Published June 4th, 2026

Walking into therapy should feel like stepping into a space where healing begins, not where the weight of explaining your entire cultural reality is added to your already heavy heart. For many high-achieving Women of Color, therapy often …

Published June 1st, 2026

Burnout is a complex and often misunderstood experience, especially for high-functioning Black and Brown women who carry the weight of multiple expectations. It goes beyond feeling tired-it is an emotional and mental exhaustion that …

Published May 31st, 2026

Teletherapy has reshaped the landscape of mental health care across Florida, opening doors for many who once faced barriers to accessing trauma-informed support. For high-achieving Women of Color, whose lives often intertwine professional …

Published March 13th, 2026 

Originally published on The Trauma Informed Human Blog.  

In the last two weeks, I’ve sat with three different women who all shared the same hesitation. They were struggling—deeply—but they waited to seek help. When we unpacked why, …

Published February 16th, 2026 

Originally published on The Trauma Informed Human Blog.

I’ve spent thousands of hours sitting across from clients, helping them untangle the knots of their lives. As a mental health counselor, I am trained to be a mirror, a guide, …

Published January 2nd, 2026 

Originally published on The Trauma Informed Human Blog.

Happy New Year! At the start of each year, I get so many phone calls from well-intentioned folks who want to start the process of therapy to "improve" themselves. Indeed, we …