about us
Meet the Black Therapist & Company Team
Providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed mental health care, consultation, and education that centers the lived experiences of Black, Latino/a/x, Indigenous, and other communities of color in Oregon, Washington, Texas, and New York.
our mission
Cultural and Linguistic Specific Mental Health Services, Clinical Consultation / Supervision, and Educational Programs
The mission of Black Therapist & Company is to create equitable access to mental health, consultation/clinical supervision, and educational programs for all with unique expertise for Black, Latino/a/e, Indigenous and other people of color. This mission is achieved by having providers of similar lived experiences and ethnicity as the targeted population, who provide person-centered-anti-racist, culturally-specific, trauma-informed, decolonized care and services.
Our therapists support children, adolescents, and adults navigating trauma including PTSD, anxiety, depression, substance use disorder and life transitions. We also provide couples, marriage and family counseling, parenting support, and psychotherapy services to all while honoring the unique needs of Black, Indigenous and other people of color communities.
We are committed to serving diverse communities, including Black, Latina/o/x, Afro-Caribbean, and multilingual populations, with services available in languages such as Haitian-Creole, Spanish and Arabic.
Our physical office is located in Beaverton, Oregon. However, services are provided throughout the state of Oregon, Washington, Texas, and New York with use of HIPPA compliant technology.
~ Normalizing rather than pathologizing ~
Meet the Team
Learn more about our therapists and staff members behind Black Therapist & Company.
Providers
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Dr. Rosemarie Hemmings, LCSW, LICSW, CCTP-ll
CEO/Owner
Licensed in Oregon, Washington, Texas and New York
As the CEO and owner, she brings over 30 years of social work experience to her private psychotherapy practice, specializing in advanced trauma clinical care, structural family therapy (including couple's therapy), and multicultural counseling for BIPOC and those with other identities.
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Olivia Bormann, MSW, CSWA
Psychotherapist Associate
Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate in Oregon
Clinical Supervisor: Christine Watson, LCSW, LICSW
She identifies as a queer and biracial psychotherapist associate who utilizes collaborative modalities like psychodynamic and narrative therapy to support adults, college students, and couples navigating trauma, abuse, dissociative disorders, and relationship conflict.
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Yasharet Lopez Valencia, LCSW, LICSW
Psychotherapist/Task Supervisor/Oregon Approved CSWA Supervisor
Licensed in Oregon, Washington
She is a bilingual (Spanish/English) therapist and supervisor who specializes in trauma-focused therapy, a mind-body-soul approach to healing, and culturally responsive care for Latino/a/x and those with other identities.
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Antoun Kehdi, LCSW
Psychotherapist
Licensed in Oregon
He is a bilingual (Arabic/English) psychotherapist with a trauma practice specialization who designs tailored, multidimensional therapy plans using cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused methods to foster personal growth and address social injustice.
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Levin Manabat, LCSW, LICSW, LISW, LISW-CP, CSW-PIP, LSCSW
Psychotherapist
Licensed in Oregon, Washington, Texas
He is a trauma-focused, sex/porn addiction, decolonizing psychotherapist who integrates somatic and mindfulness techniques to support the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, and individuals healing from complex trauma.
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Zena Morehead, CSWA, CADC II, MSW, QMHP-R
Psychotherapist Associate
Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate in Oregon
Clinical Supervisor: Dr. Rosemarie Hemmings, LCSW, LICSW
She is a psychotherapist associate with a specialty in substance use disorder and utilizes collaborative modalities like psychodynamic and narrative therapy to support adults, college students, and couples navigating trauma, abuse, dissociative disorders, and relationship conflict.
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Ramata Adebawo, LCSW, LICSW
Psychotherapist/Task Supervisor/Oregon Approved CSWA Supervisor
Licensed in Oregon and Washington
She is a multilingual psychotherapist and supervisor who offers empathetic, client-centered care by combining strengths-based, cognitive-behavioral, and trauma-focused therapies to advocate for and support diverse populations.
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Christine Watson, LCSW, LICSW
Psychotherapist/Task Supervisor/Oregon Approved CSWA Supervisor
Licensed in Oregon, Texas, and Washington
She is a psychotherapist and supervisor who integrates a deep understanding of African American culture into evidence-based relationship and individual therapies to empower youth, families, and women of color facing systemic oppression.
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Katie-Renee Taylor, CSWA
Psychotherapist Associate
Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate in Oregon | Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical License in Washington
Clinical Supervisor: Dr. Rosemarie Hemmings, LCSW, LICSW | Task Supervisor: Yasharet Lopez Valencia, LCSW, LICSW
She identifies as a fluent Haitian Creole-speaking psychotherapist associate who focuses her practice on delivering compassionate, culturally competent therapy to empower children/teens (ages 7 and up), diverse young people and adults through life's challenges.
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Julie Ellerman
Administrative Assistant
She serves as an administrative assistant, leveraging a lifelong career in the medical and healthcare coordination fields to keep office operations running smoothly.
Taszia Farrington
Media, Marketing and Training Administrative Assistant
She is a media, marketing, and training administrative assistant who uses her creative background in content creation and luxury sales to build engaging community connections and project support.