Armstrong, T. D., Pinson, V. M., Avent-Alston, L., & Buckner, D. N. (2021, September 9). Increasing mental health utilization in Black populations during COVID-19: Clarifying clinician responsibility. Practice Innovations. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pri0000155.

Full text of the article available at:

https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2021-81442-001.pdf?sr=1

Sample of Past Topics:

• “Children and the Experience of Death”
• “Multi-Faceted Approaches to Healing Grief” (Adult- or Child-Focused)
• “Surviving Holiday Grief”
• “Integrating Spirituality in Therapy”
• “Spirituality Across the Life Span”
• “Love of God, Love of Neighbor, Love of Self: Towards a Faithful Integration of Theology and Mental Health Care”
• “Total Wellness: Blossoming in Mind, Body, Spirit, and Soul”
• “Prioritizing Self-Care for Busy Folks”
• “Psychology as a Career”
• “The Ethics of Cultural Humility”
• “Sexuality and the Church”

Invited Presentations for the Following Organizations:

• 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile (Mobile, AL)
• Alase Center for Enrichment (Durham, NC)
• Alpha Management Services (Durham, NC)
• American Baptist Churches of the South (Savannah, GA)
• American Psychological Association (New York, NY; San Francisco, CA)
• American Public Health Association (Indianapolis, IN)
• Antioch Baptist (Durham, NC)
• APPEAL (A Progressive Palliative Care Educational Curriculum for the Care of African Americans at Life’s End) Conference (Atlanta, GA)
• Apex First Baptist (Apex, NC)
• Apex School of Theology (Durham, NC)
• Area Health Education Centers (AHEC locations in Durham, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Greenville, Kinston, Goldsboro, and Wilmington, NC)
• Association of Black Psychologists (Philadelphia, PA; Los Angeles, CA; Charleston, SC; Denver, CO)
• Baptist Grove (Raleigh, NC)
• Barton College (Wilson, NC)
• Beacon Light Missionary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Black Mental Health Symposium (Charlotte, NC)
• Black Women in Business (Durham, NC)
• Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care (Hilton Head, SC)
• Carter Community School (Durham, NC)
• Centenary United Methodist (Winston-Salem, NC)
• Children’s Developmental Services Agency (Durham and Raleigh, NC)
• Children’s Spirituality Conference (River Forest, IL)
• City Well Church (Durham, NC)
• College on Problems of Drug Dependence (Acapulco, Mexico; San Juan, Puerto Rico)
• Compassionate Friends (Raleigh, NC)
• Conference on Ministry with Children (Indianapolis, IN)
• Covenant Presbyterian (Durham, NC)
• Delta Sigma Theta (Durham, NC)
• Duke Divinity School (Durham, NC)
• Duke Memorial United Methodist (Durham, NC)
• Duke Youth Academy (Durham, NC)
• Durham Chapter of The Links, Inc. (Durham, NC)
• Durham Health Summit (Durham, NC)
• Durham Nativity School (Durham, NC)
• Durham Public Schools (Durham, NC)
• Eagles’ Summit Christian Fellowship (Durham, NC)
• Ebenezer Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Elevation Baptist (Raleigh, NC)
• Emily K Center (Durham, NC)
• Faith Connections on Mental Illness (Chapel Hill, NC)
• First Calvary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• First Haitian United Methodist Church (Stamford, CT)
• Freedom House (Chapel Hill, NC)
• Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health (Fresno, CA)
• Global Scholars Academy (Durham, NC)
• Grace Bible Fellowship (Cary, NC)
• Grace Presbyterian (Winston-Salem, NC)
• Hampton University Ministers’ Conference (Hampton, VA)
• Hayes Barton United Methodist Church (Raleigh, NC)
• Healthy Start Academy (Durham, NC)
• Holland Chapel AME Zion (Apex, NC)
• Immaculata Catholic School (Durham, NC)
• Ivy Community Center (Durham, NC)
• Jack and Jill (Durham, NC Chapter)
• John Umstead Hospital (Butner, NC)
• Marine and Family Programs (Havelock, NC)
• Monument of Faith Church of God of Prophecy (Durham, NC)
• Morehead Avenue Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD)
• Morning Star Missionary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Mount Calvary United Church of Christ (Durham, NC)
• Mount Level Missionary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Mount Rowell Baptist (Union County, SC)
• NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness; Greensboro, NC)
• Nevada Psychological Association (Reno, NV)
• New Hope Association (Durham, NC)
• North Carolina Central University Department of Psychology (Durham, NC)
• North Carolina Psychological Association (Atlantic Beach, NC)
• North Carolina State University Counseling Center (Raleigh, NC)
• North Carolina Women’s Ministry Organization (Charlotte, NC)
• North East Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Nursing Leadership Conference (Antigua, West Indies)
• Orange/Person/Chatham Area Health Program (Chapel Hill, NC)
• Orange Grove Missionary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Palmetto Missionary Baptist Retreat (Myrtle Beach, SC)
• Peace Missionary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Pleasant Hill United Church of Christ (Fuquay-Varina, NC)
• Quail Ridge Books (Raleigh, NC)
• Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA)
• Reid Temple Black Family Conference (Glenn Dale, MD)
• Scarborough Nursery (Durham, NC)
• Scuppernong Books (Greensboro, NC)
• Southside Church of Christ (Durham, NC)
• St. Philips Episcopal (Durham, NC)
• Today’s Woman Organization, Inc. (Durham, NC)
• Unicorn Bereavement Center (Hillsborough, NC)
• Union Baptist (Durham, NC)
• United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist (Winston-Salem, NC)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-Department of Psychology
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—School of Law
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—School of Public Health
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—School of Social Work
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Durham, NC; Salisbury, NC)
• Veterans for Benefits Justice (Durham, NC)
• Wesley Memorial United Methodist (High Point, NC)
• West Durham Baptist (Durham, NC)
• White Rock Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Wings of Eagles (Durham, NC)

Wednesdays at the Well

A Therapist Consultation Group Focused on the Integration of Spirituality and Mental Health Practices

Facilitated by Tonya D. Armstrong, Ph.D., M.T.S., Licensed Psychologist & Minister

Meets virtually on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 12:00-12:55 pm (September to May; 2nd Wednesdays in Nov & Dec)

We use a combination of the following approaches to facilitate dialogue:

• Discussion of various theoretical frameworks and their views on spirituality
• Case consultation
• Reflection on how our own spiritual paths affect our clients

Open to all professionals and students in mental health disciplines. There is no charge for participation!