Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive Mental Health – Hayden Dawes, LCSW

Episode 41
Guest: Hayden Dawes, LCSW
Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW

Hayden Dawes, a PhD student, therapist, and clinical social worker in Greensboro, North Carolina, shares his work addressing mental health disparities and promoting culturally humble, anti-racist clinical practice. He discusses the importance of talking openly about race, racism, and systemic oppression in therapy—and doing the inner work to recognize internalized oppression and privilege. Hayden explains his approach to training clinicians and supporting clients, particularly people of color and LGBTQIA communities, in identifying when "the oppressor is speaking." The conversation also explores how white therapists can and must engage white clients in conversations about racism.

In this episode:

• Addressing mental health disparities through cultural humility and anti-racist clinical practice
• The need to talk about race, racism, and systemic oppression within the clinical setting
• How internalized oppression shows up in clients and how to identify when "the oppressor is speaking"
• Why white therapists must engage white clients in conversations about race and racism
• The connection between clinical practice, identity, and structural analysis

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