The Queer Black Mental Health Handbook: Understand Yourself, Find Joy, and Heal from Trauma (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781648414176)

Marc Campbell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida. He has worked in the counseling field for over five years. He is a part of the LGBTQ+ community and has experience working directly with LGBTQ+ youth, many of whom were homeless. As a LMHC, he had the unique experience of working as a middle school counselor, where he fought to start the first LGBTQ+ support group at a rural middle school in Central Florida. He was a panelist for Equality Florida's All Together Now Conference, which aims to secure safe learning environments for LGBTQ+ students. He was a guest speaker on Communication Skills and Body Positivity for Bros in Convo Initiative, a Black Queer-led grassroots organization focused on building community by educating and empowering queer people of color in Central Florida. He was also on the Social Justice Panel for the Central Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. His lived experience being a Black Queer licensed mental health counselor gives him a unique lens to write a workbook for parents on how to better support their queer children. You can find him on Instagram at @mentalhealthwithmarc K. Chelsea Davis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Orlando Florida. She began working in the counseling field for over 8 years as a student and professional. Being a part of the Black and LGBTQ+ community and working closely with this population has allowed Chelsea to help her clients seek understanding of how their trauma affects the mind, body and spirit. Chelsea aims to help empower members of these communities to access joy on more days than not. Chelsea has had the opportunity to work closely with the LGBTQ community providing HIV testing and Risk Prevention counseling at the University of Central Florida. After gaining insight into the disparities amongst minority and marginalized groups in healthcare, Chelsea shifted her focus to trauma earning a Trauma-Focused Hypnotherapy Certification and to help her clients process traumatic experiences through a state of relaxation and focus on the subconscious mind. In addition, Chelsea received her Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Certification to continue this healing work with a focus on the awareness of the body. She often uses somatic techniques such as mindfulness, deep breathing exercises, movement and grounding in order for her clients to learn to regulate their nervous systems. Since then Chelsea has contributed to various podcasts and online magazines such as Bustle and Women's Health to spread insight in subjects of relationships, love, and self care.