My name is Janaya Williams, LCSW. B You Therapy seeks to provide a therapeutic space to process your experiences and supporting navigation of those experiences of the intersection of multiple identities, with an aim to provide support, coping skills, building a safe and affirming community, and foster individual and collective strength and resiliency in self and group growth.

 I provide and incorporate when culture, social justice, racially trauma informed, person-centered, and strength based approaches to my work including exploration of intersectional issues impacting BIPOC in work with clients, and engage in conversations around experiences of racism, anti-blackness, processing of those experiences, and working with the client towards avenues of resolve and support.

The focus is to recognize you as a whole individual while bringing strong awareness to identity within the healing process.

Calm. Connected. Real.

Education:

• BA in Forensic Psychology – John Jay College

• MSW – Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College

• Studying: Black, Race and Ethnic Studies, Graduate Center, CUNY

• Group facilitator and clinician for BIPOC and QTBIPOC Groups

My approach to therapy

My style is adaptive, trauma-informed, and strength-based. I center the voices and experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, QTBIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ individuals and work collaboratively with:

• Adolescents, adults, couples and groups

• People navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, substance use

• Justice-involved individuals

• Folks living with HIV/AIDS or chronic stressors

I use:

• CBT, TF-CBT, narrative therapy, and motivational interviewing

• Sex- and body-positive frameworks

• Culturally attuned, affirming, anti-oppressive practices