Well, after talking with the stylist, I have decided to give her a try. She is white and has quite a few black women as clients. She told me that she has been trained to work on "our hair" and can use certain types of products specifically for our hair, if I wanted her too.
So, I have scheduled a lunch appointment

. She said that I will be in and out in about an hour and a half - which before, was totally NOT possible (due to triple booking

)
I'm just going for a wash and style, so I will let y'all know how it turns out.