Assistant Professor of Social Work
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Adrianna Taylor (she/her/hers) is a mama, clinician, assistant professor, and veteran military social worker. She is a LCSW in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Colorado, and Florida. She has experience partnering with folks in outpatient mental health, trauma, and substance use clinics, as well as rape crisis, women’s centers, and medical clinics. In addition to working with Veterans who experienced substance use and combat and sexual trauma, she managed a military mental health clinic for service members and dependents as an active-duty Air Force member for several years. Her private psychotherapy practice focuses on serving BIPOC, military/veterans, and HSP with experiences of trauma and anxiety. She is also a registered yoga instructor, and a tenure track assistant professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Her research focuses on using Narrative and Somatic psychotherapy practices, as well as engaged and liberatory pedagogy to heal the impacts of intergenerational and historical trauma on Black women. Her research focuses on historical and intergenerational trauma within the Black community, specifically centering narratives and healing the relationship between adult Black mothers and daughters through the lens of Critical Race Feminism, Black Feminism, and Afrocentricity. Dr. Taylor is a proud military brat and Veteran. And her most important role in this world is mama to a precious baby girl named Justice.
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