Therapy 101
Wed, May 28
|Left on Read
Parts 2–4 of the Therapy 101 series pick up where the library event left off—moving from awareness to action. Each session digs deeper into the real-life impact of grief, anxiety, burnout, and the therapy gap, while offering tools, language, and support for the journey.


Time & Location
May 28, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Left on Read, 612 E Douglas Ave | Suite 200, Wichita, KS 67202, USA
About the event
This 3-part series is the continuation of Therapy 101, launched with the May 7 live taping of BLACK in One Piece™ at the Advanced Learning Library. Now, we’re bringing the conversation to Left on Read for a deeper dive into what it means to heal, reflect, and take care of your mental health in real time.
Led by Shawnta Smith, QMHP, LMSW—licensed therapist, founder of The AR.T. Project, and owner of Be Kind Therapy—these sessions are designed to meet you where you are. Whether you’ve been in therapy for years or you’re just starting to think about what healing might look like, there’s space here for you.
Over three gatherings, we’ll explore how grief and anxiety live in the body, what it means to set boundaries without guilt, how to recognize burnout before it breaks you, and practical tools to support your mental wellbeing—especially when therapy isn’t always accessible. This isn’t…