Find your strength. Find your voice.
Find Your{self}.
Inclusive trauma-responsive therapy for adults in Nashville, TN
Have you ever considered how
Being the “first” or the “only”
You're the first in your family to make it here, or the only person who looks like you in the room. You've gotten good at translating yourself so everyone else stays comfortable. But performing belonging all day is lonely work, and the question underneath it never quiets: do these people actually know me, or just the version I let them see?
Learning early that love came with conditions
Somewhere along the way, you figured out that being easy, impressive, or low-maintenance is what kept the peace. So you became the kid who didn't need much. Now you're the adult who doesn't ask for much, wondering why every relationship leaves you hungry.
Being stuck in survival mode
Your nervous system never got the memo that the hard part is over. You scan every room, replay every conversation, sleep with one eye open. People call you "guarded" or "intense." Really, you're exhausted from working as your own bodyguard.
Wanting closeness and bracing against it at the same time
You crave being deeply known, and the moment someone gets close, something in you starts packing its bags. You test people, or you disappear, or you perform. The people who raised you taught your body what closeness costs, and your body never forgot the price.
Your body holding what you never got to say
The tight chest. The jaw you can't unclench. The exhaustion no amount of sleep touches. The moments you float out of your own body mid-conversation. Your body has been keeping records this whole time, waiting for someone to finally sit down and read them.
could impact you?
I’M Tozia (TAH-Zah).
You don't know me yet, so you don't owe me your trust. We start there.
I see you. You've been holding it together for a long time. You don't have to hand any of that to a stranger on day one. Trust gets built one honest hour at a time, and I'm in no rush. Reading every room, managing everyone's comfort, being who people need you to be while the real you waits in the back somewhere. Maybe you learned that in a family where love felt uncertain, or in a world that kept reminding you that you were different. Probably both.
But here's the thing: you don't have to weather this storm alone.
I'm a relational and attachment-focused trauma therapist. In plain language, that means I work with the wounds that happen in relationships, from childhood homes where you couldn't fully be yourself to the racialized experiences that taught you to stay on guard. The exhaustion, the anger, the loneliness of being unknown even by people who love you. I understand the sting of it all, because I've been there too.
By working together, you will do more than just survive. Relief matters, but we won't stop there. Healing happens in relationship, which is exactly where the wounds happened. So we'll build one where you can finally stop performing, get underneath your patterns to the experiences that created them, and work through what your body has been holding all this time.
This work isn't easy. But with real support, you'll start showing up to your life and your relationships as your actual Self, and you'll find out that person was worth protecting all along.
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Racial trauma is the emotional and psychological wound caused by repeated experiences of racism or race-related stress. It can build up over time from things like microaggressions, discrimination, or even just feeling unsafe or unwelcome because of your race. It can leave you feeling constantly on guard, exhausted, and disconnected from yourself and others.
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Trauma therapy is a safe space to process past experiences that are still causing you pain. Through talking, exercises, and building trust with your therapist, you can understand how trauma impacts you and develop tools to manage strong emotions, flashbacks, and negative thoughts. The goal is to help you feel empowered and in control of your life again.
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Psychedelic therapy uses carefully monitored psychedelic substances, like Ketamine, to help people access deep emotions and thought patterns. Integration therapy then helps people make sense of these experiences and apply the insights to their daily lives for long-term healing.
Here’s how I can help:
You've taken a brave leap by being here. Let's make the landing gentle.
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Reach out
The first step is a free 15-minute call. There's nothing to prep. Ask me anything you want to know. Take your time, and pay attention to how you feel while we talk. That feeling is good information. If it's a yes, we book. If it's not, I'll help you find someone who might be. Either way, you'll have picked up the phone, and that's the hard part.
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Get to work
No two people carry the same story, so no two people get the same therapy. We'll slow down and look at yours. Where the patterns started. Who taught your body to brace. What it costs you now. I can't call this room safe for you. You'll decide that, and you'll know it in your gut before you know it in your head. I'm a person too, so I'll get it wrong sometimes. When I do, we talk about it. That's not a break in the work. That is the work. Bring the laughter, the tears, the anger, the days you don't want to be here. All of it has a seat.
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See change
Change here is slow, and it's usually quiet. You won't notice it in a session. You'll notice it in a Tuesday. Your jaw isn't clenched in the meeting. You say the thing instead of swallowing it. Someone gets close and you don't start packing your bags. We go at your pace, and we work on what's heavy for you right now, not what a workbook says comes next. This work is hard. I'm not going to dress that up. But the person under all that armor has been waiting a long time to be met. That's who we're going to go find.
Your Therapy, Your Way: In-Person or Online Therapy
Whether you thrive on in-person connection or prefer the comfort of your own home, I cater to your needs! I offer sessions both in my conveniently located office in East Nashville and virtually, ensuring flexible support wherever you are in your journey.
Ready to get started?