Dr. Jeannette Mejia
Post-Doctoral Clinician
Clinical Interests
Broadly, Dr. Mejia interested in anti-oppressive/anti-pathological lenses and approaches to therapy and their clinical work is grounded in Black feminism, a dynamic trauma-informed approach. Dr. Mejia views clients as unique multi-dimensional beings navigating an oppressive World with intersecting identities of power, privilege, and oppression, all of which inevitably impact holistic well-being. They are passionate about inviting, joining, and interrogating healing and liberatory processes alongside multiply marginalized Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), immigrants and refugees, LGBTQIA+, low-income, first-generation students, traditional and non-traditional college students, and young adults, especially those living at the intersections of these identities/structural positions.
Dr. Mejia has an emerging wealth of experience supporting clients navigating complex and racial trauma, systemic and structural violence, identity development, relational difficulties, life transitions, grief/loss, and more. Dr. Mejia aims to co-create a therapeutic space that is gentle and empowering, where clients may feel held, seen, and heard in a World that often denies this. As a post-doctoral fellow, they are critically aware of the power they hold and are afforded by the field of psychology, and an integral part of their work includes being attuned to and accountable to this to the best of their ability. Thus, they welcome and invite clients into this process of accountability. Dr. Mejia is currently being supervised by Dr. Naomi McKenzie Greene and Dr. Kirsten Christensen as they pursue their Psychologist licensure.
Education & Training
Dr. Jeannette Mejia received a B.A. in psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston where they also completed an M.S. in Transnational Cultural and Community Studies (i.e., Critical Ethnic and Community Studies). Dr. Mejia went on to complete their Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Florida, where they were mentored and trained in a Black feminist framework under the mentorship of Dr. Della Mosley, Garrett Ross, and countless colleagues, community members, and family/friends who have supported, taught and contributed to their learning. Dr. Mejia eventually completed their pre-doctoral internship at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology (CMTP) at Boston Medical Center. Their experiences have included working with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program and Boston Medical Center Psychological Testing, where they served multiply marginalized communities (or people of the global majority), including folks navigating housing insecurity, immigrants and refugees.
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