Dr. Natalie M. Whitlow
Dr. Whitlow's professional motto is "Mental health is an everyday, everybody experience and it should be a part of our everyday conversation." From this motto came her realization that everyone, at every moment in time, is being touched by mental health issues, whether good or bad. She further realized that everyone in the world needs mental health support, whether restorative, healing, preventative, celebratory and encouraging, or educational.
The world is our village and Dr. Whitlow has a mission to care for the entire village, meeting each one of its unique mental health needs, wherever that need should fall on the spectrum of mental health, through the services that Our Village provides. Steadily, each person in the village will learn themselves more, fight against mental health stigma, and attain what mental, emotional, and psychological health looks like for them, making the village...the world...a better place!
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Dr. Whitlow grew up in Hampton, VA. She attended the esteemed HBCU Clark Atlanta University, from where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Her Master's of Arts & Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Counseling Psychology were earned from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Experience
Mental Health Professional &
Licensed Psychologist
In a Mental Health Professional capacity, Dr. Whitlow, and the Our Village team, provide various professional services to a multitude of professionals and community organizations and members, across the nation. These services include: (1) Psycho-educational workshops and mental health presentations, (2) Professional trainings, (3) Mental Health program curriculum development, and (4) Professional consultations.
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As a state of Ohio Licensed Psychologist, Dr. Whitlow and the Our Village therapists provide individual, couples, and family therapy and conduct certain types of mental health assessments to clients in the state of Ohio.
Experience:
2013 - Present
Founder & Lead Psychologist,
Our Village: A Service Organization, LLC
2012-Present
Contracted Psychologist,
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities/Social Security Administration
2020-Present
Contracted Psychologist,
MRG Exams/Veteran's Administration
2009-Present
Contracted Psychologist, Curriculum Developer, & Workshop Facilitator,
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Greater Cleveland
2007-2012
Post-Doctoral Resident & Groups Program Coordinator,
Afrocentric Community Mental Health Agency
Qualifications:
2012
Professional Certification in Mediation,
Supreme Court of Ohio
2012
Ohio Psychology License (#6899),
Ohio Board of Psychology
2006
Doctor of Philosophy Degree,
University of Missouri-Columbia
2000
Bachelor's Degree, Clark Atlanta University