Hi, I’m A’Laina licensed therapist, proud Black woman, mom and someone who deeply understands what it means to carry pain you never asked for. I created this space for women who are ready to unpack what’s been buried, speak what’s been silenced, and start healing in a way that feels honest and human.

I didn’t choose this path because it was easy, I chose it because I know what it feels like to carry pain in silence, to be the “strong one,” to show up for everyone else while quietly unraveling inside.

For years, I lived in survival mode carrying heartbreak, burnout and the weight of expectations that left little room for my own healing. What I learned, sometimes the hard way, is that survival is not the same as wholeness.

Therapy gave me language, clarity and the permission to slow down. Becoming a therapist gave me the chance to turn those lessons into something greater: a space where women can be seen, softened and supported without judgment.

That’s why I created The Therapeutic Couch not as a business, but as a commitment. A commitment that no woman should have to carry it all alone, and that healing can feel as intentional and elevated as it is restorative.