Unapologetic Wellness: Black Women Embracing Resistance & Resilience

Black women deserve to be well within themselves, relationships, work, and public spaces. They deserve mental health care that empowers and honors them. The Unapologetic Wellness Conference will offer attendees Resistance and Resilience strategies to support Black women's radical, holistic, and unapologetic mental wellness.

Who This Conference is For: The Counseling Black Women Conference is designed for ALL mental health professionals who serve Black women. This includes psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, students, coaches, psychiatrists, physicians, psychiatric nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, behavioral health administrators, and auxiliary personnel. Black women are treated by mental health professionals of all genders and ethnic backgrounds; as such, mental health professionals of ALL backgrounds and genders will benefit from this conference.

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Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, 866 W. Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 30308

Secure your hotel reservation at the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, conveniently located across the street from the conference venue. Bonus: Conference attendees receive 20% off overnight parking and complimentary WIFI. Reserve your room by 10/6/25

https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1756835347276&key=GRP&app=resvlink

**Join us Thursday, November 6 at 6pm at Rowdy Tiger Whiskey Bar & Kitchen (Hotel Restaurant) for a Preconference Networking Reception. All are welcome to attend this free event!**

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