My name is Inkera Muwwakkil . I am a graduate student at Adler University, pursuing a master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy, a COAMFTE-accredited program. I am completing my final year and have been provided with excellent resources and tools to lead me into my career and complete my degree. Becoming a product for change always seemed desirable, like a purpose I could embody for myself and my family. As a black girl in a small, predominantly white town in Missouri, becoming a therapist never felt within arm’s reach or even a shoe that a black girl should be filling. Before entering graduate school at Adler University for Marriage and Family Therapy, I had never seen a black therapist. Possibly since the thought of therapy was ostracized in my family and the black community. Yet, since high school, psychology has always struck a keen need for curiosity. My self-identity would inform my lens of how I would contribute to mental health—ultimately to create more representation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) within the field and aid in eliminating disparities. I have stepped into every field and goal with my entire heart wanting to make a change and leave a lasting impact. I am ambitious to begin my formal training outside of the school walls and begin to practice and create programs, provide resources, and begin to close the access to mental health gap.