Dr. Kimberly Grocher, PhD, MA, LCSW, ACC, RYT, earned a BS in Psychology from Towson University in Baltimore, MD, MSW from Howard University in Washington DC, and PhD in Social Work from Fordham University in New York City. She completed post-graduate training in Psychodynamic Couple Therapy at the Training Institute for Mental Health in NYC and received coach training through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC). She completed yoga teacher training at Yoga Haven in Scarsdale, NY and she is a qualified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, as well as a graduate of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program facilitated by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. Her research focuses on mind-body therapies to improve health outcomes for Black women. She was a fellow in the inaugural Media & Medicine program at Harvard Medical School where she focused on creating content addressing health disparities in Black women using yoga. Dr. Grocher also has extensive experience as a trainer and educator. She is a Senior Lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, and has presented on topics related to health, wellness, anti-racism and cultural humility in health care, academia, and clinical practice. Trained in Psychotherapy, Yoga, Mindfulness Meditation & Reiki, Dr. Grocher will integrate elements of these practices into her presentations.

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