Racial Trauma Assessment Tool

The Trauma Symptoms of Discrimination Scale (TSDS)

Magazine Issue
January/February 2025
Monnica Williams
Monnica Williams

Lots of people are talking about racial trauma. But how do you help clients identify it? From the very first session, clinicians now have a way of measuring clients’ anxiety-related trauma symptoms and avoidance of fears of discrimination. This tool will help you:

  • Support BIPOC clients healing from racism
  • Defuse shame and self-blame tied to racial trauma
  • Affirm and validate different types of discrimination

Monnica Williams

Monnica T. Williams, PhD, is a board-certified licensed clinical psychologist who was named one of the top 25 thought leaders in PTSD by PTSD Journal. Her work has been featured in several major media outlets, including NPR, Huffington Post, CNN, and the New York Times. Dr. Williams has published over 100 book chapters and peer-reviewed articles focused on trauma and other anxiety-related disorders and cultural differences. She is an associate editor of the Behavior Therapist and New Ideas in Psychology, and serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals.