Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy for BIPOC Communities

Pavna K. Sodhi, EdD (she/her), is a registered psychotherapist, author, and adjunct professor residing in Ontario, Canada. Dr. Sodhi’s research spans over 25 years with specialization in immigrant and BIPOC mental health, multicultural counselling, and trauma-informed care. She credits her Punjabi-Sikh upbringing and lived experience for her continued interest in these timely topics. As a productive ally, she takes pride in decentring systemic racism, breaking barriers, and encouraging others to be culturally responsive.

Introduction to Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy for BIPOC Communities: Decolonizing Mental Health

Part I: Dismantling and Understanding Trauma

Introduction

Chapter 1: Defining and Naming Trauma

Chapter 2: Myths and Types of Trauma

Chapter 3: Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy

Part 2 Deconstructing Systemic Racism

Introduction

Chapter 4: Conceptualizing Racism

Chapter 5: Levels, Forms, and Movements of Racism

Chapter 6: Mental Health Implications and Developing an Antiracist Stance

Part 3 Listening to Intergenerational BIPOC Narratives

Introduction

Narratives by Black, Indigenous, South Asian, Latine, and Asian individuals:

Jamal, Mikom, Prem, Isla, and Yin.

Part 4 Navigating Clinical Interventions: Linking Theory to Practice

Introduction

Chapter 7: Decolonizing Mental Health Practices

Chapter 8: Inclusion and Healing Therapy

Chapter 9: Revisiting BIPOC Narratives

Part 5 Concluding Thoughts and Offerings

Chapter 10: Sustaining Healing through Community Care and Self Care