Latonya M Summers

LaTonya M. Summers, PhD, LMHC, LCMHC-S, is an award-winning assistant professor of clinical mental health counseling at Jacksonville University. There, she brings over 26 years of clinical mental health and addictions counseling eperience and conducts research on multicultural issues in counseling and supervision. She has examined the impact of power, race, and gender on cross-racial interactions; natural hair bias and upward mobility in the workplace; clinical mental health needs of Black clients; and culturally specific professional development. Her work is featured in scholarly journals and at international and national professional conferences. Summers founded the national annual Black Mental Health Symposium, a conference aimed to equip mental health professionals with culturally-specific skills to improve mental wellness in Black communities. She is the publisher of Black Mental Health Today Magazine. Dr. Summers has been featured in O Magazine on the subject of authenticity in the workplace; and conducted a TEDx Talk entitled Know Pain, Know Gain https: //youtu.be/9b6pnlmR0-I.