Living at the intersection of Blackness and queerness brings both profound strengths and unique challenges. The pressures of systemic racism, heteronormativity, and societal invisibility can impact mental health, leading to anxiety, self-doubt, and disconnection. Prioritizing your mental health is a radical act of self-care, and as a licensed therapist, I want you to know that your well-being matters. Healing and wholeness can look like therapy that honors your identity, connecting with affirming communities, and practices that help you reconnect with your body, mind, and heart. Embracing your full self—your Blackness, queerness, and all the parts of you—doesn’t have to happen all at once. By allowing yourself to feel deeply, reject internalized messages, lean into support, and express your desires authentically, you can reclaim your power and move toward a life of wholeness, resilience, and freedom.

Being a Black queer professional can feel like you’re always “on”—even when you’re exhausted inside. In this post, I share why I specialize in supporting folks like you through anxiety, perfectionism, and the quiet pressure to hold it all together. You don’t have to do it alone anymore.