Dr. Tania S. Lodge is the Clinical Director of Minority Behavioral Health Group, a community mental health agency in Akron, Ohio. She teaches graduate-level courses, specifically personality and cognitive assessment part-time at the University of Akron, College of Arts and Sciences.

She specializes in providing culturally specific mental health services including, mental health assessments, psychotherapy, supervision, consultation, professional development workshops, and continuing education trainings on cultural competency and culturally appropriate services.

She received her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University and completed an APA accredited internship at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She holds two master’s degrees in marriage and family therapy and clinical psychology.

Dr. Lodge is also licensed as a clinical counselor with supervision designation in the state of Ohio. She has approximately 15 years of clinical experience working with diverse populations in multiple settings and extensive knowledge and experience evaluating programs and interventions.

Her clinical and research projects and interests include program evaluation and development, treatment outcomes, culturally specific assessments and treatment, African-centered psychology and psychotherapy, process addictions, interpersonal trauma, racial trauma, infant mortality, and psychological oppression.

She is an active member of the Association of Black Psychologists where she serves on the Board of Directors as the Midwestern Regional Representative and co-chair for the Sawubona Virtual Healing Circles.