Lia Knox

Co-founder Mental Health Expert Licensed Professional Counselor Advocacy @Knox Behavioral Health Solutions Kbhs

Milwaukee, WI, US

Black Space is a community organization that provides free group therapeutic experiences for Black and Brown communities. Alongside co-founders Corey Fells and Darius Smith, we have created beautiful and safe spaces, designated for healing communities that have been burdened by economic suppression, racial disparities in and limited access to quality health care, and a lack of culturally competent mental health providers.Black Space groups are facilitated in-person to decrease the stigma of mental wellness, isolation, and loneliness as well as to increase community and cultural connectedness among those who attend. In facilitating these group discussions, I am to provide a mental health expert who looks like the participants, whose life experience is familiar to the participants, and who is part of their community. As part of my work within this non-profit, I would like to help participants within Black Spaces’ group discussions to discover their innermost selves while encouraging them to maintain mental wellness along the way. To find out more about the organization or to participate in an upcoming group discussion, visit blackspacehq.com.

Concordia University-Wisconsin

Master's degree, Counseling Psychology

Jackson State University

Bachelor's degree, Psychology

Auburn University

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Counseling Psychology