We will not hug our way out of oppression.

If kindness was the key to liberation, we would have it already. Expect to roll up your sleeves and get dirty. And, if it means freedom for all people, get "unkind."

Denisha Gingles, MS, LGPC, BCBA, LBA

Denisha Gingles is a passionate, liberation-centered counselor(LGPC) and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) dedicated to igniting collective and individual freedom of underserved populations, with an intentional lens on Black lives. She is the owner of two behavioral health organizations, PhD Student, and social justice activist. As a pioneer in her field, she has mastered the creation of sacred spaces that promote wellness, self-awareness, and personal growth toward valued living.

As a leading researcher and futuristic thought-leader, Denisha has synthesized social justice pedagogy with contemporary behavioral science. Her practice, Whole Self Liberation Counseling, is a full-service agency that focuses on reversing self-defeating thoughts and community-hindering behaviors while evoking liberatory action that counters internalized racism and anti-Blackness conditioning. The practice supports individuals and their families through an evidence-based, trauma-informed, applied behavior analysis therapy to help improve the lives of the entire family and community.

Denisha’s work takes a radically compassionate approach to igniting the behavior change needed to produce systemic social change in support of justice and equity. She is a highly sought international keynote speaker who has directly shaped personal, local, and organizational change, concurrently instilling responsibility and optimism for a better tomorrow.

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world, and you have to do it all the time

Angela Davis