Press kit
Everything a producer, conference organizer, or editor needs to introduce Sharde' O'Rourke and Reclamation Theory. Bios and titles below are approved for publication as written.
Media and booking: info@themahoganyprojek.com
Fact sheet
- Name
- Sharde' O'Rourke
- Credentials
- LMFT, LPC, LSATP, SAP, PAI, CCTP, AHAD-CCSP
- Framework
- Reclamation Theory
- Book
- Unburdened: The Reclamation Theory
- Organization
- The Mahogany Projek, LLC
- Assessments
- The Rooted Leader Assessment; The Respect Ecology Inventory
- Booking and media
- info@themahoganyprojek.com
Credentials
- LMFT · Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- LPC · Licensed Professional Counselor
- LSATP · Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner
- SAP · Substance Abuse Professional (DOT)
- PAI · Prepare/Enrich Certified Facilitator
- CCTP · Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
- AHAD-CCSP · Certified Clinical Sexuality Professional
Approved bios
Sharde' O'Rourke, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the developer of Reclamation Theory, a liberation-focused clinical model for understanding identity, capacity, and voice in Black and marginalized clients. She is the author of Unburdened and the founder of The Mahogany Projek.
Sharde' O'Rourke, LMFT, LPC, LSATP, SAP, PAI, CCTP, AHAD-CCSP, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the developer of Reclamation Theory, a liberation-focused clinical model built for practitioners working with Black clients whose burdens have too often been misread as brokenness. Her clinical and scholarly work restores a lineage (Morrison, Fanon, Du Bois, DeGruy, Cross, and the theorists before them) that the field has long drawn from without crediting. She is the author of Unburdened, the founder of The Mahogany Projek, and the creator of the Rooted Leader Assessment. She also practices as The Barefoot Therapist and speaks widely on culturally-grounded, liberation-focused clinical work.
The assessments
Two instruments carry Reclamation Theory into practice. Both are free to take, take about ten minutes, and return a written profile by email.
The Rooted Leader Assessment
A Reclamation Theory-based self-assessment for leaders, measuring how identity, capacity, and voice are holding under pressure. Participants receive a movement profile (Growing, Rooted, or Thriving) with language for what they are carrying and where their leadership is already rooted.
Who it is for: Leaders, training cohorts, and organizations working through the Reclamation Theory framework.
Take it at /assessment →The Respect Ecology Inventory
A 48-item inventory mapping respect across the domains of authenticity, accuracy, dignity, and boundaries, and across three axes: the respect a person gives, the respect they experience from others, and the respect they actually feel. The gaps between those axes are the finding.
Who it is for: Teams, couples, and clinical or leadership groups examining relational culture.
Take it at /respect-ecology →Speaking topics
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What audiences and practitioners say
“This training has helped me to acknowledge some actions I must address to be an effective therapist.”
Interview requests
For podcasts, panels, print, and broadcast, email info@themahoganyprojek.com with your outlet, audience, format, and timing. For paid engagements, use the speaking inquiry form.