Message from Jessica:

“As a person of West Indian descent and a Christian, my culture and faith shaped my identity. This was a welcomed reality for me. However, this is not the case for everyone. Within these communities, I've observed a hesitancy to acknowledge or seek help for mental health challenges. I hope to bridge that gap.

In my role as a therapist, my aim is not to impose my beliefs or challenge anyone's faith, traditions, or values. Instead, I strive to provide a supportive space for addressing mental health issues while honoring your fundamental beliefs. My focus is on helping you navigate current obstacles, address past traumas, and break generational cycles of trauma. Recognizing that each individual's journey and objectives are unique, I prioritize a client-centered and collaborative method, utilizing adaptable treatment strategies and interventions. My work focuses on individuality, self discovery, self-expression and most importantly self-love. The objective is to help individuals reconcile societal expectations with their personal realities.”

Message from Talyah:

“Throughout my work with teen boys and families touched by the juvenile system, I have found that these young men often feel misunderstood - labeled by their mistakes rather than seen for their true potential. Many struggle with anger, impulsivity, or trust. Deep down they want to make better choices and build a life they can be proud of.

Over the past five years, I have been trained to see things from a strength based perspective to help youth thrive regardless of presenting risk factors. Families of these youth often carry their own pain from trying to help their child navigate through complex systems. I help both individuals and families learn new ways to cope, communicate, and rebuild trust. My work focuses on helping individuals understand the "why" behind their behavior, decisions, thoughts, and feelings and to develop skills and improve not only decision making but overall mood and stabilization. Modalities mostly used are DBT and CBT.

Change is possible - and sometimes it can be hard doing it on your own. I think it's important for my clients to know that clients and therapists develop working relationships and we can tackle problems together. Therapy doesn't necessarily fix everything and it's normal to have setbacks, I am here to help you process and eventually move forward.”