Kenya Crawford, LMHC is an award-winning therapist, racial equity consultant, and coach, creating healing and liberating spaces to dismantle oppressive systems. As the Founder and CEO of Cultivating Healers, Kenya supports therapists in building anti-racist, sustainable, and inclusive practices through CEU trainings, support groups, and coaching. Over the past decade, Kenya has supported both international and domestic clients in their anti-racism journey. Kenya’s work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Essence, Mindbody Green, and Popsugar, to name a few. She has also had the privilege of working with organizations such as Planned Parenthood, NYU, NASA, and Just Works.

Over the years, Kenya has shared her expertise by speaking at notable conferences such as the Inaugural Therapy for Black Girls Therapist Summit, the Black Mental Wellness Conference, leading the keynote at the Accanto Health Symposium, the New York Mental Health Counselors Assoication Institute Convention, the Idea Health & Fitness Conference, and Barrys. Kenya has spoken on notable podcasts such as Heard Business School, More Than A Therapist, Healing Meets Hustle, and Let's Talk Money Honey.

Kenya has been honored by FX networks and awarded the Hinge Mental Health Advocate of the Year Award, and the 40 under 40 award by Black Health Con for her contributions to the field of mental health.
Graduating top of her class at Columbia University, she was selected to serve as the Student Marshal, delivering the commencement speech. While at Columbia University, she earned a dual masters in Mental Health and Psychological Counseling. She also earned a certificate in Sexuality and Women and Gender Studies. Upon graduating, Kenya was then invited to serve as a faculty member at Columbia University, shaping the next generation of healers. As an alum of The Pennsylvania State University, Kenya has been awarded the Alumni Achievement award, offered to the top 1% of alumni. She has been invited by PNC to speak at the Penn State Start Up Week and, most notably, was selected as the 2014 Homecoming Queen.

As the CEO and Founder of Cultivating Healers, Kenya is on a mission to change the field of mental health by increasing the support, knowledge, and community amongst healers seeking to build anti-racist and sustainable practices. Kenya seeks to meet this goal with three main pillars: education, support, and rest. Since becoming an accredited Continuing Education Provider with Cultivating Healers in 2023, her company has trained over 2,000 therapists. To date, she has launched over 23 live courses and 5 on-demand courses aimed at training healers to incorporate inclusivity and sustainability into their practice. Starting in 2022, Cultivating Healers began to host support groups for healers of color. This service has now transitioned into an online community membership. In addition to these support groups, we hosted our very first retreat in LA in 2024 and will be hosting our next retreat in NYC in the fall of 2025. Kenya has been accepted into the Goldman Sachs One-Million Black Women in Business, Black Girls Ventures Fellowship and the Chase Business Marketing Program. These programs have given her access to a plethora of knowledge and a community of business owners.

At the core of her work, Kenya holds a fierce passion to cultivate spaces for healing, disruption, and liberation. She seeks to reveal the gaps while providing an antidote to the next generation of healing. She currently lives in Philadelphia with her partner and dog Luke. She can be caught at her local Black-owned bookstore reading or daydreaming about what’s possible without limitations.