Black Woman Therapist in Raleigh

A space to exhale, heal, and reclaim joy.

Trauma-informed, culturally responsive therapy for individuals, couples, and families.

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**Therapy for the one who holds everything together…**

Core Clinical Therapy

Individual Therapy

Dedicated support for high-functioning Black women, chronic stress, burnout, boundary challenges, anxiety, racial fatigue, self-esteem, trauma, and personal growth.

Couples Counseling

A collaborative, attachment-based space to map repetitive reactive cycles, heal emotional disconnect, and restore trust.

Family Therapy

A systemic framework to build healthier communication dynamics, process transitions, and cultivate cross-generational safety.

Holistic Growth & Development

Integrative Healing & Reiki

Whole-person somatic mindfulness and energy adjustments to quiet a hyper-vigilant nervous system when talk therapy isn't enough.

Clinical Supervision

Culturally responsive, trauma-informed individual and group clinical training for associate-level therapists and graduate trainees.

You deserve a space to understand your story, heal deeply, and reconnect with yourself.

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Dr. Shalandra Hollins

PhD, LMFT, BC-TMH

Dr. Hollins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who provides individual therapy, couples counseling, and family therapy. She supports clients experiencing relationship difficulties, family of origin trauma, chronic stress and burnout, life transitions, culture-specific trauma, racial fatigue, self-esteem concerns, boundary challenges, and perfectionism.

Her approach is grounded in attachment-based and humanistic therapy while remaining culturally responsive to each client's unique experiences, relationships, and identities.

Dr. Shalandra Hollins

PhD, LMFT, BC-TMH

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heal. balance. restore.™

Intergenerational Trauma: The Stories We Carry From People We Never Met

Have you ever wondered why you react to things the way you do, even when nothing dangerous is actually happening? This post explores intergenerational trauma, what it means, how it lives in the body, and how naming it can be the beginning of freedom.

Read more →

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Many people expect to feel better once life improves, yet their body still feels stuck in survival mode. Learn why this happens and how healing helps your nervous system experience safety again.

Read more →

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For years, I believed waking up overwhelmed was an expected part of adulthood. As a therapist and someone who has navigated burnout and health challenges, I eventually realized my nervous system had mistaken constant urgency as normal. This reflection explores how slow, intentional mornings can support nervous system regulation, healing, and a more compassionate start to each day and to reclaiming your emotional well-being.

Read more →

heal. balance. restore.™

Intergenerational Trauma: The Stories We Carry From People We Never Met

Have you ever wondered why you react to things the way you do, even when nothing dangerous is actually happening? This post explores intergenerational trauma, what it means, how it lives in the body, and how naming it can be the beginning of freedom.

Read more →

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Many people expect to feel better once life improves, yet their body still feels stuck in survival mode. Learn why this happens and how healing helps your nervous system experience safety again.

Read more →

Slow Mornings: A Perspective on Choosing Ease, Balance, and Intention

For years, I believed waking up overwhelmed was an expected part of adulthood. As a therapist and someone who has navigated burnout and health challenges, I eventually realized my nervous system had mistaken constant urgency as normal. This reflection explores how slow, intentional mornings can support nervous system regulation, healing, and a more compassionate start to each day and to reclaiming your emotional well-being.

Read more →

"Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare."

-Audre Lorde, A Burst of Light: Essayss

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