Hello there! I’m
Janeé Steele
Licensed Professional Counselor, Educator, Author, and Speaker helping individuals and organizations build bridges to greater compassion and empathy. Let’s create a culture of belonging together.
Official Bio
Janeé Steele is the Owner of Kalamazoo Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, PLLC
As owner of Kalamazoo Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, PLLC, Dr. Janeé Steele provides therapy, supervision, and training in cognitive-behavioral therapy. She is also an educator, author, and speaker specializing in issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Let’s be clear. Diversity, equity, and inclusion affect everyone. When practices that promote these principles are lacking, morale, retention, creativity, productivity, and overall health and wellness decline. The entire organization suffers and individuals who are affected by social inequities may even experience psychological harm.
Diversity in an organization or clinical practice can be enhanced by creating a culture of belonging. Creating a culture of belonging requires intentional efforts to reduce bias, increase cultural sensitivity, and enact practices that ensure equitable opportunities for everyone. Dr. Steele addresses these aims through her DARE approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion, emphasizing implicit bias: Define implicit bias; Asses your own implicit bias; Reduce implicit bias; and Engage in regular assessment of personally held values, stereotypes, and worldviews leading to implicit bias.
Recent Book Release
Dr. Char Newton and I are excited to announce the recent release of our book, Black Lives Are Beautiful: 50 Tools to Heal from Trauma and Promote Positive Racial Identity. This workbook is explicitly designed to help members of the Black community counter the impacts of racialized trauma while also cultivating self-esteem, building resilience, fostering community, and promoting Black empowerment. Click the button below to learn more.
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Available for Pre-order
Racism and African American Mental Health examines the psychological impacts of racism within the African American community and offers a culturally adapted model of cognitive behavior therapy for more culturally relevant case conceptualization and treatment planning with this population. Readers of this text will gain a greater understanding of how manifestations of racism contribute to the development of psychological distress among African Americans and learn specific strategies to address the negative automatic thoughts and maladaptive beliefs that develop in response to racism. Reflection questions and guided practice are incorporated throughout the text to assist readers with application of the strategies discussed in their own clinical settings.
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Dr. Janeé Steele has over 20 years of practical and research experience exploring issues of race, ethnicity, and culture in a variety of contexts. Her most recent areas of emphasis include culturally competent clinical practice, Black liberation and wellness, and DEI.
She is available for both virtual and in-person appearances.
janee@janeesteele.com
