Special Guest Jamilah Lemieux: Deciding to Take your Kid to Therapy

Today’s bonus episode is with special guest Jamilah Lemieux, and it’s all about therapy. Leslie and Jamilah discuss things like figuring out when to take your child to therapy, how to find therapists for all needs, how to talk to your kids about taking them to therapy, and more  If you’re curious about therapy, for yourself or your kids or both, be sure to check out our resources. With some help, anyone can begin the journey to a better self.

About the guests: Jamilah Lemieux is an American writer, cultural critic, and editor. She rose to prominence for her blog, The Beautiful Struggler. She has worked for Ebony, Cassius Magazine, and Interactive One, part of Radio One, Inc. Lemieux currently writes a parenting column and co-hosts for Slate's Care and Feeding Podcast formerly known as Mom & Dad Are Fighting.

Resources:

• Resources for finding therapy
  • Jed Foundation’s How to find  a culturally competent therapist which provides many resources for finding a therapist of color
    • Therapy for Black Girls
  • Psychology Today is a nationwide directory for therapists that can be sorted by location, insurance, specialty, and more.
• What Good is Therapy:  An article about the balance of insight and change as goals for therapy
• What kind of therapy do I need? A general review of the types of therapy, the types of therapists and other questions
• A Glossary of Therapy Approaches and Modalities A very extensive list of the types of therapy modalities.
• Five Tips to Discuss Therapy with Their Child Handout by Andrea Dorn

Listen to Leslie’s guest appearances on Slate’s Mom and Dad are Fighting Podcast 

• My Kid Refuses Therapy. I Think She Needs It   Slates parenting podcast on helping your kid feel better…and feel heard.  July 20,2023
• Is My Child a Monster?  Slate’s parenting podcast on what we can learn from family therapy. July 24, 2023

Leslie-ism:   Take the time to learn about therapy so you can recognize a good fit

For a full transcript of this episode and more information about the host visit https://lesliecohenrubury.com/podcasts/ . You can also follow Leslie’s work on Facebook and Instagram. Join the conversation with your own questions and parenting experiences around holiday issues at Is My Child A Monster? Parenting Commu