Empowerment into Practice with Dr. La Tanya Takla

This interactive workshop will define empowerment in terms of healthy patterns that Black people can cultivate to create and sustain psychological wellness. Discover daily actions that can develop healthy emotional patterns, build self-awareness, and validate experiences of belonging. Workshop participants will develop a plan to include empowerment practices that can be turned into a daily routine and used as tips on how to support the empowerment of others.

Dr. La Tanya Takla is an Educational Psychologist as well as a dually Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California. Dr. Takla has been a licensed mental health provider for over a decade and works with a broad spectrum of clients. In addition to clinical practice, she is an Associate Professor at the University of Phoenix and teaches in the Master’s in Professional Counseling Program. Dr. Takla is the Director of Spark Center’s Inclusive Mental Health Initiative. She facilitates training for therapists who work with ethnic minorities as well as provides consultation for therapists. Dr. Takla regularly conducts groups and workshops for the unique needs of clients including: Healing from Race-Based Trauma and Stress as well as psychoeducation for grief, loss, and coping. Dr. Takla is passionate about providing culturally informed responsive services.

This workshop is presented by Soul Space; funded by a Sacramento County Behavioral Health Services Time-Limited Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Community-Driven grant, with the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), Prop. 63 PEI funds administered through the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA).