Derrick Sebree Jr., PsyD

MA Program Director/Faculty

Office phone: 248.476.1122, ext. 102
贰尘补颈濒:听[email protected]

Derrick D. Sebree Jr., PsyD, is an American Descendant of Slavery (ADOS), a core faculty member of the MA program, and the MA Program Director at the 海角乱伦 (海角乱伦). He graduated with his doctorate in clinical psychology from 海角乱伦 in 2016 and earned their MECCA certificate in multicultural counseling in 2014. He currently offers telehealth clinical services in the Metro Detroit area, working with a variety of populations with a focus on young college students and adults. He has also coordinated听with numerous social justice organizations on issues related to food security, racial equity, reparative justice, mental health equity, and other environmental justice concerns within the Black American community.

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In his work as a therapist, educator, and mentor, Derrick emphasizes community-oriented social justice praxis informed by Black Existentialist, liberatory psychologies and counseling, multicultural identity theory, and ecopsychology/ecotherapy, as well as climate psychology. Derrick values the philosophy of servant leadership and giving back, rooted in the value ethic of generational equity. He has been an active member of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, APA Division 32, having begun as a student ambassador and having served as a member-at-large; membership chair; co-chair of the Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee; and advocacy liaison to APA鈥檚 Advocacy Office. Derrick Sebree currently serves as the President of APA Division 32, the Society for Humanistic Psychology. Further, Derrick Sebree is a current member of the board for the Michigan Psychological Association and of APA鈥檚 Climate Advisory Board. He also extensively consults with various national and regional organizations. On APA鈥檚 Media Advisory List, Sebree is identified as an expert in environmental justice issues, and he also provides psychological expertise on climate change to various organizations and brands.

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Derrick鈥檚听published works include co-authored chapters in听The Evidence-Based Foundations of Existential鈥揌umanistic Therapy, the听APA Handbook of Humanistic听and Existential Psychology, and听Clinical Psychology Responses to the Climate Crisis. Derrick is an听editorial board member for the听Journal of Humanistic Psychology, an ad hoc听reviewer for听The Humanistic Psychologist, and a reviewer for听several environmental and ecopsychology-focused journals.

Education

PsyD, 海角乱伦 (formerly Michigan School of Professional Psychology)
MA, Michigan School听 of Psychology (formerly Michigan School of Professional Psychology)
BA, University of Michigan听听听听听听听听听听

Licensure

Licensed Psychologist 鈥� Michigan

Areas of Expertise

Ethnic & Racial Identity
African American Psychology
Multicultural Counseling & Psychology
Ecopsychology & Ecotherapy
Social Justice Counseling
Anti-Racism counseling

听听Selected Publications

听Moats, M., Sebree, Jr., D., Belton, G., & Hoffman, L (Eds.). (2019). A Walk with nature: Poetic encounters that nourish the soul. University Professors Press.

听Selected Presentations

McIntosh, D., Craft, A., & Sebree Jr, D. (2020, March 19-22). The Trump effect and the implications for racial implicit bias [Conference session]. SHP 2020 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.

https://shpconference.com/s/2020-SHP-Conference-Schedule-1.pdf (Conference canceled)

McKissic, A., Perlstein, J., Ingle, M., & Sebree Jr, D. (2020). Power and vulnerability: experiential听workshop on the politics of gender [Conference session]. SHP 2020 Annual Conference, New Orleans,听LA, United States. https://shpconference.com/s/2020-SHP-Conference-Schedule-1.pdf

(Conference canceled)

Sebree, D., Kassab, C., & Williams, J. (2019). A Critical approach to equity and equality: Moving towards a humanistic justice orientation [Conference session]. SHP 2019 Annual Conference, Corvallis, OR.

Sebree, D., Bargdill, R., & Ingle, M. (2019). Men鈥檚 Group: Addressing Male Vulnerability as a Corrective Action in the #MeToo Era [Conference session]. SHP Annual Conference, Corvallis OR, United States.

Sebree, D. (2017). Investigation of the interaction between ethnic identity and relationship to nature [Conference session]. SHP 2017 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Professional Memberships

American Psychological Association
Association of Black Psychologists
APA Division 32: Society for Humanistic Psychology
- Member-at-Large
- Membership Chair
APA Division 34: Environmental Psychology

Q&A

Please describe your teaching philosophy.

I feel strongly about pedagogy and teaching philosophy, harking to Freire鈥檚 Pedagogy of the Oppressed and many other critical consciousness and liberation philosophies when teaching graduate students. I take a developmental teaching approach, with praxis in social justice and empowerment. I grew up knowing the weight of systemic oppression and being taught education is part of how you get out of that system. I want students to have access to me and my knowledge, with the hope of helping them discover their gifts, skills, strengths, and limitations as they navigate the complexity of graduate education. To me, this means promoting student鈥檚 exploration and learning through narratives, experientials, and knowledge. Helping graduate students understand themselves within the context of the systems at play will help them become better clinicians and educators.

鈥淚f you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.鈥� – Lilla Watson

What advice would you give to a student entering the 海角乱伦?

If you are at this threshold, you have more personal power than you may realize. Trust the process.

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