LCSW - Alisha Kelley

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Growing up. I used to watch My daddy put on his glasses, get a highlighter and read some type of book. He said the TV was a “idiot box.” He loved history, and was a magnet for knowledge.

When I started doing therapy I knew I wanted my people to heal, find peace and learn to enjoy life but I knew I had to find it first in order to show people it was possible.

So I began… and I keep going. Don’t be a watcher, an observer, an evaluator. Be a change agent, a role model and an example that change is possible and it’s coming…

In the stillness of gratitude, we find the peace that quiets all storms. 💕

Today I had to slow down…. Get out the drives seat and let God take control…. and my girl was here for it!

2 years ago I walked away from my dream job as a hospital Social Worker and entered my calling.

A part-time LICENSED Clinical Social Worker with full-time pay.
I create my own hours and Work from wherever I want.

I provide services to the BLACK COMMUNITY and I do it unapologetically.

I show up to work with my direct, truthful, empathic, and sympathetic self. I don't change the way I talk. I don't use unnecessary big words to impress anyone and I cuss in every therapy session.

I will walk away from clients, organizations, and communities that want me to be anything other them myself.

I charge my worth NOT what you can afford; all while making therapy accessible to my community.

and with doing all of the cultural TABOO

My practice HAS A WAITING LIST

Happy 2 Years to waking up every day and being the best version of myself.

Mindful Monday: You don’t have to be where you always been!

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In 2017, I hit an emotional rock bottom. I could barely get out of bed. I was exhausted. I dreaded Monday’s because it meant another week of work that didn’t fulfill me. I became aware of the deeply codependent patterns within my family and how they were showing up with my partner. I was living life in autopilot. And my body was screaming: no more. Of course, I didn’t listen. I just kept pushing myself. Until I fainted. Once at one of my childhood best friends house. Another time with my partner in line to buy a coffee. Instilled with health trauma from a young age, I thought I was dying. But I was actually just waking up. I was leaving survival mode. I was being pushed to look at what I kept running away from. Or numbing with alcohol, relationships, or anything else that could distract me. It was through this soul shattering experience that I had a calling to share my work online. At that time, it was very taboo to be a therapist on social media. I only remember a few therapists who were sharing and posting. I wanted to let people know that maybe they weren’t depressed. Maybe our bodies can only take so much before they speak to us. Maybe we can only be separated from our authentic self for too long before the cracks begin to show. 5 years later I’m still sharing this work, and I have my own survival mode experiences to thank for it. Had I not hit that bottom, I don’t know where I would be today. Had I not questioned my training or widened my perspective, I might not be writing this post right now. When the student is ready, the teacher appears. And one of my greatest teachers was my own suffering. Waking up is painful. It sucks to feel like you’re the only one who can see the dysfunction or the only one who wants deeper connections or more meaning in life. It doesn’t make sense at first, until one day you look in the mirror and there’s a completely different person looking back at you #selfhealers

Wellness Wednesday: it’s time to stretch those muscles!

Thoughtful Tuesday:
When you fail to control your emotions they are in control

-emotional self-care for black women

Mindful Monday: Better days are coming!

No more “F”s to give Friday:
You can’t be mad that you don’t have what the next person has when you are not willing to make the same sacrifices.

Truthful Thursday: As a Parents you are not always right! Don’t expect your kids to apologize and you don’t know how too!