This chapter honors the healers—past, present, and within—who have worked to transform mental health solutions in Black communities. It challenges dominant cultural narratives, stereotypes, and scripts while exploring the intersections between self and society through deep reflexivity. Drawing from experiences with justice-involved clients at The Paterson Healing Collective (PHC), a community agency in Paterson, New Jersey, this chapter examines how trauma-informed, community-based interventions support individuals at risk, survivors of gun violence, and those impacted by the justice system. Additionally, this chapter highlights the integration of African and Indigenous therapeutic practices in decolonizing Western mental health approaches, emphasizing their role in healing both personal and communal wounds. It underscores the necessity of collective healing to address systemic traumas rooted in discriminatory policies, government neglect, and contemporary segregation. This discussion serves as a starting point for reimagining mental health care through culturally grounded, community-driven frameworks that support Black resilience and holistic well-being.