Brittani Williams is a EMDR Advanced Trained/Certified Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Social Work Entrepreneur, Educator and Hip-Hop head. She received her Bachelor’s in Sociology from The University of Southern California and a Master’s in Social Work from The University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Originally from the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles, she was immersed into the Underground Hip Hop Scene. Through Hip Hop, she found connection, passion and identity and integrates this passion into her clinical work. With over nine years in the mental health field, Brittani has a wide variety of social work and therapeutic experiences including working with at-promise youth, in community-based settings, such as: group homes, residential care facilities and public-school settings in Southern California. In addition, she has experience supporting formerly incarcerated people through addiction, trauma, along with other mental health challenges. Brittani also worked as a clinical supervisor, providing clinical supervision and consultation to pre-licensed therapists. During this time, she facilitated professional development trainings to school districts and non-profit agencies. In 2018, Brittani worked as an adjunct professor and taught social work courses to prepare future social workers to enter the field of mental health. Inspired by Nas’ legendary Hip Hop album “Illmatic", Brittani founded “Healmatic Group Practice” as a way to honor how much Hip Hop has brought healing into her own life. Currently, she leads a team of MSW practicum students, associate and licensed psychotherapists and operates as clinical director, psychotherapist, and field instructor. She continues to provide therapeutic services, consultation, clinical supervision, public speaking engagements and trainings to various nonprofit organizations, higher-educational institutions and national associations. Currently the Healmatic team is in the process of collaborating with high schools, prisons and outpatient programs to continue spreading clinical work that is culturally affirming and people centered. In her free time, Brittani enjoys spending time with her husband and three kids, writing rhymes and contributing to the collective work of Hip Hop Therapy.