In the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year, mental health experts across the country say they have seen African-Americans, whose skepticism of therapy has been documented by research, seeking it in growing numbers.
Jamil and Sara Stamschror-Lott, the founders of Creative Kuponya, a mental health practice in Minneapolis, said the demand for therapy had 鈥済one through the roof鈥� over the past year. The couple said 31 percent of their practice鈥檚 clients are Black.
鈥淲e鈥檝e seen everything that the nation has seen from afar, from folks in civil unrest and devastation, despair,鈥� said Mr. Stamschror-Lott. The couple said that some residents were overwhelmed and exhausted by the events of the past year, and that there remained a 鈥済reat deal of pain and trauma.鈥�
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