Gail White-Biggers

Passion for the complexities of mental health began during early childhood experiences while being raised in Watts. A deep concern for the wellness of her community and beyond, led Gail White-Biggers to obtain a M.S. in Counseling Psychology and a M.A. in Forensic Psychology from California Baptist University. Gail has worked on the front line with children and adult survivors of human trafficking, foster youth, families in crisis, and as an adjunct professor at California Baptist University in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. She believes that part of her calling is to speak for the voiceless and to use her expertise to collaborate with individuals and families in the therapeutic space to empower, realize change, and revive hope. Gail is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Sanctuary of Hope- a non-profit organization, serving homeless transitional aged-youth throughout Los Angeles County. She has been married for 19 years and is the proud “Mumty” of her brilliant nephew.

Aims & Objectives for Gail's Workshop:

This workshop engages attendees to reflect on the power of internal beliefs and its subsequent impact on the family system. Patterns, habits, rigidity, fears, tendencies, and traumas all have a voice. It is urgent that this voice be explored, understood, and validated prior to personal transformation. This personal transformation is the journey towards mental health and the disruption of beliefs that might maintain cultural dysfunction in the Black family. A serious encounter with the self requires courage, love, and deep concern about present and future generations. We are hopeful that our descendants will have the tools and capacity to be more resilient in adversity and that coping strategies will be conducive to spiritual and psychological wellness. Behavioral transformations within the family system begin with us. This conversation will expand our understanding of the power of internal changes and how personal evolution impacts the family unit.