Shawna Murray-Browne, LCSW-C
Shawna Murray-Browne, LCSW-C is an award-winning community healer, national speaker, and Liberation-Focused, Mind-Body Medicine Practitioner. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Kindred Community Healing and the Principal Consultant at Kindred Wellness LLC. Trained as an integrative psychotherapist, Shawna has created life-changing, community-based sacred spaces, honoring culture, to equip Black women, youth, and change-makers with the tools to heal themselves.
A fierce advocate for racial equity in mental health care, Shawna guides professionals and organizations in nourishing a culture of mindfulness, anti-racism and impact. Intuitive, authentic and high energy, she is committed to helping community reclaim collective wisdom to triumph the effects of historic and present day trauma. Shawna was named by The Huffington Post as one of the “Ten Black Female Therapists You Should Know,” featured on a segment of Good Morning Washington and was a two-time guest on the popular, Therapy for Black Girls podcast.
Shawna is currently pursuing her PhD in Social Work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore where she earned her Masters in Social Work. She gained her Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Family Science from the University of Maryland, College Park. Dedicated to continued growth, her practice in QiGong, African spiritual traditions and sitting at the feet of elders maintain. She lives in Baltimore with her husband and her two year old daughter.
Billie Shabazz, LMSW
Billie Shabazz, LGSW holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from Morgan State University and a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies & Community Development from Towson University. A mental health clinician at a Baltimore based non-profit, Billie has over five years of experience supporting and serving victims and survivors of gender based violence. She has channeled her dedication to this field through her work with several organizations supporting survivors through providing direct services, conducting advocacy work, community education, program development and management. Working with survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault and human trafficking is her passion.
Billie has trained local churches, community groups, college students and professionals on the following community issues: local statistics and findings related to IPV and sexual assault; the indicators of gender based violence; best practices when serving survivors; and the impact of vicarious trauma.
Amidst her work in mental health, Billie is currently the #HealASista Community Advisor for Kindred Wellness, where she facilitates Mindful Sista Circles monthly, engages women online in The #HealASista Project: Sista Space and is the Go-To for questions about EVOLVE. She strongly believes in the power of mindfulness to support survivors on their journey to healing and recovery from their traumatic experiences. Email Billie@HealASista.com or call 410-870-9228.
Chaia Grubbs, LCSW-C
Sandi Evans
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