
HOLISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH DR. AISHA
As human beings, we can have a wide range of experiences over the course of our lifetimes. Experiences of joy, pleasure, elation, sorrow, anxiety, confusion, uncertainty, grief, fear, suffering, and desire are real for us all. How we relate to past experiences and current challenges can greatly impact how we embrace the present and anticipate the future. My approach focuses on supporting clients in engaging more mindfully with the joys and pleasures of life, while also navigating challenges and suffering with greater safety and resilience.
My therapy practice is focused on working with adults, with a special emphasis in BIPOC and women. I am passionate about supporting clients in exploring, healing, growing, and living mindfully in the midst of unique life experiences and challenges. I have extensive experience, and I’m passionate about, supporting clients in healing from trauma. I work collaboratively with clients in addressing concerns regarding past experiences, present challenges and functioning, and beliefs about the future. As a woman of color, specifically a Black woman of African descent, I know intimately how intersecting identities and sociocultural context impact lives. My lived experiences, as well as my training, influence my work with deep consideration for my client’s unique intersecting identities and sociocultural context.
It is a great honor and privilege to be part of my client’s life journey. I empathically sit with my client in the midst of suffering and joy and provide an engaged, responsive, supportive, and compassionate presence. I foster a safe and empowering space for my client to develop practices and tools for holistic healing and mindful living. My approach to mind-body-spirit healing is rooted in holistic wellness, ancestral wisdom, somatics, mindfulness, nature, and spirituality. I strongly believe these practices are essential for individual and collective well-being.
My approach to holistic therapy is informed by the following therapeutic orientations and perspectives:
- culturally responsive
- mindfulness-based
- trauma-focused/ trauma-informed
- relationally attuned
- strengths-based
- holistic + integrative
- compassion
- spirituality + religion
- grief
- somatic
- womanist
- African-centered psychology
- EMDR
- yoga
- liberation
Areas of focus include:
- abuse
- ACEs
- anxiety
- BIPOC
- college + graduate students
- cultural concerns
- depression
- domestic violence
- family conflict
- grief
- mindfulness
- motherhood
- racial stress/ trauma
- relational concerns
- spiritual concerns
- self-esteem
- sexual abuse
- sleep
- stress management & coping
- therapists + trainees
- trauma
- well-being
- women
- yoga
“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.”
– Audre Lorde
PSYCHOTHERAPY RATES & INSURANCE
Dr. Aisha’s rates for psychotherapy and consultation services are comparable to other local professionals. Dr. Aisha may offer a sliding scale/adjusted fee for individuals and organizations with special needs and circumstances. Psychotherapy sessions are offered in 45-50-minute and 90-minute durations.
Dr. Aisha is an in-network provider for Aetna PPO and Aetna EAP. For other insurance, Dr. Aisha is considered an out-of-network provider and can provide a super-bill (receipt of service) for you to submit directly to your insurance to request reimbursement. Whether your insurance provider will reimburse you for an out-of-network provider depends on your plan and you are advised to contact your insurance provider directly for details about reimbursement for services rendered by out-of-network providers. Dr. Aisha can provide services for individuals participating in the Victims of Violent Crimes (VVC) program.
HOLISTIC WELLNESS COACHING
In addition to psychotherapy services, Dr. Aisha offers holistic wellness coaching to support BIPOC and women in their goals for mind-body-spirit wellness. Services are offered virtually by telephone or video call. Holistic wellness coaching services may be appropriate for individuals who are seeking to make changes and establish routines for mind-body-spirit wellness practices in areas including relational functioning, sleep, morning and evening routines, self-compassion, self-care, communication, mindful eating, and holistic wellness. Holistic wellness coaching sessions are offered in 50-minute and 90-minute duration. Holistic wellness coaching services are cash pay only. Contact Dr. Aisha to inquire about these services.
Contact Dr. Aisha to schedule a complimentary telephone consultation.
CONSULTATION WITH DR. AISHA
Dr. Aisha has extensive experience with providing clinical supervision for practicum and intern level clinicians, consultation services, workshops, presentations, and retreats for organizations on a wide range of topics. Please contact Dr. Aisha to inquire about consultation, workshops, and/ or retreats.
Topics include:
- Mindfulness
- African Americans
- Women of Color
- Stress + coping
- Mindful Motherhood
- Holistic Wellness
- Intimate Partner Violence/ Domestic violence
- Trauma
- Yoga for Healing + Wellness
- Sleep + mental health
Customized virtual retreats include:
- Integrative/ holistic wellness retreats
- Mindfulness retreats
- Yoga retreats
