Deeper Than Color: Social Justice & Strength-Based Psychotherapy and Consulting
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Deeper Than Color clinicians by state, licensure, services, and specialties
StateClinicianLicenses or RegistrationsAuthorizationServicesSpecialties
California
JB
Jacqueline Benson, PsyD
Licensed Psychologist
  • California #PSY32556
None listed
Individual therapy
Adults 18+, teens 13+, children 11+
Performing artists and creatives; children, teens, and adults; integrative approach drawing on psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, ACT, and TF-CBT.
California
DB
Derrick Bines, PhD
Registered Psychological Associate
  • California #PSB94029613
None listed
Individual therapy
Adults 18+
Racialized stress, identity development, anxiety, depression, men’s issues, perfectionism, self-esteem, life and career transitions, family dynamics; interpersonal and CBT approaches.
California
MC
Mar Chung, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
  • California #PSY33470
None listed
Individual therapy
Adults 18+
Sliding scale available
Asian American and other BIPOC clients, especially queer and/or trans clients; shame, perfectionism, procrastination, self-acceptance, family of origin, social anxiety, codependency; ACT, DBT, and humanistic approaches.
California
SE
Shanara Ellis, PsyD
Registered Psychological Associate
  • California #PSB94029502
None listed
Individual therapy; families and parents
Adults 18+
Perinatal and postpartum adjustment, trauma recovery, medical trauma, anxiety, depression, racial stress, identity transitions; BIPOC women and birthing people.
California
MF
Miguel Frank, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
  • California #36846
None listed
Individual and couples therapy
Adults 18+
Sliding scale available
Anxiety and depression; racial, gender, and sexual identity; partner and family relationships; BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ clients; solution-focused and CBT approaches.
California
NM
Nekolas Milton, Psy.D.
Registered Psychological Associate
  • California #PSB94027036
None listed
Individual and group therapy; couples and family therapy
Children 6+, teens, adults 18+
Sliding scale available
Anxiety, depression, ongoing trauma; play therapy for children; family systems; humanistic, multicultural, mindfulness, and CBT approaches.
California
LO
Leah Oliver, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
  • California #PSY33098
None listed
Individual therapy
Adults 18+, teens 16+
Sliding scale available
Mixed-race, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ clients; chronic relational trauma; families affected by parental substance addiction; first-generation and international students, artists, educators; relational-psychodynamic and liberatory approaches.
California
KP
Konjit V. Page, Ph.D.
Registered Psychological Associate
  • California #PSB94025954
None listed
Individual, couples, family, and multi-partnered relationship therapy
Adults 18+
Inclusive relationship therapy; BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities; East African and African diaspora clients; racial and sexual identity development; relational-cultural narrative therapy and CBT.
CaliforniaNew York
BP
Bedford Palmer II, PhDFounder & CEO
Licensed Psychologist
  • California #PSY28058
  • New York #027418
None listed
Individual therapy
Adults 18+
Culturally specific, strengths-based therapy; CBT with attention to environment and social support.
CaliforniaDistrict of ColumbiaVirginia
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Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, 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, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

RR
Rashika Rentie, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
  • California #PSY32736
  • Virginia #0810005032
  • District of Columbia #PSY1001089
PSYPACTAPIT-10272
Individual, couples, and family therapy
Adolescents 11+, adults 18+
Trauma and attachment; somatic and psychodynamic approaches; early adolescents and middle-aged adults; autism testing and executive functioning; psychological and forensic evaluation experience; community work with returning citizens.
California
CT
Cathy A. Thompson, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
  • California #PSY17056
None listed
Individual, couples, and group therapy; family and multi-partnered relationship therapy
Adults 18+
Sliding scale available
BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and other marginalized communities; biracial and racial identity; psychology of women; strengths-based, culturally responsive care; humanistic, dynamic, CBT, and multicultural feminist approaches.
Connecticut
CE
Cheryl Ellis, PsyD
Licensed Psychologist
  • Connecticut #2512
None listed
Individual therapy; couples and family therapy
Adolescents 10+, adults 18+
Trauma (Certified Clinical Trauma Practitioner), depression, gendered and racialized stress; children, adolescents, young adults, and families; CBT, EMDR, DBT, IFS, and somatic therapies.
District of ColumbiaMaryland
+ 40 more via PSYPACT

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, 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

KJ
Kera Jones, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
  • Maryland #07308
  • District of Columbia #PSY200001744
PSYPACTAPIT: 24807
Individual, couples, and multi-partnered relationship therapy; group therapy; adult psychological assessment
Teens and adults
Mindfulness-based therapy, trauma, identity exploration, systemic oppression; culturally responsive, community-driven approach; CBT and mind-body practices.
New JerseyNew York
KA
Kim Arrington, PsyD
Licensed Psychologist
  • New York #016064
  • New Jersey #35SI00441500
None listed
Individual therapy
Children 10+, adolescents, adults 18+
Depression, anxiety, ADHD, learning challenges, race-based trauma; family dynamics, cultural history, and self-esteem; psychodynamic, ACT, CBT, and mindfulness approaches.
New JerseyNew York
MO
Mayowa Obasaju, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
  • New York #019045
  • New Jersey #35SI0085000
None listed
Individual and couples therapy; group therapy
Adults 18+
Liberation psychology; racism-based trauma, grief, anxiety, depression; infertility and reproductive and perinatal experiences; LGBTQ+ and gender-expansive clients; parents and caregivers; IFS, multicultural family therapy, and CBT.
New York
BB
Brianna Baker, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
  • New York #028445
None listed
Individual and family therapy
Children 10+, adolescents, adults 18+
Trauma and intergenerational trauma; depression and mood concerns; women’s, reproductive, and perinatal mental health; identity development; family-of-origin and relational stress; psychodynamic and relational-cultural therapy.
No clinicians are currently listed for this state.

PSYPACT = Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; APIT = Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology. Clinicians seeing clients in additional states through PSYPACT are searchable with the state filter. Details are drawn from each clinician’s profile page; select a name to view it. Last updated October 2, 2026.

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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.
  • Home
  • Counseling & Wellness
    • Find a Therapist by State
    • Available Workshops & Groups >
      • GLP-1 Workshop
    • College Counseling Services
    • EAP Services
    • Kim Arrington, PsyD
    • Brianna Baker, Ph.D.
    • Jacqueline Benson, PsyD
    • Derrick Bines, PhD
    • Mar Chung, PhD
    • Cheryl Ellis, PsyD
    • Shanara Ellis, PsyD
    • Miguel Frank, Psy.D.
    • Kera Jones Ph.D.
    • Nekolas Milton, Psy.D.
    • Mayowa Obasaju, Ph.D.
    • Leah Oliver, Psy.D.
    • Konjit V. Page, Ph.D.
    • Bedford Palmer II, PhD
    • Cathy A. Thompson, PhD
    • Rashika Rentie, Ph.D.
  • Consultation & Training
    • Workshops
    • About Dr. Palmer
    • Press Kit
  • Fees & Services
  • Books by Bedford Palmer II, Ph.D.
    • Daddy Why Am I Brown
    • Black Joy
    • Speaking & Book Readings
  • Schedule a Consultation
  • We Are Hiring