Welcome. You have taken the first step towards your mental and emotional healing being here. Take a moment to evaluate your self-esteem, your relationships with family or friends and your level of motivation to meet your life goals. Is depression, anxiety or PTSD impacting your quality of life? Are you struggling to feel good about yourself due to history of trauma, abuse or neglect? There is nothing to be ashamed of. You are valuable. You are worthy of healing from anything that hurt you and you can write a new chapter of your life that includes happiness, love, peace and new possiblities. Let's work on this together.

We are psychotherapists of African ancestry who use principles from history, life’s experiences and clinical training to help impart knowledge, skills, understanding, insight and wisdom to clients in psycho-educational ways that bring clarity to complex issues. During collaborative counseling sessions we help people of African descent from varying ethnicity or national origins to heal and grow by transforming conflict, crises and confusion into opportunities for choice and change.

Because counseling can sometimes be a daunting experience, I aim to put my clients at ease from the first moment. Life can be difficult to navigate. We accumulate invisible scars and wounds over time. When the tools and thoughts that we use to cope with life's changes and challenges are out dated, they can leave us feeling depressed, fearful, or overwhelmed. I work collaboratively with my clients to fully understand their issues and to develop treatment strategies that address their concerns in an open, safe, and understanding environment.

Are you ready to start your journey to healing and overall wellness? Has your predicament loomed so large that you feel stuck? Are you depressed, or does your life goals seem unachievable? There is hope! I stand committed to being present and attentive in reaching you wherever you are at this moment in your journey. As a therapist some of my core values are; respect, transparency, self-love, empathy and having a sense of “balance.” In therapy, I endeavor to create a safe and calm atmosphere free of fear and judgment so that clients can be content to disclose whatever is impacting them.

If youre interested healing, I help people work through trauma, improve their professonal lives as well as get to the root of emotional issues like anger. Through my personal awareness and clinical knowledge, listening with empathy and concern, I give people a safe space to confide and grow. With the proper clinical relationship, I invite you to welcome emotional and professional success. Through our shared insight, and your uniquely human response to life, you can change.

*I am not accepting new clients right now.* Change begins with a wish.  Maybe this is your first time seeking therapy. Or maybe  something has happened in your life that's thrown you for a loop or left you spinning out of control.  Therapy gives you the insight to see your patterns, values and needs, and the tools to create genuine and lasting change.  I consider it a privilege to be able to help you meet your wish for a calmer, more peaceful life. Using a variety of methods, I ​can help you learn a new way to see and respond to your problems, relationships, and stress.

My approach to therapy is to create a safe, supportive environment for my clients. We will work together to help improve your emotional well being through analytic work and building healthy coping techniques. We will collaboratively build a unique treatment plans specific to your needs.

Are you trying to manage your stress in the ever-growing tumultuous environment? Are you working from home having a hard time juggling with family life? Perhaps you have a challenge with practicing effective communication? Or maybe just talking about your issues can be difficult, and that's ok. Do you want to learn more about yourself, how to cope in a healthy way, and have better communication? I can help. In my practice, I respect the unique experience of each individual. I see the particular difficulties that each faces. I listen and interact with empathy and provide insight and support. No two treatments are the same.

Feel Better Therapy was started by a therapists who realized that often times the services provided to low socio-economic communities is lacking quality care. We noticed these communities where confronted with long wait times, disrespectful admins, and subpar treatment. The one and only purpose was to exploit the community for profit without providing the level of care deserved. Feel Better Therapy began from the inspiration to provide quality mental health care to the poorest of communities and treating the clients of this community the same way a rich patient would be treated in a clinic treating affluent clients.

My work with clients is a mutual search for the key problems that have them stuck. It may be problems which began in childhood. Or there may be twists and turns in their teen or adult years that have yielded concerns about themselves, others, or life itself which have become major stumbling blocks. We work together in an interactive, respectful, and individualized process to get to the bottom of it all, resolve the problems, and allow the person to get on with a better life. I look forward to the journey with each person who seeks my help.

We all hit difficult roads in our lives, unexpectedly and without caution. Dealing with overwhelming emotions, thoughts and feelings will definitely impact our mood, behaviors, and interactions with people. My goal is to work with my clients to address these emotions and behaviors they are experiencing, and work towards developing positive coping skills, tools and techniques to apply in their lives.

You know that you are here for a reason – to share certain gifts, help others, experience love, and fulfill your purpose but it feels like the odds have been placed against you. A difficult childhood, an unfulfilling career, dysfunctional relationships, and feelings of depression are just a few of the challenges you have experienced.

I bring natural skill, compassion, and extensive experience to my psychotherapy practice with adults, children, and families. I am a Master Trainer at the Yale Child Study Center and also work as clinical consultant to provide training to other therapists. I have a menu of treatment options that can be tailored to clients of all ages. I also work with parent-child dyads and couples who are struggling with co-parenting. My work with individual adults utilizes both body focused interventions (from my background in Gestalt therapy) and insight oriented and behavioral techniques (from my background in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy).

I believe the purpose of psychotherapy is to ease emotional and relationship difficulties and increase satisfaction in life. Clients come to therapy with diverse needs, but typically they are seeking help either to deal with immediate life crises or to address ongoing challenges. In my practice these have included issues of anxiety and depression; bereavement; effects of trauma; parenting and relationship concerns; and varied behavior problems. I see both children and adults and have a subspecialty in couples counseling. For psychotherapeutic techniques to be successful they must be adapted to the client's unique needs and circumstances.

With years of experiences as a Mental Health Counselor, I currently serve as a private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. My areas of expertise include working with severely mentally ill persons, clients with adjustment issues such as relational problems, anxiety, depression that may contribute to mild to moderate impairment in functioning,as well as Adolescent and community based populations. I also work with clients diagnosed with PTSD and Mood disorders.

For many people, one of the hardest parts of therapy is picking up the phone and making the first appointment. I aim to help you over this hurdle by providing you an empathic and accepting environment. I believe the connection between therapist and client is an important part of the healing process and I encourage a collaborative working relationship. Through therapy, I can help you make positive changes in behavior, thinking, and feeling, improve your relationships, and better your sense of self.

WHY THERAPY? Finding a therapist or counselor can be an anxiety-provoking pursuit and a fairly confusing, & stressful one too. In my experience, people seek treatment for a wide variety of reasons such as depression, anxiety/stress, relationship problems, parenting difficulties, low self-esteem, and so on. Seeking therapy is an act of maturity and strength! It says that you recognize that you are unhappy or dissatisfied with some aspect of your life and that you ultimately want to function and feel better.

I provide child, adolescent and adult psychotherapy for a variety of issues, including anxiety, low self esteem, trauma, adoption and loss. With these kinds of issues, play and art therapy interventions are helpful for children and adolescents. For clients struggling with anxiety and developmental issues such as Autism, ADHD, a more didactic, cognitive-behavioral strategy oriented approach can be used. My work with adults is psychodynamically based with use of strategies from dialectical and cognitive therapies as warranted. Another important component of my practice is neuropsychological assessment for learning, attention, social and emotional issues in children, adolescents and adults.

My ideal client is a male/female in their late 20's, 30's, 40's or 50's who has a specific life issue they want to resolve. Whether that's an issue with dating, a relationship, or your marriage, I am extremely good at dissecting a problem and mapping out a solution. I also am an expert at solving parenting issues with divorced or separated couples. I understand relationships at every age: whether it's a client who wants to be in a committed relationship or someone who is questioning their marriage or commitment.

Reaching out for help is a sign of strength. My approach is to help you identify your strengths and help you utilize them to achieve greater harmony in your day to day interactions. I have over 20 years of experience, working side by side with clients, dealing with a multitude of issues that create challenges and obstacles that can be avoidable or reduced.