
Roots & Resilience Coaching
Leonard Tshitenge, proud partner of the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Black Male Advancement
(Photo credit: Mayor’s Office of Black Male Advancement)


Mayor Michelle Wu, Mayor of Boston, proudly leads the city’s efforts to support immigrants, returning citizens, and Black men and boys through initiatives like the Mayor’s Office of Black Male Advancement. This office collaborates with dedicated leaders and organizations, including Leonard Tshitenge to drive meaningful change and uplift communities across the city
Roots & Resilience Coaching
A Culturally grounded coaching & group curriculum for returning citizens, fathers, African youth, and immigrant families.
Roots & Resilience Coaching is a signature initiative under Consciously Exposed. It blends emotional health, identity healing, and cultural intelligence to help individuals and communities rebuild purposefully. Rooted in the APC Model (Artistic, Psychological, Cultural), this program supports people navigating reentry, migration, trauma, and transformation.
About the Program
-
Returning citizens
-
African immigrant youth and families
-
Fathers and men rebuilding identity and purpose
-
Youth impacted by trauma, war, or displacement
-
Community leaders seeking culturally relevant group programming
Who It’s For
Program / Curriculum Pillars
-
Fatherhood Redefined – Leadership, Co-Parenting, mental health, and advocacy
-
Roots & Money – Merging emotional resilience and entrepreneurship for economic dignity and well-being
-
Culturally Responsive Peer Groups – Men, Youth and family support circles
-
Trauma-Informed Coaching – Crisis de-escalation and psychoeducation
-
System Navigation – Biopsychosocial-style coaching assessments and referral planning
_jpg%20(1).avif)

Program Details
Coaching Model
Private-pay (non-clinical)
Insurance
Covered under Canopy Insurance (coaching liability)
Delivered By
Consciously Exposed – Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the City of Boston and the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office
Availability
Virtual + In-Person (Boston, MA)
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() |