Healing From the Whiteness Mindset (with Jonathan Mathias Lassiter)

What if some of the ideas normalized in the practice of psychology are actually causing harm?

Psychologist Jonathan Mathias Lassiter joins Blair to uncover the white/Eurocentric assumptions embedded in the field of psychology. They talk about racism in the therapy room, the bizarre “diversity project” Lassiter had to complete as a doctoral student, unlearning queerphobia, finding the right therapist, and more.

Lassiter is author of How I Know White People Are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist.

Full transcript is available here at relationscapes.org.

About the Guest

Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and educator. Dr. Lassiter has been featured in NBC, PBS, Sirius XM, Forbes, and more. His psychotherapy practice is based in New York City. His book is called How I Know White People Are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist. Find him at jonathanmlassiter.com.