Dr. Charmain Jackman is an award-winning psychologist, TEDx speaker, and leadership coach with over two decades of experience in mental health. As the founder of InnoPsych, a mental health tech company, she has connected more than 10,000 people to therapists of color transforming access and narratives around therapy for communities of color. Her debut book, The Black Therapist’s Guide to Private Practice and Entrepreneurship empowers BIPOC to build profitable businesses. A champion of mental health equity and workplace wellbeing, Dr. Jackman’s impactful work has earned her numerous accolades including the 2025 Boston Business Journal’s Innovators in Healthcare award, features in Oprah Daily, Essence, NPR, the New York Times, and the Boston Globe.
Essence: SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PURSUE HER WELLNESS WITHOUT SCRUTINY
Students at the Academy, the Boston school system’s only public high school for the arts, carry the weight of stress and community violence. Students embody these stressors with increased levels of depression and trauma. Thought disorders like schizophrenia and delusional disorder are also up here, all made worse.