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Christopher Edgar-Smith

Founder of Liberating Wellness

Christopher Edgar-Smith LMSW is a Black, Queer, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Metro Detroit. Christopher’s clinical work centers serious persistent mental illness and trauma centered treatment for LGBTQIA2+ folx of color. Christopher’s therapeutic foundations support the wellness of adolescent and adult gender expansive folx as well.

 

Christopher is a member of  WPATH (and), as well as a Kink/Poly aware and affirming practitioner.  Christopher completed an undergraduate  degree at the University of Michigan-Flint, and attended the University of Minnesota, and Madonna University for his  Master of Social Work with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health.

 

Christopher utilizes Psychodynamic, Brainspotting, Narrative Therapy, CBT, and EMDR interventions treating trauma and oppression fatigue with communities navigating life in the margins

Therapeutic 
Techniques

  • Psychodynamic Therapy

  • Brain Spotting (Brain-based Therapy)

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

  • CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)

  • DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)

  • Person-Centered Therapy

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Individual Therapy 

  • Couples Therapy

  • Family Therapy

About Us

Liberating Wellness is a therapeutic practice located in Southfield, Michigan (Metro Detroit). We are licensed social workers that offer effective psychological services. 

We are openly and proudly Black and Queer and offer a safe space to LGBTQ+ people of color. 

Location

We are located in Southfield, MI but we also offer phone and Zoom therapy sessions.

21751 West 11 Mile Road

Suite 210

Southfield, MI 48076

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