As a licensed professional counselor, I provide culturally competent services to support people and orientations of color. My clientele consists of individuals from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, and I wholeheartedly embrace the opportunity to serve people from all walks of life and help them navigate life transitions. As an author, I write books, and therapy journals, about the human experience. As an advocate, I provide education and support to marginalized populations.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I have over a decade of experience providing mental health services to women and teens from various backgrounds and ethnicities, as well as personal wisdom gained through a lifetime of triumph over tragedy. I enjoy drawing out people's life stories and working with them to write new narratives for their life and their future through therapeutic conversations, guidance, and affirming support.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Being a woman, a person of color, and a mother with two out of three children who identify with the LBGTQ+ community, I have firsthand experience with the challenges that the marginalized and disenfranchised face. My lived experience, combined with my education, serves as the foundation from which I empower others to understand and accept all of who they are and use that knowledge to walk confidently through life.
About Carlita L. Coley
Carlita L. Coley offers therapy covered by Kaiser Permanente - Medicaid and UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid in Virginia.
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Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients identify their values and chose behaviors that align with those values. During sessions, we examine behaviors that were not in alignment and work to understand the barriers that led to such actions, without judgement.