Excellent and informative story.
Yes. Most importantly, a Black therapist must be well-trained in their field and has their therapist too.
Therapy is a good tool for everyone, especially for Black women in the US.
Therapy is a relationship business that works when a therapist and client have a therapeutic relationship. It takes time and energy to establish a TR; unfortunately, some therapists refrain from investing their time in clients with different backgrounds.
Not only white therapists, Black therapists raised in the affluent community may be like your former therapist.