About Me

Mental Wellness Strategist & Emotional Resilience Coach for High-Achieving Black Women 

I’m Charlene, a therapist, educator, researcher, and coach with more than a decade of experience in the mental health field. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of supporting people through seasons of stress, transition, identity shifts, and emotional exhaustion, and I’ve learned how often Black women carry the invisible weight of being the one everyone relies on. I created this coaching space because I understand what it feels like to appear capable and high-functioning while quietly wrestling with overwhelm, to achieve so much yet feel drained at the soul level, to be successful in the world while struggling in silence, to hold so much strength while longing for softness, and to be the steady caregiver who rarely has a place to rest. Through my work as a licensed therapist and researcher, I’ve spent years studying the emotional landscapes many Black women navigate, including high-functioning depression patterns, the Strong Black Woman schema, and the generational stories we inherit about strength, silence, independence, and survival. But coaching with me is something different. This is a space where you can gently loosen the armor, explore who you are beyond responsibility, learn emotional skills that support the woman you are becoming, practice boundaries without guilt, rewrite narratives that no longer protect you, and begin building a life rooted in rest, joy, softness, and truth.

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My Coaching Approach

My coaching approach weaves together emotional resilience strategies, CBT-informed mindset work, identity exploration, boundary-setting frameworks, habits and behavior-change methods, self-leadership practices, self-compassion, ancestral pattern awareness, and culturally grounded healing tools. I coach from a place of truth, cultural awareness, lived experience, and deep compassion, creating a space where your whole story is welcomed and your becoming is supported with both skill and softness.

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What I Believe

I believe Black women deserve softness, support, and rest, and that strength is not the only story you were meant to carry. You do not have to be everything for everyone, and your healing is not about doing more but about unlearning the weight you were never meant to hold alone. You are allowed to choose yourself, to honor your needs without apology, and to build a life where your well-being is not an afterthought but a priority.​​​​​​​