authentic and direct, which means you can expect expert-level care w/ facial reactions, slang, occasional profanity, laughter, and even tears.

It's tailored to YOU. Your healing is found within the context of healthy relationships and community because “When 'I' becomes 'We,' illness becomes wellness.” I also pull interventions from traditional therapies like CBT, DBT, ACT, etc., as needed.

Address anxiety, depression, identity exploration (ethnic, racial, gender, and/or sexual identity), Trauma, racial & religion-based trauma, and relationship concerns. We can also talk about religion broadly, from atheism to spirituality.

have minoritized/oppressed identities (e.g., Black people, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, trans, gender-expansive people, and people in nontraditional relationship configurations). I also work with those who feel like traditional therapy is not for them.

I wanted to add to the number of therapists who look and identify like me so that people with shared identities could find a therapist who gets it.

I am Jesmond Akeem Fair, named after Jessie Jackson, Desmond Tutu, and Hakeem Olajuwon. For most moments of the day, I have a random song on repeat in my head. I love anime, gaming (PS5), movies, watching TV, and a good nature trail.