You are the expert of your life and experiences. I am here to listen and support you as we work to make meaningful changes in your life. Together, we will navigate the challenges, celebrate your strengths, and unlock the potential within you.
You are the expert of your life and experiences. I am here to listen and support you as we work to make meaningful changes in your life. Together, we will navigate the challenges, celebrate your strengths, and unlock the potential within you.
I believe in the power of empathy and compassion to facilitate healing, and I strive to create a therapeutic relationship based on trust and mutual respect. I prefer to utilize tools and therapeutic techniques that are most relevant to your concerns.
My aim is to help understand where folx are, as well as what their hopes and goals may be. We work together to find growth and change in the ways that works best for you.
My aim is to help understand where folx are, as well as what their hopes and goals may be. We work together to find growth and change in the ways that works best for you.
I operate from a feminist, abolitionist lens and adapt evidence-based modalities, including TF-CBT, DBT and CPT to fit each individual as needed.
We focus on creative accountability to support clients in connecting with their personal values and goals. Art therapy is the main intervention used to address mental health symptoms. You do not need to be considered an artist to engage with art.
We focus on creative accountability to support clients in connecting with their personal values and goals. Art therapy is the main intervention used to address mental health symptoms. You do not need to be considered an artist to engage with art.
Working with Essence and her team at Aura Art Space PLLC, you can expect to make art every single session. We have a structure to support intention setting, creative flow, and reflection to help individuals process their art making experience.
We can work together to help you gain relief from emotional wounds from your past, clarity on your relationships, increase your self-confidence and skills, and create more space in your life for what is most meaningful.
We can work together to help you gain relief from emotional wounds from your past, clarity on your relationships, increase your self-confidence and skills, and create more space in your life for what is most meaningful.
I approach counseling from a trauma-informed lens, focusing on life experiences and how they impact our emotions, thought processes, and behaviors. My approach is also strengths-based; utilizing your strengths and building helpful resources together.
learn more about the way our minds work and how to develop a healthier relationship with our automatic thoughts and our various emotional states.
learn more about the way our minds work and how to develop a healthier relationship with our automatic thoughts and our various emotional states.
I am collaborative, flexible, and creative which allows for us to put our heads together and find solutions that make sense for your world.