You’ve spent years showing up for everyone else. Now it’s time to make space for You.
Trauma & Somatic Therapy for High-Achieving Black Women in Ellicott City, Maryland
Trauma & Somatic Therapy For High-Achieving Black Women throughout the States of Virginia & Maryland
“I’m Tired of being the strong one all the time…
Holding it all together even when I'm falling apart inside.”
If this is you, I see YOU.
You’ve carried more than most people will ever know.
You learned early on how to be dependable, push through, and care for everyone else even when you were exhausted.
Not because life was gentle on with you, but because trauma taught you have to survive by staying strong.
You show up.
You push through.
You care deeply.
You keep going even when you’re exhausted, hurting, or longing for someone to hold you for once.
Strength became your armor.
But somewhere along the way, you lost the space to be human too.
I help you reconnect with yourself, gently, slowly and safely, so you don’t have to carry it alone anymore.
HELLO,
I’M DENISHA
This is a space where healing starts from the inside out.
You’ve done everything right, degrees, career, family, service, showing up when nobody else could.
People see your strength before they ever see your tired.
But you feel it in your shoulders, your sleep, the way your mind won’t quiet down even when you’re supposed to rest.
You know how to keep it moving, even when you’re running on empty.
But lately, keeping it all together has started to cost you more than it used to.
You’ve learned how to survive.
Now your body is asking for something different.
Here, we make room for you.
I work with high-achieving Black women who are ready to let go performing strength and start feeling safe again in their bodies, their boundaries, and their rest.
Through somatic therapy, we’ll slow down what’s been moving too fast, listen to what your body’s been holding, and begin to release the weight that was never yours to carry.
This isn’t about fixing you it’s about coming home to you.
You’ve carried enough.
Let’s start here.
My Specialties
Trauma Therapy
Are you having trouble feeling grounded and connected to yourself? Do you often feel so overwhelmed that you can’t make decisions or maintain healthy boundaries?
Therapy for Black Women
Do you have a hard time feeling seen and heard in your day-to-day life?In caring for everyone else, is it difficult for you to take time for yourself?
Somatic Experiencing
By helping the body complete its trauma response, somatic therapy actually leads to a reduction in disruptive symptoms and an improvement in overall wellbeing.
If you’re ready for support that goes beyond talking about the problem and into real, embodied change, this approach may be a strong fit. Here, we work with the nervous system, not just the mind, so you can experience regulation, capacity, and connection in a way that talking alone can’t reach. If you’re looking for something different, you’re in the right place.
Somatic in Therapy in Elliocott City, Maryland
Is This Approach Right for you?
You may have mastered survival by…
Holding it together for everyone else even when you were falling apart.
Performing strength so well that nobody knew you were tired of being strong.
Ignoring your own body because you didn’t have time to slow down.
Smiling through exhaustion, shutting down in private, and calling it “just being tired.”
But now you want to learn how to…
Feel grounded in your body instead of bracing for the next thing.
Say “I need support” without feeling weak or dramatic.
Be present in your life again, not just pushing through it.
Feel safe, steady, and connected to yourself — not just “functioning.”
“You were never meant to carry this alone.”
You’ve been the strong one for so long that you forgot what it feels like to be supported.
You keep pushing because slowing down feels risky like everything might fall apart if you stop.
But your worth was never measured by what you hold together.
You don’t have to prove your value through holding it all.
You’re allowed to rest.
You’re allowed to need.
You’re allowed to be held.
Here, you get to stop performing strength and simply BE..
