I am a cisgender, LGBTQIA+ Black woman who is wellness practitioner with access to many forms of healing. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT), Registered Drama Therapist/Board Certified Trainer (RDT/BCT) and a Doctoral Student in Counselor Education and Supervision. I work to realign your soul through enchanting, intentional practices. I listen and collaborate with you to meet your needs, whether immediate, short-term, or long-term.
My approaches are integrative, drawing on theories from ecosystems, humanistic, psychodynamic, feminist, multicultural, trauma-informed, creative arts, and drama therapy. I view healing and professional development as a holistic process shaped by lived experiences, relationships, identities, emotions, and the systems that influence each person's life.
I believe in utilizing my creativity to enhance others’ creativity in the therapeutic process. I ensure that individuals and groups feel safe, seen, and heard throughout the therapeutic process. I am passionate about improving accessibility to quality mental health care. Please reach out if we align in any way!
Additional areas of focus: Coping with addictions, Family conflicts, Coping with grief and loss, Intimacy related issues, Motivation, self esteem, and confidence, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Concentration, memory and focus (ADHD), Abandonment, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dissociation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Systemic Therapy
MA LMHC LMHC12025
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This is my first time doing therapy and she is a fantastic therapist. I went through a brutal breakup that hurt me deeply and it was very rough but she helped me through it. 10/10 would recommend.
Written on Aug 25, 2024 after therapy with Chabreah for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes
Amazing!
Written on Jun 12, 2024 after therapy with Chabreah for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Chabreah was a lot of help in a short amount of time and offered a judgement free safe place that allows healing to bloom. I highly recommend her!
Written on May 18, 2024 after therapy with Chabreah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
My experience was great with Chabreah. I felt very validated and understood. Truly :)
Written on Jan 03, 2022 after therapy with Chabreah for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Cha is a good listener, and is very empathetic. She always makes me feel understood and comfortable, even when I’m talking about trauma, and she has been there for me beyond scheduled hours, on one occasion. I’m very grateful for her work and support.
Written on Oct 12, 2021 after therapy with Chabreah for 3 months on issues concerning lgbt, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse
I've only had two sessions with Chabreah and I can't say how much I appreciate her. She is great at listening and has been educating me and helping me find ways to deal with my anxiety. I really feel like she cares and works hard to understand my struggles!
Written on Jul 25, 2021 after therapy with Chabreah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, and adhd