text: ​First-I will cut to the chase-I am offering free couples counseling for Black American couples who can get to Portland, Oregon when there are current openings. This is not a one time free session offer-my approach is as a trained and experienced Licensed Professional Counselor of the Gottman Method (research informed) that has a usual course of twice a month 90 minute sessions for 3 months.
  At the Race Talks held monthly in Portland, Oregon at a lovely McMenamin's location (currently Kennedy School, see Race Talks site), I learned over the last 6 or more years many things that poked my white bubble open. One thing I learned about was white people in America do resource hogging, although that is not the term usually used.
  In 2018 I was accepted into the Race Talks Facilitator training, a process that is completed after 100 hours in training and while volunteering as a facilitator. Facilitators are needed to follow up each month's topical presentation by local experts, with conversations on race facilitated at the tables of up to 12 attendees each in a room of a dozen tables-sometimes all packed and then some-aimed at increasing compassion, understanding and making change. I am there because I want to be a part of what makes Race Talks amazing-great conversations on racial topics. I also am there to keep learning how to do this better-be aware of racism in the USA-and what can be done about it, and do it. I also am learning every month how to be better as a white ally in facilitation, and also keep tuning up racial equity outside of Race Talks.
  Reparations is not the right word for what I wanted to do with my professional services, although it is in the right direction, but it is my working label for this offer. I want to move more barriers away for Black Americans to get the marriage repair or strengthening which is my particular superpower. Better marriages means lowered stress, better health, and being more freed up to fulfill your own mission. All this is about is looking at what I have to offer-as a licensed professional counselor that specializes in a Gottman approach to couples' success-and making that excellence accessible to couples who are Black, or have 1 spouse who is Black. All are welcome to ask about a flexible rate.
  Every white person can figure out how to leverage their whiteness for the racial equity we need in America. We can support organizations doing this work to repair and restore in any way we can. White people can step up.