Dr. Donna Oriowo

Dr. Donna Oriowo (pronounced Oreo-Whoa!) is a first-generation, first-born Nigerian American therapist, internationally recognized keynote speaker, award-winning DEI advocate, and two-time published author whose work sits at the intersection of Black mental health, self-esteem, sexuality, and racial justice.

With a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality, licensure as a Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), and certification as a Sex Therapist (CST), Dr. Donna combines clinical expertise, academic rigor, and cultural insight to help individuals and organizations cultivate healing, confidence, and authentic connection. Whether speaking to corporate audiences, facilitating community healing spaces, or working one-on-one with clients, she is known for her engaging style that blends humor, honesty, and practical strategies people can immediately apply to their lives.

Dr. Donna is the founder and owner of AnnodRight, a private practice in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that specializes in supporting Black women as they navigate the effects of colorism, texturism, and systemic oppression on their mental health, sexual well-being, and self-esteem. Her mission is to help Black women feel Free, Fabulous, and F*cked!—embracing wholeness, joy, and unapologetic self-worth.

She is the author of Drink Water & Mind Your Business: A Black Woman's Guide to Unlearning the BS and Healing Self-Esteem (Sourcebooks, 2025) and Cocoa Butter & Hair Grease: A Self-Love Journey Through Hair and Skin (2019), both of which explore the transformative power of self-love, healing, identity, and resilience.

Beyond her clinical practice and writing, Dr. Donna has served as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Co-Chair and Communications Steering Committee Chair for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is an active member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN). Her leadership continues to influence conversations around equity, sexual health, and culturally responsive mental health care.

When she's not speaking, writing, or counseling, Dr. Donna enjoys collecting inspiring quotes, eating donuts, loving all things pasta, traveling to learn about different cultures, offering COVID-safe handshakes, warm hugs, and the occasional figurative "knock on the head" when encouragement requires a little tough love.

Follow Dr. Donna on social media @DrDonnaOriowo or learn more at DonnaOriowo.com.