The Serene Approach

At Serene Life Counseling & Wellness, we provide culturally-sensitive, trauma-focused therapy designed to help you navigate life’s challenges, to overcome feelings of stagnancy, and to foster personal growth. Our approach centers around teaching you how to set healthy boundaries, how to honor your needs, and protect your peace.

We believe that therapy works when you feel safe, supported, and are provided with the tools you need to create the life you want to live. We are dedicated to creating a therapeutic space that promotes healing, self-discovery, and personal growth.

In your sessions, you’ll discover new ways to approach your mental health and emotional wellness that align with your unique needs. This process isn’t about making you into someone else, but supporting you in becoming a more balanced and authentic version of yourself. You don’t have to navigate difficult emotions and challenges alone.

Together, with your therapist, you can start a new chapter and restore confidence in your ability to overcome obstacles and shift from merely surviving to thriving.

Cultivate a life that’s not just lived, but lived well.

Treatment Areas of Focus

Anxiety

Depression

Adjustments and Transitions

Chronic Stress and Burnout

Relationship Stressors

Difficulty with Vulnerability and Intimacy

Family of Origin Trauma

Separation & Divorce

BIPOC and Women of Color

Culture-Specific Trauma and Racial Fatigue

Complex Trauma

Self-Esteem and Self-Worth

Body Positivity & Self-Image

Perfectionism

Boundary Setting

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

  • "We have learned how to really hear each other. I'm a very logical thinker so being able to talk about my feelings and learn how to validate my wife's feelings is significant growth for me. The work we are doing in couple's therapy has definitely made our connection stronger."

    (Couples Therapy Client)

  • "Therapy has taught me that I don't have to be perfect. As a self-proclaimed perfectionist that was really hard to believe because being hard on myself is what I have always done."

    (Individual Therapy Client)

  • "Shalandra has such a comforting presence. For the first time, I felt understood. I felt heard."

    (Individual Therapy Client)

  • "I look forward to my therapy sessions. It has become my place of solace, like a weekly recharge and space where I can just be me."

    (Individual Therapy Client)

Live Free.

Live Balanced.

Live Whole.

Live Well.