My Mission 

Women tend to carry twice the load of others, and receive half of the support they require. "Women are at least twice as likely to experience an episode of major depression as men... And, compared to their Caucasian counterparts, African American women are only half as likely to seek help.” 

Oftentimes black women are taught and programmed to care for everyone else, but themselves. Or they are taught and programmed to put everyone else’s needs above their own. Due to this black women oftentimes suffer in silence, sometimes not even knowing that they are suffering because they are “being strong,” and continuing to function as usual. I have found through personal and professional experience, that a lot of black women, and women of color in general, do not even recognize that they are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, or dispair, because they feel they are not “allowed” to, or because this is demonized as a sign of weakness, and also due to symptoms of depression having a different presentation for black women. But you are allowed to experience all of these things and more, because before anything else, you are human and all humans have emotions. Despite the belief that many of us have, we are not superwoman. We cannot be everything to everyone at all times, and that does not make us failures; that makes us human.

Therapy should be an opportunity for you to engage in self discovery and exploration. Therapy should be an opportunity for you to feel all of those human emotions, and work towards healthy and positive ways to deal with them. My motto is that everyone deserves an opportunity to heal and a safe space to do that in…especially you. My goal, not just as a therapist, but as a black woman, is to provide that space and opportunity for those in need. We deserve the same love, care, consideration, compassion, and kindness that we provide for everyone else.