Relational Healing & the Global South: A Conversation with Akilah Riley-Richardson

How to be a better therapist when working with systemic trauma and relational fractures? These high-level challenges require more than textbook theory; they require mentorship and a bridge between training and transformation.

Therapy Wisdom Podcast host Brian Spielmann, founding CEO of Academy of Therapy Wisdom, a leading continuing education platform for clinicians, welcomes relational healing and trauma expert Akilah Riley-Richardson, MSW, CCTP.

Akilah shares her journey from her roots in Trinidad and Tobago to becoming a leading voice in decolonizing clinical practice. Discover how to integrate the "Internalized Oppression" model and "Ifa" traditions into modern trauma therapy training.

Key Takeaways & Answer Blocks:

• Beyond the Western Lens: How to bring ancestral wisdom and Global South perspectives into the therapy room.
• The P.R.I.D.E. Model: Akilah’s framework for repairing relational fractures through systemic awareness.
• Somatic Social Justice: Why the body holds generational history and how to treat it.
• Practical Mentorship: These experts share how they did it inside our intimate conversation about starting and growing successful practices.

Links: Watch Akilah's free webinar, Liberatory Connections: Healing the Impact of Systemic Trauma in Couples Therapy

Hosted by Brian Spielmann, founder of Academy of Therapy Wisdom (www.therapywisdom.com).