph.D.

Therapy That Understands Your Full Experience

People seek counseling for many reasons. You may be dealing with a major life change, such as a break up, looking for a new job, or dealing with loss. Or you might be managing mental health conditions, like anxiety or depression. You may think that therapy is for "crazy" people, but what does that even mean? The reality is that folks who see psychologists are just regular people struggling with common, everyday issues. Therapy can be like going to the emergency room when a crisis occurs in your life, or it can be like going to the gym in order to get stronger and stay healthy. Either way, when it comes down to it, you are doing what you need to do, in order to live the life that you want to live.

At Deeper Than Color, we specialize in therapy that meets you where you are and understands where you come from. Our clinicians are trained in evidence-based approaches and bring a culturally informed lens to every session. That means your racial and ethnic identity, your cultural background, and the social contexts that shape your life are not treated as side notes. They are central to the work.

Many of our clients come to us carrying experiences that general therapy spaces have not always known how to hold. Microaggressions at work, the stress of navigating predominantly white environments, intergenerational trauma, racial grief, or the particular pressures facing Black men, Black women, Black people across gender spectrums, and people of color at the intersection of multiple identities. Our team has the training and lived awareness to engage those experiences with both skill and care.

We serve Black and African American clients, Latino and Latina clients, Asian and Asian American clients, multiracial clients, and People of Color across a wide range of backgrounds and identities. Our therapists are affirming of all racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual identities, and offer both short and long-term care options. Telehealth sessions are available across 42 states and Washington D.C., with limited sliding scale options for those who qualify.

Strength-Based:

Strength-Based means focusing on who you are and how you have successfully navigated life up to now; and then using that insight to help you move through your current struggles.

How Our Therapy Process Works

Phone Consult

Before the first appointment, we offer a free 5 minute phone consultation with administrative staff. You will talk in order to see if the therapist is a good fit for what you are looking for in a counselor.

Initial Appointment

This initial 45-50 minute session will be a time for your therapist to really find out what's going on for you, to set goals, and to identify your expectations of therapy.

Follow-up Sessions

Follow-up sessions are typically 45-50 minutes long, though 75 minute sessions are available. Sessions are usually weekly, but can be more or less frequent

What Our Clients Come to Us For

Multicultural & Social Justice
Microaggressions | Discrimination Imposter Feelings | Identity Acculturative Stress

Anxieties
Stress | Fear | Worry Nervousness | Panic

Developmental Concerns
Adjusting to College | Life Transitions | Career Planning | Choosing a Major

Licensed Psychologist

California & PsyPact States

Dr. Cat Thompson

Licensed Psychologist

California

Now Serving PSYPACT States, including the District of Columbia!

Dr. Rashika Rentie and Dr. Kera Jones are members of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPact), which allows them to provide telepsychology services across participating states. This membership enhances her ability to offer accessible and flexible psychological care to clients in a wide range of states, including:: Alabama - Arizona - Arkansas - Colorado - Connecticut - Delaware - District of Columbia - Florida - Georgia - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Kansas - Kentucky - Maine - Maryland - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming

Administrative Team

Before the first appointment, we offer a free 5-10 minute phone consultation with administrative staff. We will talk in order to see if the therapist is a good fit for what you are looking for in a counselor.

Kathalina Richard (she/her) joined the Deeper Than Color team Summer 2024. She has a passion for uplifting marginalized voices. She has worked at local nonprofits and is an active participant in her community through volunteering. Kathalina strives to create safe and welcoming spaces where everyone feels valued and respected.

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Psychotherapy & Counseling Fees

$210 - $300 per 45-50 minute individual therapy session
$50 - $80 per 45-50 minute group therapy session
$225 - $475 per 50-80 minute family, couples, or multi-partnered relationship therapy session
Limited Sliding Scale is available to those who qualify.
We currently only accept credit cards and some HSA for payment. We do not accept insurance.
We can provide an invoice or superbill for services so you can seek reimbursement if your insurance if you are on a PPO plan.
Dr. Palmer, Dr. Benson, and Dr. Oliver accept clients from Lyra Health.
We also accept Loveland Theapy Vouchers and Mental Health Fund (MHF) for QTBIPOC Vouchers.
Payment is expected at the time of service.

We don’t work directly with insurance companies, but you may still be able to use your insurance to cover some of the cost of our services. This depends on whether you have out-of-network benefits, which means your insurance will cover part of the cost of seeing a provider who is not in their network.
To make things easier for you, we use a payment app that does all the paperwork and billing for you.

Either:
- Use the app to pay the full fee, and wait to recieve reinbursement for your covered benefit for free.
- Or pay 5% convenience fee and only pay your co-insurance. Thrizer will bill your insurance for the rest (i.e., if you have 80% coverage, then you pay 20% of your session fee and we bill your insurance company for the other 80%).

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Deeper Than Color is a group psychotherapy and psychological consulting practice founded by psychologist Bedford Palmer II, Ph.D. The practice provides culturally responsive, strength-based psychotherapy for Black people, People of Color, and clients navigating racial, cultural, identity, relational, and life-transition concerns. DTC also provides organizational consulting, training, and facilitation focused on social justice, race, identity, and organizational culture.

Culturally Responsive Therapy for Black People & People of Color​

What is Culture?

Therapy That Understands Your Full Experience

Strength-Based:

How Our Therapy Process Works

Phone Consult

Initial Appointment

Follow-up Sessions

What Our Clients Come to Us For

Our Team of Black and POC Psychologists

Dr. Bedford Palmer II

Dr. Kim Arrington

Dr. Brianna Baker

Dr. Jacqueline Benson

Dr. Derrick Bines

Dr. Mar Chung

Dr. Cheryl Ellis

Dr. Shanara Ellis

Dr. Miguel Frank

Dr. Kera Jones

Dr. Nekolas Milton

Dr. Mayowa Obasaju

Dr. Leah Oliver

Dr. Konjit Page

Dr. Rashika Rentie

Dr. Cat Thompson

Now Serving PSYPACT States, including the District of Columbia!

Administrative Team

Psychotherapy & Counseling Fees

Culturally Responsive Therapy for Black People & People of Color