About Us
The Lyder Foundation will identify the barriers in communities of color in their experience with Body Focus Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), a public health issue, and eliminate the socio-economic barriers that prevent them from accessing the needed resources. The stigma and discrimination pertaining to mental health in communities of color that are marginalized will be minimized by having the availability and accessibility of resources and information through education on an individual and social level. The resources will be a network of trained providers that reflect the communities they are servicing. We are the voice for the voiceless, hope for the hopeless, and healing to the communities.
Together We Will Aspire, Together We Will Achieve, and Together We Will Heal.
DEI Statement
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Lyder Foundation encompasses and embraces Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in all facets of the mission of the foundation. All members of the foundation understand that in every endeavor undertaken (e.g. health fairs, educational conferences, research) DEI must be at the forefront.
Moreover, as the Foundation grows its membership it will consider every person to use their unique experiences, abilities, and backgrounds together – to incite proactive solutions for the community.
Meet The Team
Stacy K. Nakell
Board Member
Stacy K. Nakell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Group Psychotherapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, author, and Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Society. She has spent the past fifteen years in private practice in Austin, TX providing individual and group psychotherapy to clients struggling with skin-focused repetitive behaviors (SFRBs). She works with pre-teens, teens and adults from an integrative psychodynamic approach and offers training and consultation for mental health professionals. She is the author of three peer-reviewed articles about her approach, and the book Treatment for body-focused repetitive behaviors: An integrative psychodynamic approach (2023).