About this episode

The episode features Wayne Mertins-Brown discussing Black gay mental health and the importance of culturally competent therapy.

Wayne Mertins-Brown is a British psychotherapeutic counselor specializing in Black gay mental health and culturally competent therapy for Black LGBTQ clients. Based in Greater London, he provides one-to-one, couples, and group counseling, helping people embrace their authentic identities through inclusive, affirming mental health care. Rate, comment, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Acast , and YouTube . For more information, go to Our Black Gay Diaspora . Thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Erick Taylor Woodby

Guest: Wayne Mertins-Brown

Topics covered

• Black gay mental health
• culturally competent therapy
• LGBTQ counseling
• authentic identities
• mental health care

Keywords

• Black gay mental health
• therapy
• LGBTQ
• counseling
• mental health care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Our Black Gay Diaspora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast, YouTube

Places: Greater London

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