Shawniel Chamanlal

(She/Her/Hers)

Cheshire

BIPOC: Yes
Languages: English
Credentials: Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW)
Private/Group Pratice: Group
In person or online sessions: Both
Availability: Tuesday to Thursday 12pm to 6pm 
Age Range: 18+; Other BIPOC therapist in her practice serves Teens, Young Adults, and Adults
Sliding scale of availability: Yes
Cost per session: $150-$175
Insurance: Husky (Medicaid), Aetna, and Cigna
Race, Culture, and Idenity experience: 15 years
Specializations and/or certifications: EMDR Certified, Reiki, Cognitive behavioral therapy, and Mindfulness
Intensive Therapy Sessions: Yes, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Intensives. Especially for attachment/healing from relationship wounds.
Special Projects: Workshops, Blogs, and Group Therapy. Consultation group and 1:1 for EMDR therapist working towards certification.
Phone: (860)-385-1472
Instagram: Healing Springs Wellness
Facebook: Healing Springs Wellness

Maria Jefferson

(She/her/Hers)

West Hartford

BIPOC: Yes

Languages: English, Spanish (fluently)

Credentials: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Private/Group Practice: Private (is now growing into a group practice with Spanish speaking BIPOC therapists)

In-person or online sessions: Online

Availability: Monday &Thursday 9am-8pm and Tuesday/Wednesday 9am-4pm

Age Range: 20-45

Cost per session: $120-$320

Sliding scale of availability: When slots are available

Insurance: CT Medicaid

Race, Culture, and Identity experience: 40+

Specializations and/or certifications: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (English and Spanish), Advanced EMDR in IBT (Identity Based Trauma),Mind Body EMDR, Trauma Based Identity Dysphoria I (TBID I), Trauma Based Identity Dysmorphia II (TBID II), Gottman Method, Intimate Partner Violence, Implications for Clinical Practice and BIPOC communities.

Intensive Therapy Sessions: n/a

Special Projects: The Wounded Inner Child in Adult Relationships (next workshop on July 31st in Hartford, CT); Trauma and the Bilingual Brain; Vision Board Manifestation Workshop; Weekly lives on my Instagram page discussing various topics, destigmatizing and normalizing MH treatment in BIPOC communities

Instagram:Purpose Path

Royann Johnson

(She/her/Hers)

BIPOC: Yes

Languages: English

Credentials: Professional Counselor (LPC), Approved Clinical Supervisor-NBCC 

Private/Group Practice: Private

In-person or online sessions: Online

Availability: Monday to Friday by appointment

Age Range: 13 to 99

Sliding scale of availability: Yes

Cost per session: $150

Insurance: Anthem BCBS, Ohio Medicaid, Carelon, Medical Mutual

Race, Culture, and Identity experience: 16

Specializations and/or certifications: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Certified (EMDR), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Consultant in Training (EMDR CIT), Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP), Board Certification for Advocacy in Special Education (BCASE), Mental Health First Aid Training Instructor (MHFAT-I),Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP)

Intensive Therapy Sessions: Yes 

LinkedIn: Royann Johnson

Psychology Today:  Royann Johnson