MIAD Black Space: Group Therapy Experience (Mxn)

273 East Erie Street,Milwaukee WI 53202

15 October, 2021

Description

Black Space is a community and cultural healing circle of emotional emancipation and connection facilitated by Dr. Lia Knox. Black Space is an in-person space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black and Brown Womxn, Black and Brown LGBTQIA+, and Black and Brown Mxn. These sessions will start promptly at their scheduled times, so please arrive 10mins prior. Each participant will receive a small plant donated by Maranta Plant Shop. Friday, Oct 15th, 2021 with free food and plants from Maranta plant shop -Black and Brown Womxn: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm -Black and Brown LGBTQIA+: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm -Black and Brown Mxn: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Friday, Oct 29th, 2021 with free food and plants from Maranta plant shop -Black and Brown Womxn: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm -Black and Brown LGBTQIA+: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm -Black and Brown Mxn: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Friday, Nov 12th, 2021 with free food and plants from Maranta plant shop -Black and Brown Womxn: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm -Black and Brown LGBTQIA+: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm -Black and Brown Mxn: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm The sessions will be facilitated by Dr. Lia A. Knox is the Founder & CEO of Knox Behavioral Health Solutions (KBHS) and Co-Founder of Black Space Inc. Dr. Knox received her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. She received her master's degree in Counseling Education from Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin, and her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. Knox is a Mental Wellness Expert specializing in Cultural Competency and Organizational Health. She provides culturally relevant consultation, trainings, workshops, forums, and coaching for community, corporate, local, state, and government organizations. Dr. Knox is a highly -skilled licensed professional counselor with more than 20 years of experience providing case management and quality mental health care to underserved and under-resourced communities throughout the United States and abroad. Dr. Knox is a motivating, humorous, and energetic public speaker. She and the co-founders of Black Space Inc. have been featured on The Today Show with Carson Daley, PBS with Black Nouveau, Spectrum News One, The Sheperd Express and various other media outlets. She is the author of "The Use of Media by African American Women to Acquire Mental Health Knowledge" and has been a featured author in "Special Education Practices: Personal Narratives of African American Scholars, Educators and Related Professionals," The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education & Research, The Hawaii Journal of Medicine & Public Health," Jet Magazine, GIRLFRIENDS Health Guide for Women of Color and UMOJA Magazine. Dr. Knox currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She serves on several professional boards and committees, including Black Space Inc, the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (AACCW), Volunteers of America-WI. & MN. (VOA) and the American Heart Association Diversity & Inclusion Impact Committee, Milwaukee, WI