
Akilah Riley-Richardson, MSW, CCTP, is a couples therapist, published researcher, and Relational Healing Facilitator with over 16 years of experience. She specializes in working with couples—including those practicing consensual non-monogamy—and supporting sexual and racial minorities across the Caribbean and internationally.She is the founder of the BIPOC Relational Healing Institute and creator of the P.R.I.D.E. Model.Akilah is the author of Marginalized Couples in Therapy: Interventions for Healing from Systemic Trauma (2026), which offers culturally responsive frameworks and practical tools for working with BIPOC and LGBTQI couples impacted by systemic oppression.She has consulted with organizations such as NASTAD, the Relational Life Institute, I-TECH, and Caribbean Vulnerable Communities, and has presented at major psychotherapy and mental health conferences.In This Episodehttps://akilahrileyrichardson.com/Marginalized Couples in Therapy: Interventions for Healing from Systemic Trauma Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you for listening!If you want to support the show, I've got three options and every bit helps.$5.00 PayPalhttps://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NPKS32G8KVSN2$10.00 PayPalhttps://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/495AMDFXQFC3L$15.00 PayPalhttps://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/M7V5RREUKVD8JThank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Rebound - https://hellorebound.com/ttBeducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2629-traumatherapist
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