Dr. Vinetra King is an African American mom and trauma informed clinical child and adolescent psychologist who strives to deliver culturally competent care to high risk children and their families.
Her specialties include school mental health, child and adolescent trauma, and adolescent substance use and she has expertise working in schools, primary care, and juvenile justice settings.
In her practice she recognized how various “gold standard” assessments, therapeutic modalities, and practices didn’t take into account the unique needs and dynamics of African American children and their families.
Additionally the stigma that is often associated with mental health care in the Black community often prevents children and families from seeking help when they need it and our inequitable health care system in the U.S., especially in poorer states like Alabama, creates an additional barrier to African American families when they want to access mental health care.
There is a huge need for safe spaces for African American children and families to feel welcomed, considered, and understood and ParentingCulture does just that.
