Dear Future Social Worker: Trauma-Informed Communication & Building a 6-Figure Practice with Paul Bashea Williams, LCSW-C

In this episode of Dear Future Social Worker, LaShanna Alfred sits down with Paul Bashea (Bah-Shay) Williams, LCSW-C, LICSW — Licensed Clinical Social Worker, psychotherapist, keynote speaker, and business owner — for a conversation on trauma-informed communication, healthy relationships, and what it really takes to build a thriving private practice We dig into how to validate a client's pain without reinforcing the belief behind it, how to recognize when someone is in survival mode, and how clinicians can apply trauma-informed principles both with clients and in their own professional growth. This episode is part of our ongoing series supporting Ohio social workers, family therapists, and marriage counselors with practical, CE-eligible insight.About our guest: Paul Bashea Williams, LCSW-C, LICSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist, Keynote Speaker, Relationship Advisor, Business Owner, Entrepreneur, and Corporate Consultant with over 20 years of professional experience. He authored The Father's Journal, Dear Future Wife: A Man's Guide and A Woman's Reference To Healthy Relationships, and The Found Journal: A Black Man's Guide to Self-Discovery.Paul owns and operates Hearts In Mind Counseling, a mental health private practice specializing in marriage, family, couples, and individual therapy, and the nonprofit Hearts In Mind Alignment Foundation, serving underserved and minority populations globally. He also provides corporate coaching and consulting to help companies address mental health and improve workplace culture. His work has been featured on CNN, HBO, A&E, Men's Health Magazine, Essence Magazine, BET, Bustle, the Roland Martin Show, Huffington Post, TV One, Radio One, ABC, NBC, FOX, and CBS. Paul earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Social Work from East Tennessee State University, where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Alumnus.Connect with Paul: BasheaWilliams.com | @BasheaWilliams on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube His counseling practice Earn your Ohio CE hours with LaShanna AlfredTake the Build Your Team Assessment Learn more