Meet Your Therapist
Finding the right therapist is about more than credentials. It is about finding someone you can trust, connect with, and feel comfortable being honest with.
Finding the right fit can make therapy feel different.
Therapy can ask you to talk about the parts of life you usually keep moving past—the relationship that feels stuck, the anxiety that will not quiet down, the family patterns you are tired of repeating, or the version of yourself you are still trying to understand. The right therapist should bring clinical skill, but the connection matters too.
Therapist fit is not a small thing. The National Institute of Mental Health notes that rapport and trust are important when choosing a therapist, and an initial conversation can help you decide whether you feel comfortable with a provider. Read the NIMH guidance →
Before you scroll, ask yourself three things.
What do I want help with?
Think about what is bringing you here now—relationships, anxiety, identity, grief, trauma, intimacy, family stress, life transitions, or simply feeling like something needs to change.
How do I want therapy to feel?
Some people want a therapist who is warm and reflective. Others want someone direct, practical, challenging, structured, or a mix of all of it. Pay attention to what helps you open up.
What matters to me in the relationship?
Your therapist’s experience, specialties, communication style, cultural awareness, identity, and approach can all matter. You are allowed to care about the fit—not just the credentials.
Diana Jean-Louis
Diana specializes in couples issues, sex therapy, and supporting both women and men through relational and personal growth.
Shannon Carr
Shannon focuses on root work, healing, and helping women and men develop deeper self-awareness and coping strategies.
Kristen Barry
Kristen supports LGBTQ+ individuals navigating life transitions and healing through compassionate, affirming therapy.
Stephanie Brown
Stephanie works with kids, adolescents, and families to improve relationships and emotional well-being.
Katie Love
Katie provides therapy for those struggling with substance use, sexual issues, and emotional coping.
Nyia Hawkins
Nyia helps clients explore identity, navigate life transitions, and rediscover a sense of purpose and direction.
Derria Davis
Derria helps clients manage mood disorders, heal from inherited trauma, and strengthen emotional resilience.
Anita Taylor
Anita supports clients dealing with identity concerns, grief, and emotional healing with sensitivity and insight.
Matiah Ninalowo
Matiah provides compassionate support for LGBTQ+ clients coping with grief and healing from emotional pain.
Kalila Farrakhan
Kalila focuses on relationship and identity issues, helping clients heal and reconnect with their authentic selves.
Erica Butler
Erica helps women navigate life transitions, strengthen relationships, and heal through compassionate, practical support.
You do not have to pick the “perfect” therapist from a profile.
A bio can tell you about training and specialties. A conversation tells you more about how it actually feels to talk with someone. Notice whether you feel heard, whether their approach makes sense to you, and whether you can imagine being honest in the room. If the fit does not feel right, that is useful information—not a reason to give up on therapy.
You may recognize yourself before you know exactly what to call it.
These JL Family Services resources can help you put language around what has been feeling heavy—and give you a clearer idea of what you may want to work on in therapy.
Why Anxiety Makes Everything Feel So Personal
Explore emotional overwhelm, overthinking, nervous-system stress, and how anxiety can show up in everyday relationships.
Before You Call It Quits
Learn how recurring conflict, communication patterns, repair, and emotional connection can shape a relationship.
Generational Healing Starts With Self-Soothing
Understand how inherited emotional patterns can affect the way you respond to stress, conflict, closeness, and vulnerability.
