Essence of Joy

04/20/2026

Practice Update:

I now have availability virtually all over Texas for new clients and new LPC-Associates with a new partner, Mindful Therapy Group. My booking link can be found below.

An empathetic therapist offering person-centered therapy. Life can be challenging--Come as you are, and I'll support you towards your goals.

03/18/2026

Research shows the relationship between you and your therapist matters more than any technique they use.

If you don’t feel safe, seen, or respected in that room, the work has nowhere to land.

You are allowed to ask questions before you commit. You are allowed to leave if something feels off. Trust is the whole foundation.

The right therapist will not make you feel judged or dismissed. You deserve someone who actually gets you.

If therapy hasn’t worked for you,
was it therapy that failed or
was it the wrong fit?

03/18/2026

03/17/2026

11/07/2025

Space is limited. We love to see and support you during this event.

Grief can be heavier during the holidays. Join our heartfelt, limited-space session for comfort, connection, and support. RSVP today!

09/30/2024

Dance. Live. 🌼💃🏽🪩

09/05/2024

Today IS the first day of the rest of your life…keep moving…breathe…smile…be kind…love.

04/27/2024

Today started with a wonderful privately curated sound bath meditation experience for someone special at !! Ellen did an AMAZING job facilitating our experience. Essence of Joy Counseling is looking forward to partnering with her in the near future to provide a transformative experience to you all as well! Stay tuned!! Until then, be well! 🙏🏽🕊️🧘🏽‍♂️
***If interested in your own private session, contact me!

03/08/2024

Friendly reminder: Be Kind to yourself this weekend!!! 🕊️🙏🏽🧘🏽‍♂️😀

02/01/2024

We Wear the Mask
BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.

Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.

We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise,
We wear the mask!

This poem speaks to suffering inwardly while wearing a mask of happiness and contentment…it was written after the Civil War.
Are there times you feel you wear “the mask”?