Founder and Licensed Psychological Associate
Dr. Terrence D. Judd, PhD specializes in trauma, dissociation, identity development, culturally informed psychotherapy, and dream-related clinical work. His practice is rooted in Black psychology and African-centered frameworks that explore the relationships among culture, spirituality, ancestry, and emotional well-being. His clinical approach emphasizes relational depth, cultural awareness, and a grounded understanding of the lived experiences that shape each person’s story.
Education
- PhD in Clinical Psychology, Psychodynamic Concentration
Fielding Graduate University - MA in Clinical Psychology
Fielding Graduate University - BS in Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis
Purdue University Global - Undergraduate Studies
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Clinical Training and Experience
Dr. Judd’s clinical background spans rural hospitals, community mental health programs, forensic settings, and culturally grounded practices. His roles have included:
- Postdoctoral Fellow at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico, with a focus on trauma, dissociation, rural psychology, and integrated care
- Clinical intern with the New Mexico Psychology Internship Consortium on the rural psychology track
- Clinician at Onipa PCS in Raleigh, North Carolina, providing spiritually integrated and culturally grounded psychotherapy
- Forensic and inpatient experience at Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina
- Community mental health experience at AHB Behavioral Health and Wellness in Durham, North Carolina
Across these settings, he has provided therapy, psychological assessment, crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, pre-bariatric evaluations, and interdisciplinary consultation. His work includes treatment of trauma-related disorders, complex dissociation, depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, borderline features, identity stress, and psychosis.
Specializations
- Trauma and complex PTSD
- Dissociation
- Depression, anxiety, and panic
- Sleep concerns and dream-related distress
- Emotion dysregulation and borderline features
- Identity development and life transitions
- Culturally grounded therapy for Black clients
- African-centered meaning systems, ancestral narratives, and spirituality
- Rural mental health and community-based care
Dr. Judd draws from psychodynamic psychotherapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy (TF-CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), DBT strategies, and culturally informed clinical models.
Research, Writing, and Scholarship
Dr. Judd’s scholarship explores African-centered psychology, spirituality, ancestral meaning, symbolic imagery, and trauma. His major projects include:
- Dissertation: A Clinical Utility of Kemet’s Ancient Healing Wisdom — a hermeneutic phenomenological study examining ancient African healing practices and their relevance to modern mental health treatment
- Photovoice research examining internalized transphobia and coping
- Narrative and visual research on symbol, metaphor, and emotional awareness
- Ongoing research on ancestral dreaming and trauma
He is active in organizations focused on Black psychology, spirituality, trauma, and community-based work.
Professional Service
His service includes roles in trauma-informed care initiatives, resilience education, stress first aid, interdisciplinary training, and mentoring psychology trainees.
Clinical Approach
Little River Psychological Services reflects Dr. Judd’s commitment to therapy that is relational, culturally grounded, and guided by humility. His approach honors how culture, ancestry, and place shape emotional experience. Therapy with Dr. Judd supports clients in exploring the stories they carry, the silence they have inherited, and the healing that becomes possible when emotional wounds are acknowledged and understood.