Interested in therapy?

Good day!

I am so glad you stopped by here.

Therapy, simply talking to a person that is committed to coming alongside you with empathy, compassion, and understanding, is an important tool that can be a stepping stone to continued healing. One of the reasons I decided to commence a second Master’s degree, this time in social work, was because I realized there are not enough Black woman therapists. This is problematic for several reasons, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)/People of Color (POC)/People of the Global Majority (PGM) tend to have disparities when attempting to access mental health services compared to non-BIPOC/POC/PGM. Many in this population are already reluctant to seek mental health treatment especially if their practitioner is not culturally humble and aware of specific issues that BIPOC/POC/PGM contend with. Moreover, there’s still significant stigma and judgment about mental health concerns and I am doing my part to attempt to smash the stigma.

My specialty is treating mental health concerns through individual therapy in a holistic manner, emphasizing trauma work utilizing various options of evidence-based psychotherapy. In addition, I hope to come alongside Black women, Black folks, and members of the LGBTQ+ community in their healing journeys. In an effort to build a trusting relationship, or therapeutic relationship/alliance, I request that all clients are willing to schedule at least 10-12 sessions as therapy works better that way. We can check in together at the end of that time to see where we are and where we would like to go.

I hope that you will schedule your first 50-55 minute therapy session, or conscious + aligned conversation, so that we can start to build our therapeutic alliance.

And remember, you are worth talking through your life experiences so that you can heal, grow, and blossom.

I am currently licensed in Michigan, Colorado, and Massachusetts.

If you are interested in connecting, email me at chidimma@consciousandaligned.com.

with clarity + care,

Dr Chidimma

Chidimma Ozor Commer, PhD, LMSW

About my educational background…

I hold a PhD in Global Inclusion and Social Development from UMass Boston (2024). My dissertation explored white saviorism, conscious consumerism, and transracial adoption through a Black feminist lens — because “good intentions” are not the same thing as justice.

Before that, I earned my MSW from the University of Michigan (Interpersonal Practice, Health concentration), where I deepened my clinical training and sharpened my understanding of how systems shape people — and how people survive systems.

I also hold a Master’s in Liberal Studies (Organizations) and a BA in Organizational Studies — both from the University of Michigan.

Translation? I understand people. I understand systems. I understand power. I understand healing.

And I don’t just understand it academically — I’ve lived it.

I belong in this work. And if you’re here, you probably do too.