BIPOC PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
A community for mental health professionals in the Dallas–Fort Worth area designed to foster collaboration, community, and support for mental health professionals, our network offers the chance to learn from leading BIPOC experts to better serve clients from diverse backgrounds.
The BIPOC Professional Network welcomes:
Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs)
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs)
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Graduate interns and associates
Mental health professionals who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color
Third Culture professionals
Allies committed to cultural humility and culturally responsive care
Offering a variety of networking and ceu opportunities
Walk-ins are Welcome, RSVP for breakfast count!
FREE CEUs for Mental Health Professionals issued by A Sisters’ Legacy (Nonprofit)
FALL SERIES LINEUP
2026
FALL SERIES LINEUP 2026
Hosted @ Online
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✔ 9 AM- Networking
✔ 10 AM- 1 hour of CEU
When Faith Wounds: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Clients Through Church Hurt
Joyce Miles Jacquote is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, LMFT Supervisor, and LCDC. She has a master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Woman’s University. She owns Overcoming Miles Counseling, a group telehealth practice serving clients in CO, TX, UT, and WA. Joyce is passionate about supporting Black, Brown, & Queer communities through affirming, inclusive care.
Hosted @ Valley Hope of Grapevine
2300 William D Tate Ave Grapevine, TX 76051
✔ 9 AM- Networking
✔ 10 AM- 1 hour of CEU
Trauma Sensitive Yoga TCTSY for Therapists
Veronica Corona-Barker, LPC, LCDC, NCC, TCTSY-F — bilingual trauma therapist licensed in Texas and New Jersey. She owns Cuore Therapy, helping people with sexual abuse, trauma and PTSD, racial identity, addiction, anxiety, depression, immigration-related trauma, and relationship problems. Offers culturally responsive therapy in English and Spanish and uses attachment-focused, emotionally focused, psychodynamic approaches and EMDR. In 2023 Veronica presented her first Tedx talk “Inked by your place of birth” where she explores the journey of many immigrants.
COFFEE NETWORKING EVENT
Sponsored by Sana Psychiatric, Valley Hope of Grapevine, SanaMente Wellness & Therapy Works Counseling on behalf of BIPOC Professional Network
Hosted @ RE:defined Coffee House,
200 W Northwest Hwy, Grapevine, TX 76051, USA
10 AM-12 PM: Come & Go Networking
Grab a cup of coffee and pastry on us! Stay to chat or complete any admin task.
BIPOC Professional Networking & Christian Therapists of North Texas Networking Collaboration
Hosted @Valley hope of grapevine
Agenda:
9 AM- 9:30 AM Sign In & Open Networking
9:30 AM- 10 AM Introductions
10 AM-11:15 AM CEU Presentation
11:15 AM- 11:30 AM Photo & Open Networking
Attendees are strongly encouraged to wear comfortable clothing.
Join BIPOC Professional Network co-founders Ana Marcela Rodriguez, LMFT, owner of Therapy Works Counseling, and Adry Sanders, LPC-S, owner of SanaMente Wellness, for a meaningful closing experience honoring more than three years of connection, learning, and community among Dallas–Fort Worth mental health professionals.
Together, Ana Marcela and Adry will explore the universal human need for community and belonging, the importance of intentionally creating spaces where people feel seen and valued, and the role of collective care in sustaining mental health professionals and others who care for their communities. The gathering will conclude with a restorative sound bath led by Adry, offering participants an opportunity to pause, reconnect with their bodies, reflect, and honor what we have built together.
A Note From Our Co-Founders
We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your continued presence, participation, and support of the BIPOC Professional Network over the past three years. It has been an honor to create culturally responsive spaces for continuing education, professional networking, collaboration, growth, and meaningful connection alongside each of you.
Our November gathering will be both the final event of our Fall Series and the final event hosted in the BIPOC Professional Network’s current form. While this marks the end of this chapter, it also gives us an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the community we created together.
We invite you to join us as we recognize every member, presenter, community partner, sponsor, and supporter who helped build a space where BIPOC mental health professionals, Third Culture professionals, and culturally committed allies could feel seen, valued, supported, and connected.
Thanks to our Sponsors
Sponsorship Inquiries:
Adry Sanders, MA, LPC-S, Owner/Counselor at SanaMenteWellness
Presentation Inquiries:
Ana Marcela Rodríguez, MS, LMFT Owner/Counselor at Therapy Works Counseling
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Our Story & Mission
The BIPOC Professional Network meets on the second Friday of each month during the Spring and Fall, bringing together mental health professionals for networking, collaboration, and free continuing education.
Facilitated by Ana Marcela Rodriguez, LMFT, Owner of Therapy Works Counseling, and Adry Sanders, LPC-S, Owner of SanaMente Wellness, the network was founded after recognizing a gap in the Dallas–Fort Worth mental health community. While many of us were passionate about serving diverse communities, there were few spaces intentionally designed for BIPOC mental health professionals to connect, collaborate, and support one another. We envisioned a network where professionals could build meaningful relationships, exchange referrals, learn from one another, and continue developing culturally responsive clinical skills. That vision became a reality with our first networking event in March 2023. Today, we welcome mental health professionals who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC), Third Culture individuals, and allies committed to advancing cultural humility and competency. Through intentional networking and free CEU presentations led by BIPOC experts, we foster a community where clinicians can grow personally and professionally while enhancing the care they provide to diverse communities.
This work would not be possible without the support of our founding sponsors—Therapy Works Counseling, SanaMente Wellness, Valley Hope of Grapevine, and A Sister's Legacy—whose partnership helped transform this vision into a thriving community.