Trauma & Somatic Therapy for High-Achieving Black Women in Maryland & Virginia
You’ve spent years showing up for everyone else. Now it’s time to make space for You.
For The Strong Black Women Who Are Tired of Holding It All Together.
Serving clients throughout Maryland and Virginia, Virtually.
“I’m Tired of being the Strong one all the time…
Holding it all together even when I'm falling apart inside”.
There is more to life than just Surviving..
You don’t have to keep pushing to prove you’re ok.
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 stop 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.
You’ve Mastered Survival..
By staying strong when you wanted to collapse.
By taking care of everyone before yourself.
By pretending you’re fine even when you’re not.
But now, you want to learn how to feel…
• Grounded, calm, and safe in your body.
• Free from the constant pressure to hold it all together.
• Softness without guilt rest without needing to earn it.
“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..
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.
About Me
I believe healing starts in the body.
When you’ve spent years in survival mode, constantly doing, showing up, managing it all your body forgets what safety feels like.
That’s why I often say, “Trauma isn’t just what happened — it’s what’s still living in your body.”
In our work together, I help you gently come out of those automatic fight, flight, or freeze states that keep you on alert.
We slow things down so your body can finally release the tension, guardedness, and exhaustion it’s been holding.
You’ll learn to listen to your body again, to trust it, and to let it support you instead of protect you all the time.
My approach is compassionate, embodied, and down-to-earth.
You don’t have to perform strength here.
You get to rest, feel, and remember what safety feels like in your own skin.
