Description
Rashida McCarley, Ed.S., LMFT, TCYM
As a therapist, my approach is warm, empathic, and dynamic. I intend to hold space for grounding, self-exploration, and transformation. I subscribe to the philosophy that, “The body is a source of profound wisdom.” Through collaborative and embodied inquiry, we can discover diverse pathways to explore the complexity of your journey - the curated parts and the beauty of vulnerability. This self-engagement allows one to hear their own voice, provide reflections, and
curate healing towards self-actualization.
My therapeutic approach is anti-oppressive, holistic, trauma-informed, gender-affirming, sex-positive, systemic and social-justice focused. I aim to create and hold space for people of diverse representations with unique intersections that impact identity, safety, and personal narratives.
My experience as an individual, family, and couples therapist is to foster a collaborative environment to explore internal dialogue, mind-body connection, and attachment patterns. I utilize a myriad of cognitive and trauma-informed approaches, emotionally-focused therapy, mindfulness, psychoanalytic, and integrative somatic parts work. Using a cultural lens to advocate for families from diverse communities, I work within systemic spaces in assessment and treatment in a variety of areas, including family therapy, adverse childhood experiences (ACES), sexual and gender-based violence, LGBTQ+ rights, race relations, intergenerational family pathology, and somatic abolitionism. I have a Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery Certificate from Harvard Medical School, and an Education Specialist and Masters in Professional Counseling from Seton
Hall University. I am currently completing a dissertation in psychology,
supporting various trainings in AAMFT supervision, somatic experiencing, trauma-conscious yoga, and psychoanalytic intensives. My pronouns are she/her/ella.
