Dr. Elizabeth Farrah Louis, PhD (She/Her/Hers)
Senior Liberation Consultant at And Still We Rise, LLC., Dr. Elizabeth Farrah Louis, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Louis is a Black, Haitian-American woman who is grounded in her cultural values of liberation, resilience, and unity. Dr. Louis is a Black feminist, trauma and culturally informed psychologist aligned with principles of social justice and advocacy. Dr. Louis received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University in Psychology; her Master of Arts degree in Mental Health Counseling from Boston College; and holds a Doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from The University of Georgia (UGA). Her pre-doctoral internship was at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center. She was selected for a National Institute of Health, Harvard University Fogarty Fellowship postdoctoral training in Rwanda to conduct mental health research. She completed a second postdoctoral fellowship at Boston Medical Center for global mental health research and clinical work with survivors of torture, immigrants, children, and adolescents and with a local African American church. Dr. Louis is licensed to practice psychology in Massachusetts.
Dr. Louis is trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Pan-African psychology, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Dr. Louis has experience working with children, adolescents, adults and diverse communities around mental health concerns related to depression, anxiety, suicide ideations, racial and ethnic identity, acculturation, immigration process, trauma, microaggressions, discrimination, and addressing inequities.
Dr. Louis serves on national and international boards with a focus on the Haitian community, health, mental health, and gender-based violence. She has been involved in the Mayor of Boston’s Community Led Design to create an alternative to mental health crisis responses; she teaches mental health counseling skills to master’s students at Boston College; she is a feminist and gender-based violence consultant; diversity, equity and inclusion consultant; she has served on various American Psychological Association (APA) committees regarding mental health, global psychology, and accreditation. She has published and presented on topics of mental health, cultural identity, race, gender, intersectionality, trauma, international psychology. She is a recipient many awards including UGA’s Office of the Vice President for Research/Grants - Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology, Jamaica (2018), The APA Div 17-Counseling Psychology’s International Section – Graduate Student Outstanding Research Award (2018), The APA-MOU Learning Partner Program -Order of the Portuguese Psychologists, Lisbon, Portugal (2018), UGA’s Office of Research & Grants for the Pan-African Congress of Psychology, South Africa (2017), The APA Student Affiliates of Seventeen Prevention and Promotion Award (2017), The National Security Education Program David L. Boren Fellowship – Haiti (2017-2018), and The APA Minority Fellowship Program, Predoctoral Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Fellow (2016-2018).
During her free time, Dr. Louis enjoys spending time with loved ones; travels to different countries; volunteers in her community; enjoys cooking and appreciates the outdoors.