When we first started The Ladipo Group in 2004, our clients would tell us how much they loved us but said that they weren’t going to refer anyone to us because they didn’t want to tell people that they were in therapy. That has significantly changed over the years, as many of our new clients are referrals from existing clients!
Yet, we understand that for many, there is still hesitation about going to therapy. The most important determining factor in whether or not therapy will be successful depends on how much you like and trust your therapist. It sounds simple but if you don’t like or trust your therapist, their education, degree, clinical training and expertise don’t matter because you won’t trust them.
Most of our clients come to us to discuss anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, loneliness, relationship issues, stress at work, and family challenges. It’s easier to open up to a therapist who has also experienced walking through the world as a Black person. This isn’t to say that we are all the same as we’re not. We are an incredibly diverse community of Black folks. We have different hues and hair textures, different genders, professions, religions, economic backgrounds, ages, sexualities, and many other parts of us that make us who we are.
When you come to The Ladipo Group for therapy, you are coming to a place that sees and values all of you.