Trauma‑Informed Therapy

That Honors Your Story, Culture, and Capacity to Heal

Mate Masie Healing provides licensed, ethical mental health care rooted in evidence-based practice and cultural responsiveness.

Trauma‑Informed Therapy

That Honors Your Story, Culture, and Capacity to Heal

Mate Masie Healing provides licensed, ethical mental health care rooted in evidence-based practice and cultural responsiveness.

You are not broken — you are responding to what you’ve lived through.

If you are a Black or Brown adult navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, burnout, or overwhelming life transitions, you may be carrying more than most people see. Perhaps you are processing racial stress, grief, religious trauma, or the emotional shifts that come with pregnancy, postpartum life, or parenting.

You deserve therapy that understands the full context of your life — therapy that does not ask you to separate your mental health from your culture, spirituality, or lived experience.

At Mate Masie Healing, we offer culturally responsive, trauma‑informed mental health care designed to help you feel safer in your body, clearer in your mind, and more grounded in your life.

Healing is possible — without erasing who you are.

Therapy Rooted in Safety, Culture, and Clinical Excellence

Mate Masie Healing exists because too many people seeking therapy have been misunderstood, minimized, or retraumatized within traditional mental health systems.
Our work is grounded in the belief that emotional suffering does not happen in a vacuum. Trauma lives in the nervous system, relationships, belief systems, and the body — and is often shaped by systemic, racial, and cultural stress.
Led by a licensed clinician with advanced training in trauma‑informed and perinatal mental health care, Mate Masie Healing offers ethical, evidence‑based therapy through a culturally responsive and decolonized lens.
Individuals
Individual Trauma‑Informed Therapy
Individual Trauma‑Informed Therapy

Individual therapy is designed for adults and adolescents seeking support for:

  • Trauma and PTSD (including childhood and relational trauma)

  • Anxiety and depression

  • Emotional dysregulation and burnout

  • Grief and loss

  • Racial stress and systemic trauma

  • Religious trauma

  • Life transitions and identity shifts

Sessions focus on building emotional safety, strengthening coping and regulation skills, and gently processing past experiences at a pace that feels sustainable.

 

*This is licensed mental health therapy, provided ethically and professionally within established clinical standards.

Mothers
Perinatal & Postpartum Mental Health Support
Perinatal & Postpartum Mental Health Support

Pregnancy, postpartum life, and parenting can bring profound emotional, physical, and identity changes.

Perinatal and postpartum therapy supports clients experiencing:

  • Mood and anxiety changes

  • Identity shifts

  • Overwhelm and exhaustion

  • Trauma related to pregnancy or birth

  • Adjustment challenges in early parenthood

Care is compassionate, nonjudgmental, and grounded in an understanding of how trauma, stress, and systemic factors impact parents.

 

*This is licensed mental health therapy, provided ethically and professionally within established clinical standards.

Inclusion
Culturally Responsive & Spiritually Respectful Care
Culturally Responsive & Spiritually Respectful Care

Mate Masie Healing provides a therapeutic space that respects cultural identity and spiritual frameworks — including clients healing from religious trauma and those who identify as spiritual or engage in African traditional or nontraditional spiritual practices.

Clinical care remains ethical, grounded, and client‑centered, while honoring the full humanity of each person.

 

*This is licensed mental health therapy, provided ethically and professionally within established clinical standards.

Why Starting Matters

When emotional distress goes unaddressed, it often deepens over time — affecting sleep, relationships, parenting, work, and overall well‑being.

Therapy offers the opportunity to interrupt cycles of overwhelm, reconnect with yourself, and build a life that feels more stable, supported, and sustainable.

You do not have to carry this alone.

A Clear, Supportive Path Forward

Healing does not require you to have everything figured out. It begins with one step.
Therapy services are delivered by a licensed clinician and adhere to professional ethical standards and trauma-informed clinical care.
Step 1: Reach Out
Contact Mate Masie Healing to request an initial consultation via email or phone.
Step 2: Initial Consultation
We assess fit, discuss your concerns, and explore goals and next steps.
Step 3: Begin Therapy
Together, we build safety, develop coping and regulation skills, and engage in trauma‑informed therapeutic work aligned with your needs.
Testimonials

Trusted by Clients and Clinicians

“This was the first time I felt truly safe in therapy. I wasn’t rushed, judged, or pushed to talk about things before I was ready. Felicia helped me understand how trauma was showing up in my body and emotions, and for the first time, my reactions made sense. Therapy here gave me tools I actually use in my daily life, and I feel more grounded and stable than I have in years.

Anonymous Client

“As a Black woman and a clinician, it has been hard to find a therapist who truly understands my lived experience and can offer guidance that feels both culturally affirming and clinically sound. Finding Felicia was a relief. She understands the personal and vicarious trauma that comes with this work and provides a supportive, grounded space for healing.

Anonymous Social Workers
Testimonials

Trusted by Clients and Clinicians

“This was the first time I felt truly safe in therapy. I wasn’t rushed, judged, or pushed to talk about things before I was ready. Felicia helped me understand how trauma was showing up in my body and emotions, and for the first time, my reactions made sense. Therapy here gave me tools I actually use in my daily life, and I feel more grounded and stable than I have in years.”

Anonymous Client

“As a Black woman and a clinician, it has been hard to find a therapist who truly understands my lived experience and can offer guidance that feels both culturally affirming and clinically sound. Finding Felicia was a relief. She understands the personal and vicarious trauma that comes with this work and provides a supportive, grounded space for healing. 

Anonymous Social Workers

A Trauma-Informed Clinical Guide Who Walks With You

At Mate Masie Healing, mental health care is grounded in the belief that healing is not one-size-fits-all — and that effective therapy must honor the full context of a person’s life.

Felicia M. Stanley is a licensed professional counselor with over 12 years of clinical experience, dedicated to accompanying clients through their individual healing journeys. Her work is fueled by a deep commitment to helping people process extreme stress and trauma, develop effective coping strategies for anxiety and depression, and address patterns that contribute to ongoing emotional distress across the lifespan.