Pricing

Non-Members; $75
NYMHCA Members: $60

Continuing Education Credits

NYS LMHCs: 3.0 CE hours
NYS LMSWs and LCSWS: 3.0 CE hours
NYS LMFTs: 3.0 CE hours
NYS Licensed Psychologists: 3.0 Contact hours
NYS CASAC, CPP, CPS, CASAC-G, CPP-G, and CPGC renewal: 3.0 CE hours
NBCC Credit: 3.0 CE hours

(This is a LIVE VIRTUAL event. Access to a recording will not be available.)

Presenter
Jocelyn Joseph, LMHC

High-achieving women of color often present as successful, competent, and resilient, yet many struggle with underlying trauma, perfectionism, and the weight of societal and cultural expectations. Traditional therapy models may overlook the nuances of their experiences, leading to misattunement and ineffective interventions.

This workshop will provide clinicians with trauma-informed, culturally responsive strategies to better support high-functioning women of color in therapy. Participants will explore the intersection of identity, success, and mental health, learning how to create spaces where these clients feel truly seen, valued, and supported in their healing journey. 

Learning Objectives:

As a result of attending this course, learners will be able to:

1. Identify the unique psychological stressors faced by high-achieving women of color, including cultural expectations, racialized trauma, and perfectionism. 

2. Analyze the impact of perfectionism and high-functioning distress through a trauma-informed lens.

3. Develop therapeutic strategies to help clients unlearn survival-based coping mechanisms and embrace radical openness, rest, and self-acceptance. 

4. Explore clinician biases and countertransference when working with high-achieving clients of color, ensuring ethical and culturally competent care.

About Jocelyn Joseph

Jocelyn Joseph is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and the founder of Orenda Psychotherapy, a practice focused on supporting high-achieving women of color in navigating their mental health journeys. With a deep passion for healing and empowerment, Jocelyn works from a trauma-informed lens, helping clients heal from both individual and collective trauma, release perfectionism, and live authentically. Through her work, Jocelyn helps women of color break free from societal pressures and cultural expectations that often contribute to burnout, anxiety, and emotional suppression. She specializes in guiding clients to embrace radical openness, self-compassion, and vulnerability as essential tools for healing. Jocelyn uses a strength-based therapeutic approach, integrating evidence-based modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR, and insight-oriented strategies to address anxiety, social anxiety, and childhood trauma. Jocelyn’s approach is grounded in the belief that healing is a holistic process, one that honors the intersection of identity, culture, and personal experience. She is particularly dedicated to addressing the unique mental health challenges faced by high-functioning women of color, who often experience a silent struggle with perfectionism and the pressure to “do it all.” Her work seeks to empower these women to let go of the belief that they must carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, enabling them to cultivate lives that are both emotionally fulfilling and aligned with their true values. In addition to her clinical work, Jocelyn is committed to expanding her impact through professional development opportunities, workshops, and training programs for other clinicians. As she builds her wellness brand, Jocelyn is dedicated to creating a supportive, inclusive space where women of color feel seen, heard, and empowered in their personal and collective healing journeys. Through her work, Jocelyn is striving to make mental health resources more accessible, relevant, and meaningful to the communities she serves.

The NYMHCA Institute, Inc is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0034).

The NYMHCA Institute, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0118).

The NYMHCA Institute, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed master social workers and licensed clinical social workers (#SW-0764).

The NYMHCA Institute, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0252).

The NYMHCA Institute is an authorized Education and Training Provider of the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). Training provided by The NYMHCA Institute is acceptable toward renewal credentialing for CASAC, CPP, CPS, CASAC-G, CPP-G, and CPGC credentials. (Certification Number 1431)

 The NYMHCA Institute, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7407. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The NYMHCA Institute, Inc.is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.