ANTONIO MORALES, LCSW | FOUNDER
In the United States, Black and Brown folk have been conditioned to internalize ideas about ourselves and each other that adversely impacts our overall psychological well-being; and our responses and reactions to this are oftentimes pathologized, via the practices of the mental health industrial complex, as we’re labeled with diagnoses and disorders that do not adequately reflect what we’re up against, causing us further harm.
The Liberated Self Therapeutic Services, LLC was founded in response to this.
Antonio Morales is a licensed clinical social worker and, after nearly twenty years in public service, he founded The Liberated Self Therapeutic Services, LLC, in 2021, which is a private practice dedicated to serving the unique and nuanced mental health needs of Black and Brown folk, across intersecting identities and communities.
As a psychotherapist, professor, seminar facilitator, program designer and project developer, Antonio is committed to disrupting and dismantling the psychological chaos and confusion of white supremacy.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Antonio identifies as a mixed-race Afro Boricua (or Black Puerto Rican) and honors his African and Taino ancestors, through his work. As a result of over 500 years of colonial terrorism, he understands the importance of addressing the historical, intergenerational, complex racial trauma that exist within himself and the folk he provides services to.
Antonio believes that healing from and transcending the adverse impact of white supremacy is revolutionary. The process of Black and Brown folk becoming self-actualized, whole and complete human beings, while living and existing in an oppressive context, is the ultimate act of rebellion and the fullest expression of our individual and collective liberation.
Through his private practice, Antonio offers progressive services and spearheads dynamic projects with the sole purpose of delivering on his commitment. This includes The Liberated Self Seminar™, which is an intensive, experiential program designed specifically for Black and Brown folk, and guides them through a process that reveals their “double consciousness,” in real time, allowing them to distinguish how their minds have been tainted by white supremacist ideology. (Click on link for further info.)
Overall, Antonio is acutely aware of the fact that Black and Brown folk, specifically in the United State of America, have been under threat for hundreds of years, having to endure the psychological warfare of racism; and he knows how crucial it is that we look to ourselves and each other for the solutions and the antidotes. Because nobody is coming to save us.