Black youth find solace in mental health therapy with a focus on race and belonging

Therapists at New Beginnings Counseling Center in Madison provide one-on-one and group sessions for Black and multiracial children to nurture their identity and feelings of community while confronting challenges of racism in their lives.

One day a week, 15-year-old KJ has the same after-school routine: He travels 30 minutes to the New Beginnings Counseling Center in Madison for therapy. In 2019, he was seeing a white mental health therapist, but switched to New Beginnings, purposely choosing this option because a Black man leads its work...