Hope Venetta
LCMHCA, NCC
Hope Venetta, MA, LCMHCA, NCC, is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, National Certified Counselor, author, and speaker whose work focuses on intergenerational trauma, identity restoration, and storytelling as a pathway to healing. She specializes in working with complex trauma and PTSD, with particular attention to the experiences of Black women navigating the intersections of faith, culture, and emotional wellness.
Hope is the founder of Rooted Resilience Psychotherapy and Consulting, PLLC. In both clinical and community-based settings, she supports individuals and families navigating complex trauma, displacement, and resettlement. This work informs her culturally responsive approach to care, which recognizes the influence of historical, relational, and systemic factors on mental health and resilience.
She is the author of *At Mama Feely's Feet: Trauma, Truth, and the Journey Back to Ourselves* and the creator of The Mama Feely Framework™, an emerging clinical approach that integrates storytelling, narrative practices, and trauma-informed care to support identity reclamation and intergenerational healing. Through her writing, speaking, and clinical work, Hope equips individuals and professionals with practical tools to engage inherited narratives, foster resilience, and promote meaningful healing.
The Mama Feely Framework™: A Culturally Responsive Approach to Intergenerational Trauma and Survivor Healing
Black clients often carry the psychological impact of both personal trauma and inherited survival strategies shaped by historical and systemic oppression. Traditional trauma interventions may not fully address the role of collective memory, cultural identity, and intergenerational narratives in the healing process.
This presentation introduces The Mama Feely Framework™: A Rooted Resilience Approach to Intergenerational Healing, a culturally responsive clinical model integrating narrative practices, trauma theory, identity development, and strengths-based resilience approaches. Participants will learn how to recognize trauma-adaptive patterns rooted in intergenerational experiences and utilize storytelling, contextual meaning-making, and identity reclamation to promote survivor healing.
Through case examples and experiential activities, attendees will gain practical tools for integrating culturally grounded interventions into trauma treatment with clients affected by historical trauma, community violence, racialized stress, and family adversity.