This dissertation manuscript discusses race-based traumatic stress among Black Graduate Women in higher education settings using the approach Sista Healing Circle Methodology (SCM). This dissertation focuses on black graduate women in higher educational settings because history has shown that educational spaces have limited "space" for Black Women to be acknowledged in higher education (Bizzell, 2023; Stewart, 2017 & Tuitt 2010). Lack of acknowledgement, isolation and feeling of invisibility have been factors that contribute to racial stress. Research demonstrated that Black women often have no outlet to process the racial trauma and oppression they endure inside and outside of educational spaces (Daniel, 2018). However the use of having affinity spaces and mentoring groups have been shown to be effective interventions because they allow Black women to directly target psychological feelings of isolation, marginalization, a sense of belonging and invisibility (Apugo 2020; Coker et.al 2003; Jones & Pritchett-Johnson, 2018; Walkington, 2017) In conclusion findings from this dissertation include themes of: Never getting relief, Questioning Self, Spaces Matter, Discredited/Unheard, Discovering Ourselves, Community Building is vital and Healing is Dynamic. Findings from this study will allow counselors to understand how symptoms can present and how Black Women are handling the symptoms as their racial stress increases. Within this manuscript it will consist of a brief reflectivity to inform readers the internal process the researcher had experience before, during and after study. Reflectivity allows the reader to understand the perspective of doing critical based research. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]