"Archer shares with gratitude this book in which practicing clinicians, student clinicians, researchers, and/or racialized survivors can see ourselves and our roles in using anti-racism to transform this world."

Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Boston University

Board Member of the Center for Institutional Courage

Author of The Cultural Betrayal of Black Women & Girls: A Black Feminist Approach to Healing from Sexual Abuse

"If you are a practitioner that has wanted to see that there are ways to be person centered, culturally responsive, and effective, this book is where Archer speaks truth to power ... This is a must read for practitioners in training and will be included in my future courses."

Daicia Price, PhD, LMSW, QMHP, CMHP

Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work

Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

University of Michigan School of Social Work

"This groundbreaking text and its corresponding curriculum should be incorporated into every graduate program in our field...David Archer is a visionary for our times, a "revolutionary therapist" in the best sense. I am honored to learn from and be led by him."

Gayle A. Cordes, MBA, MC, DBH

Graduate Faculty

Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies

Trauma Subject Matter Expert

Learn the connections between social identity, racial trauma, and mental health. With empathy and expertise, Archer encourages us to explore complex trauma through an Anti-Racist Psychotherapy lens. In his down-to-earth style, mixing personal stories and therapeutic insights, Archer welcomes you on a transformational journey that's fresh, comprehensive, and unapologetically anti-oppressive. This book isn't just to be read; it's a new paradigm to help all people get the healing they deserve.

David Archer, MSW, MFT, is an anti-racist psychotherapist from Montreal, Canada (Tiohtià ke). Mr. Archer is also a clinical social worker, couple and family therapist and an advocate for racially oppressed, LGBTQ+ and equity seeking people around the world.