Therapists

I knew that I wanted to be a therapist as early as middle school. I felt a calling to be of service to others. I was raised all my life around family members who worked in helping professions- educators, pastors, and human service. I embarked on my own therapeutic journey and what I discovered along the way wasn’t just my true self, but the power of being seen and held with unconditional support and love.

I started my journey in working with women and children in transition and moved into working with adults and children living with developmental disabilities and severe and persistent mental illness in both office and home settings. I continued my journey working as Faculty for University of Phoenix Bachelors of Human Service, and eventually in Counseling at Michigan State University. I have worked in various clinical and healthcare settings including emergency and crisis intervention, behavioral health centers, clinical and macro level MSW supervision and field liaison and most recent outpatient clinic settings.

My love of helping others placed me back in private practice settings with a passion for working with college students and people of color who have experienced trauma. I work with individuals, couples and providers in healing trauma and increasing pleasure as a sex therapist.

I also am the Founder and President of Healers of Color Collaborative of Michigan Inc, a nonprofit started to provide resources, scholarships and support for BIPOC individuals in Michigan. I believe we all have purpose in this world, and I have a gift in helping people regain connection with their gifts and creativity.

I have over two decades of experience working with individuals, couples, and families. I have become a therapist and coach to healers of many forms, and would love to help those needing guidance, clarity and healing along their journey. I am available for one-on-one sessions and also am a NASW Core Supervisor for those seeking full licensure.

I became a therapist and coach to healers and artists of many forms, and would love to help those needing guidance, clarity and healing along their journey.

Sometimes the scariest thing to do is talk to someone, especially if we feel like we will be misunderstood, laughed at, or judged. As a therapist my goal is to create a safe, comfortable, and confidential space for you to have someone to talk to.

I focus on helping clients enhance their holistic health, manage relationships and cope with the stressors that may come from life changing events or navigating multiple worlds. Much of my experience has been working with teenagers, college students, and middle-aged adults. My therapeutic approach is strength based and person-centered. I use mindfulness-somatic based techniques, narrative, and cognitive behavioral therapies.

As a child of African immigrants from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I acknowledge that mental health in African immigrant communities and across the African diaspora can often be a taboo subject. As a clinician, I encourage healing at your pace, unpacking family, community, and cross-cultural experiences which may influence your wellbeing. Thus, in this process we get a chance to work together to ensure that you have support to reflect, release emotions and physical tension, develop coping skills, among other benefits in therapy, to get you through life’s ups and downs. Furthermore, I strive to acknowledge and keep informed on historical and present contexts, through an Africentric understanding that the past-present-future are constantly shaping who we are and who we will become.

I completed my PhD in Social Work and Developmental Psychology and Master of Social Work (MSW) at the University of Michigan; my Master of Public Health (MPH) at Emory University; and my Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Studies and Black World Studies at Loyola University Chicago.

I look forward to working with you.

When asked “What is my ideal client”? My response will always be you! I have an innate passion for people and feel that one’s healing journey should be customized to suit their individual need(s). I take a strength-based person-centered approach to help each client begin to identify/build upon their abilities to overcome obstacles at every stage of life. Upon working together, we will focus on healing holistically, integrating techniques suited for the whole person, aligning spirit, mind, body, soul, and goals.

I know firsthand from personal and professional experience the value of a safe space to simply be. To dialogue, process, and progress in a transparent judgement free environment. I invite clients from all walks of life and have particular interest in grief related work, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

I have a plethora of varied experiences and an array of resources to share. This is not just a career, but my calling and I believe the one true way to rise is simply by lifting others, so I welcome you to come exactly as you are and I will meet you there. I look forward to learning how I can aid you on this healing journey.

Before being a Social Worker, I am a wife, a mother, and a human first, and neither of those came easy. I am from Detroit, born and raised! I have experienced and understand the struggles, the frustration, and the joys that life can bring both personally and professionally. We all need a shoulder to lean on and a support person in those hard to navigate seasons in our lives. I am here, not as a person telling you what to do, but a passenger in the seat of your life, helping you navigate to your destination.

I have always found great joy in serving, listening to others, and understanding a person’s life experiences. I am interested in helping other women work through anxiety, depression, religious trauma, post-partum, and career counseling.

My therapeutic style is strength-based, easy-going, safe, and a place where we can smile and “just be”. There is not a single person on this earth like YOU, and I hope to help you realize your greatest attributes. I strive to create a welcoming, judgement-free telehealth environment.

Looking forward to working with you, in your journey of life! Arise and Shine, for your light has come!