Chauntia Postell
Inhale. Exhale. Relax your shoulders. You're in the right place! I'm Chauntia Postell-Tyler, a licensed clinical social worker and recipient of D.C.'s 2023 School Social Worker of the Year award.
Helping girls, teens, and young women find their voice, build confidence, and prioritize their peace. You deserve a space where you can feel seen, heard, and empowered to embrace who you are.
I specialize in supporting Black, Brown, and multiracial girls, teens, and young women navigating anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD-related challenges, relationships, and life transitions. Through Prioritize Peace Therapeutic Services, I provide a warm, culturally responsive space where clients feel seen, heard, valued, and empowered to find their voice, build confidence, and embrace who they are.
First session
Our first session is all about getting to know you! We'll talk about what brought you to therapy, what's been challenging, and what you hope to gain from our time together. There's no pressure to share everything at once. My priority is creating a comfortable, judgment-free space where you feel safe to be yourself. Together, we'll begin identifying your strengths, needs, and goals while exploring what support might look like for you.
Strengths
My greatest strengths as a provider: *I treat everyone as an individual not as a problem to be fixed *I build authentic connections- were you feel seen, heard, supported and validated * I meet you where you are not where I think you should be *I make therapy fun but impactful for kids- it never feels like a punishment or consequence but their safe space to just be! *I get to the root cause and help you peel back the layers to healing not just surface level work!
Ideal clients
I enjoy working with children, teens, college students, and young adult women, particularly Black & Brown girls and young women. Many of my clients are navigating anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD-related challenges, friendship difficulties, perfectionism, identity development, and major life transitions. I especially enjoy helping clients who struggle with overthinking, people-pleasing, expressing their needs, or feeling confident in who they are.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is one of the most effective techniques in overcoming anxiety, depression, ADHD symptoms and imposter syndrome. Working together in sessions we identify and challenge negative thought patterns and behaviors. Helping you to recognize irrational beliefs, getting to the root cause of maladaptive behaviors and replace them with more adaptive ones so that you can live as your highest, truest self.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Utilizing person-centered therapy, I work to create a safe space through showing empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness. Actively listening without judgment, allowing you to explore your thoughts, experiences and feelings. Through reflection, I support you in gaining self-awareness and encouraging personal growth, emphasizing autonomy and fostering a collaborative relationship for positive change and self-actualization.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
DBT Therapy is used and highly effective with all ages in developing coping skills, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. This includes validating your experiences and feelings, teaching mindfulness practices to increase awareness of thoughts and emotions, providing psychoeducation about emotions and behaviors, and using behavior chain analysis to identify patterns and triggers.Supporting you in setting achievable goals and developing strategies to manage crisis effectively. The biggest part of DBT is the collaboration between you and I, fostering a supportive and non-judgmental environment conducive to growth and change.
Location
Virtual sessions
In-person sessions4200 Parliament Pl, Lanham, MD 20706, Suite 250
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Licensed in
- District of ColumbiaLicense LC50081956
- MarylandLicense 22013