Therapist. Truth-Teller. Pattern-Spotter.
Hi, I'm Essence.
Helping people understand not just what they're doing, but why they keep doing it.
I believe therapy should feel like one of the few places in your life where you don't have to perform. You don't have to have the right words. You don't have to have everything figured out. And you definitely don't have to be the strong one here.
How I show up:
warm, down-to-earth, direct, collaborative, and honest. I won't judge you. I won't pretend life is simple. And I won't sit silently while you spend six months talking yourself out of your own needs.
We'll explore patterns. We'll ask hard questions. We'll challenge old narratives. We'll laugh. A lot. Might cry too. We'll probably call out some self-sabotage along the way.
Because self-awareness is powerful.
But self-awareness without action doesn't change much.
As a Black woman, therapist, entrepreneur, wife, and someone who has spent much of her life caring for others, I understand what it feels like to carry multiple roles while still trying to make space for yourself.
I understand the pressure to keep going. To hold it together. To be dependable. To make things happen. To be strong.
Many of my clients, particularly Black women, come to therapy exhausted from carrying expectations that were never meant to be carried alone.
Therapy becomes the place where they finally get to put some of that weight down.
What therapy is like with me.
People often tell me I'm warm, direct, insightful, and easy to talk to. I believe meaningful growth happens when compassion and accountability exist in the same room. I'm not interested in judging you. I'm interested in helping you understand yourself.
The goal isn't to stay on the surface.
A Few Things I Believe
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A Few Things I Believe ✳︎
