About
Make time for you – Be Heard!
At the end of a long week, you’re exhausted from putting on a fake smile for your colleagues while juggling everyone else’s problems. You question, “Where is the time for me?”
How you feel seems like the norm, but you know there’s more to life for you; you don’t know how to get there.
With our work together, you’ll learn the art of confidently setting boundaries personally, professionally, and romantically to take control of the areas that have been holding you back.
Whether it is our 1-on-1 video sessions, phone sessions, or private messaging access to me, you’ll have a consistent place to be yourself while still receiving the tools to make your life easier.
You can say what you want, the way you want, and know I will hear you and understand. It might sound too good to be true.
But for all that you do for everyone else, you deserve to receive what you need without compromise and enjoy the process.
It’s a process that produces results.
Create Your Path – With our work together, you’ll get a tailored approach to create a clear path to guide you to reach your goals.
Identify the Issues – You’ll learn how to pinpoint the mental and emotional factors blocking your growth and clarify why you want to address them. Identifying these factors will give you a clear view of what’s been getting in your way.
Setting Goals – Once we identify the obstacles, we’ll set unique goals to give you a concrete path toward becoming the woman you know you can be.
Self-Exploration – I’ll support you in taking a deep dive in exploring your past and present to learn who you truly are and practice implementing strategies to take charge in making active changes.
Maintenance – You will become a pro at setting boundaries and taking control of your happiness. Throughout this journey, you’ll be able to not only maintain what you gained but build on it.
About Me
I found my purpose.
My life had a 180-degree transformation from always holding everything in and trying to take on the world on my own to be an open, confident person who will accept help. I wanted to bring the experience of being mentally and emotionally healthy to other black professionals and create a place where they could indeed be themselves.
I found my motivation to become a therapist during my undergraduate career at UNC-Greensboro, working with students with developmental disabilities. During this time, I saw firsthand the value of giving a voice and safe space to those who normally wouldn’t have one.
From that undergraduate experience, I became invested in furthering my skills and education to help others not only feel accepted for who they are, but also have a partner in reaching their full potential.
As I entered my Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate program at NC State, I realized the lack of mental health awareness within the black community and its impact on the well-being of both students and staff.
This is where my passion for counseling within the black community emerged. Since then, it’s been my goal to provide authentic, culturally relevant, effective therapy that people can feel proud of taking part in.
Being a black woman in this world has unique challenges that can wear you down, making it difficult for others to understand.
That’s where GoldAura Therapy was born. As a licensed therapist from North Carolina, I realized counseling is not one-size-fits-all. It is my priority to provide an authentic and collaborative environment that offers safety, support, and effectiveness to help black women let their guard down and reach their full potential at the same time.
Here’s a note about my non-therapist side.
When I need to relax and recharge, I enjoy hiking up mountains, going to jazz concerts, and devouring freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. If I have any of those, I’m all smiles.