I See Pride, I see Power!

Hey guys!!! As some of you all know, I have taken and passed my exam to receive licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. This means that once I have completed hours of supervised work I will be able to officially practice on my own! Yay! Today I want to take...

Take one leave one

Sorry I have been MIA. I am elated that people are encouraged by my thoughts and words. I have been needing something and I cannot put my finger on it. I have had a rough couple of weeks. (I am human) So, I want to try an activity that I do in my office with clients....

Self Love, Self Forgiveness & Self Acceptance

This year makes ten years since I have graduated high school. I am to attend the High School of Commerce’s Class of 2007 Reunion. I have been witnessing what a struggle it has been to sell tickets. First, I thought black people can’t have nothin’...

“All I’m askin is for a little Respect”

This post is inspired by Counseling for Social Justice by Courtland C Lee. This is one of my favorite reads because it let me know that I could be an activist and a mental health counselor; that as a mental health counselor I am an activist. But most of all it was...

Taking a break from social media is healthy.

With the climate the United States is in, it isn’t hard to believe that too much social media can cause vicarious trauma, depression and just a sense of defeat. People have become politically engaged and informed via social media (I don’t need to name the...

Do it for the Culture, I aint gon do it

So I having been obsessing over what the first topic should be about and I settled on WHY. Why I decided to start a blog and why I have decided to start my own practice. This started when I, during a team meeting, was told that my diagnosis was too harsh and that the...