Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am currently licensed in Iowa and Nebraska with over 26 years of professional work experience. The bulk of my career has been in community-based settings as I felt this type of setting was where I could give back to those that have helped me and my family of origin. I had a mother that was bi-polar and had a significant borderline personality disorder. Her first major hospitalization occurred following my birth. I have grown up in the Midwest but have lived in California and South Carolina as well as serving in the US military with one deployment to Afghanistan in which I served as the highest-ranking enlisted member of the Human Intelligence component of a Brigade Combat Team. I have a grown gay son and feel that my own healing process in coming to terms with my feelings toward my mentally ill mother were greatly facilitated by friendships in the queer community and feel a great depth of gratitude and respect for this community. I have been divorced, struggled with my own addiction, co-dependency and mental health issues throughout my lifetime and have carried various mental health diagnoses at different times in my life as well. I don’t look at myself as complete expert on life but to quote Brene’ Brown: “I might just be a little further down the road in recovery is all”.
I view therapy as more of an art form in that there are skills and techniques that can be learned and applied to the work of art that is being created, but it is the process involved that brings out the beauty of the final product. I understand the importance of being heard and feel that a person’s truth can emerge through a collective experience in the interaction and engagement with another human being. I hope to bring my experience in life and working with others to your life experience. I view it as a privilege to be able to be a part of the understanding of another person’s life and hope to be part of this journey with you.
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Rodney Black is a licensed therapist with 31 years of professional experience, practicing in both Iowa and Nebraska. He holds independent social work licensure in Iowa and independent mental health licensure in Nebraska, and much of his career has focused on community-based settings where he felt he could give back to those who supported him and his family of origin.
He grew up in the Midwest and has also lived in California and South Carolina. Rodney served in the U.S. military and completed one deployment to Afghanistan, where he served as the highest-ranking enlisted member of the Human Intelligence component of a Brigade Combat Team.
Personal experience has shaped his perspective on care. Rodney’s mother experienced bipolar disorder and a significant borderline personality disorder, with her first major hospitalization occurring after his birth. He is a parent to a grown gay son and credits friendships in the queer community with helping him work through aspects of his own healing process. His life also includes divorce and personal struggles with addiction, co-dependency, and various mental health diagnoses at different times.
Rodney does not present himself as a complete expert on life; he echoes Brene Brown’s phrase: “I might just be a little further down the road in recovery is all.” He regards therapy as an art form in which skills and techniques support a collaborative process – it is the interaction and engagement between people that often allow a person’s truth to emerge. Rodney aims to bring his life experience and professional background into his work and considers it a privilege to be part of someone else’s understanding and journey.
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