TransformationCounseling Services
TransformationCounseling Services
Culturally responsive online therapy for Black men across New York.
Working with a therapist who understands the lived realities of being a Black man can change the therapeutic experience. At Transformation Counseling Services, we provide confidential, culturally responsive online therapy for Black men throughout New York.
For men looking for a Black male therapist in New York, Shawn Deverteuil, LMSW, offers a therapeutic space grounded in trauma-informed care, cultural awareness, and an understanding of the ways race, masculinity, relationships, identity, and life experiences can intersect.
Shawn works with young and older adults and has provided trauma-informed mental health services in nonprofit and community settings, including clinical work with people affected by violence. His professional work has also explored the intersection of race, masculinity, systems, violence, trauma, and trauma reactions among young boys and men.
You do not have to spend your therapy sessions explaining the cultural context behind every experience. You can focus on what brought you to therapy and the changes you want to make.
At Transformation Counseling Services, we believe cultural context matters.
Many Black men enter therapy after spending years being expected to handle problems independently.
You may be managing a demanding career, supporting your family, building relationships, or carrying responsibilities that leave little room to acknowledge what you are experiencing internally.
Therapy can provide a confidential space to step outside of those expectations.
Working with a Black male therapist can also provide an opportunity to discuss experiences involving race, masculinity, identity, relationships, professional pressure, and emotional expression within a culturally responsive therapeutic environment.
You should not have to spend valuable therapy time constantly translating your experiences before you can begin working through them.
A Black male therapist focused on trauma, identity, masculinity, and emotional well-being.
If you are specifically looking for a Black male therapist in New York, Shawn Deverteuil, LMSW, may be a therapist you want to consider.
Shawn earned his Master of Social Work from Adelphi University and brings experience working with both young and older adults. His background includes providing trauma-informed mental health services within nonprofit organizations and providing clinical services to community members, organizations, and individuals affected by violence.
His professional work has included increasing awareness of the connections between mental health, race, masculinity, systems, violence, trauma, and trauma reactions among young boys and young men.
Shawn describes his therapeutic approach as eclectic and emphasizes the importance of building rapport, establishing a strong therapeutic relationship, and working from a strengths-based perspective while honoring each client’s experiences and resilience.
Shawn also draws from trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic, and humanistic approaches, and uses creative approaches when appropriate to support clients working through difficult experiences.
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You may look successful from the outside while privately feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected.
Career pressure, financial responsibilities, family expectations, and the pressure to consistently perform can make it difficult to slow down and recognize what you actually need.
Therapy can give you space to understand the patterns behind your stress and develop healthier ways of responding.
Being one of few Black people in a professional environment can create experiences that are difficult to explain to someone who has never had to navigate them.
Microaggressions, racial stereotypes, code-switching, discrimination, and constant vigilance can contribute to emotional stress.
A culturally responsive therapist can help you explore how these experiences affect your emotional well-being without treating them as unrelated background issues.
Many men grow up receiving messages that they should be strong, independent, emotionally controlled, or able to handle problems on their own.
Those messages can influence how you communicate, manage anger, respond to vulnerability, and approach relationships.
Therapy can help you examine those patterns without requiring you to give up the resilience and strength that have helped you navigate life.
Trauma does not always look the same. It can affect how you respond to stress, relationships, anger, trust, emotional closeness, and your sense of safety.
Shawn’s professional background includes trauma-informed mental health work and clinical services for individuals and communities affected by violence.
Therapy can provide a space to process difficult experiences while developing a better understanding of how they continue to affect your life.
Your relationships, self-image, and sense of identity can be affected by experiences you have carried for years.
Therapy can help you explore patterns in relationships, understand your emotional responses, strengthen self-awareness, and develop a clearer understanding of what you want moving forward.
One reason some Black men seek culturally responsive therapy is the desire to work with someone who understands that race and culture can influence mental health.
You may have experienced situations where you had to explain why a particular interaction felt different, why a workplace experience was stressful, or why certain expectations around masculinity have affected you.
With a culturally responsive Black male therapist, those experiences can be part of the conversation rather than something you have to justify before the conversation can begin.
The goal isn’t to assume that every Black man’s experience is the same. It’s to create enough cultural awareness and trust for you to talk openly about your experience.
Transformation Counseling Services provides online therapy to clients throughout New York State. Telehealth allows you to attend sessions from a private, comfortable location without traveling to an office.
Whether you’re in New York City, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island, or elsewhere in New York, online therapy can make accessing care more convenient.
Finding the right therapist is personal. At Transformation Counseling Services, we do not use an automated matching system or assign a therapist to you. Instead, you can review our therapist profiles and choose the practitioner you believe may be the right fit for your needs.
If you’re specifically looking for a Black male therapist in New York, you can review Shawn’s profile and learn more about his background and approach before deciding whether you would like to work with him.
You are in control of that choice.
Shawn’s profile identifies trauma, anger, depression, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, identity, and overall life stressors among the concerns he works with.
Yes. Transformation Counseling Services provides telehealth services across New York, allowing clients to attend sessions remotely.
You do not need to have everything figured out before starting therapy. You can begin by explaining what has been happening in your life and what you would like to change.
You don’t need to have the perfect explanation for what you’re going through. If you’re looking for a Black male therapist who understands the intersections of race, masculinity, trauma, identity, relationships, and emotional well-being, you can learn more about Shawn Deverteuil and decide whether his approach feels right for you.
Your information is completely confidential and protected by HIPAA standards. Prefer to talk? Call 347-317-4861.
A member of our team will get back to you within one business day. If your matter is urgent, please call us directly at 347-317-4861.
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