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We know taking care of ourselves matters. But when we can’t summon the energy to do the most basic tasks, one of the first acts of self-care can be simply asking for help. For skilled support, psychotherapy is one of the most successful and cost-effective methods to treat a broad spectrum of psychiatric conditions.
On top of all of its benefits, therapy can just feel really good when we openly share and our stories are met with non-judgmental acceptance–not any blankness, shame, or embarrassment. The therapeutic process can guide us back to a life we want to occupy again.
Nedra Glover Tawwab is one of our top 25 thought leaders, experts, and advocates making a difference in mental health.See 2023 Honorees
Nedra Glover Tawwab is one of our top 25 thought leaders, experts, and advocates making a difference in mental health.
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Meet Nedra Glover Tawwab
Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, relationship therapist, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tawwab is renowned within the mental health community for her radical yet simple philosophy of helping others cultivate harmonious relationships withboundary-setting.
“A lot of boundaries that we’re missing are the boundaries that we need with ourselves, around how we operate in our relationships with other people, and how we operate in our relationship with ourselves," said Tawwab in aninterview on The Verywell Mind Podcast.
Impact and Community
Tawwab realized people want help but sometimes, they’re not ready toreach out to a therapistyet. To meet people where they’re at, she created anInstagram pagethat quickly grew and went viral. Today, she regularly shares tips, techniques, and advice about relationships and mental health to her 1.8 million engaged followers.
Her ability to empathize with others set her on a path to becoming a therapist and eventually founding her own practice aligned with her values.
Therapy Offerings
For the past 15 years, Tawwab has been working with individuals and couples struggling with communication issues, dysfunctional family members, demanding workplace settings, distressing thoughts, emotional neglect, and uneven work/life balance.
She believes people who learn to name their limits and assert their needs confidently can profoundly manage their anxiety and depression.
At the heart of her group therapy practiceKaleidoscope Counseling, Tawwab and her team view therapy as a form of empowerment. They aim to generate long-term interpersonal results that last through a comprehensive mental health approach.
Tawwab focuses on varying types of therapy to serve many populations, especially Black folks wherestigma around mental healthand receiving therapy still exist.
She intertwines a wide-ranging use of modalities blended with coaching and holistic practices so there’s something for everybody—Tawwab believes we all deserve wellness, not only the ones who can afford it.
At Kaleidoscopic Counseling, they provide different services such as: individual therapy, marriage therapy,couples therapy,family therapy,EMDR, emotion-focused,trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy,dialectical behavior therapy, andyoga therapy.
Together, Tawwab and her fellow therapists teach others how to manage difficult relationships, understand manipulative and toxic behaviors, celebrate their authentic selves, and cultivate truemental strength.
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Her Philosophy
While the therapy office can be a great way to unpack trauma, Tawwab believes that taking care of our mental health can happen in a broader context and especially within non-traditional spaces and cultural circles.
She advocates for a world where trusted individuals in communities can be trained and equipped with the tools needed to spot signs of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts.
To offer advice for people who need help, Tawwab wrote a book called “Drama Free: A Guide To Managing Unhealthy Relationships” as a resource for people who are learning how to remain authentic to themselves even when they’re in a dysfunctional situation. “Letting people know that certain things are just not working for you is a really helpful way to take back your power,” she tells Verywell Mind in her podcast interview.
Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSWLetting people know that certain things are just not working for you is a really helpful way to take back your power.
Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW
Letting people know that certain things are just not working for you is a really helpful way to take back your power.
Tawwab frequently quotes the beauty of standing up for ourselves and advises others on her site to “end the struggle, speak up for what you need, and experience the freedom of being truly yourself.”
Looking to the future, Tawwab hopes to continue expanding her reach and impact in the mental health space. Through her encompassing and pragmatic approach to therapy, her focus on boundaries and self-care, and her advocacy for increased access to mental health care, she has helped many individuals and couples live happier, healthier, and fuller lives.
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