With A Light Heart, LLC

With A Light Heart, LLC https://secure.helloalma.com/providers/shenelle-sendar/?filterables At With A Light Heart, LLC we aim to help clients understand and embrace themselves.

Empowering the community — especially African American, Caribbean/West Indian adults — to heal from trauma, overcome anxiety/depression, and reconnect with purpose and identity. We are focused on healing hearts through compassionate care in a protected space that offers effective, evidence-based services in a warm and welcoming environment.

02/13/2026

Finding the right therapist is like finding the right pair of glasses — when it fits, everything becomes clearer.
You deserve support that actually feels safe, seen, and helpful.

02/12/2026

If people could “just get over it,” they would.

Trauma responses aren’t attention-seeking, dramatic, or weak — they’re protective. The mind and body hold onto survival patterns long after the danger is gone.

Healing isn’t about forcing yourself to move on.It’s about teaching your nervous system that the present is safe.

That takes time. And that’s okay. 💛

Black men deserve spaces where they can put the armor down.Therapy can be a place to process pressure, emotions, identit...
01/30/2026

Black men deserve spaces where they can put the armor down.

Therapy can be a place to process pressure, emotions, identity, and healing — without judgment, expectations, or having to “prove” or “hold it all together.”

Supporting Black men in reconnecting with themselves is powerful work, and I’m grateful to do it every day.

01/30/2026

One of the hardest parts of healing is accepting that closeness and connection are not the same thing.

Some clients come to therapy believing they just need to “try harder” with an emotionally unavailable parent. But healing sometimes means grieving the relationship you wish you had… and creating boundaries with the one you actually have.

Distance doesn’t always mean anger.
Sometimes it means protection.
Sometimes it means growth.
Sometimes it means choosing peace.

Family roles can be powerful — but so is your right to emotional safety.

Letting go is one of the hardest forms of healing.We hold on because of history, hope, loyalty, love, or fear of startin...
01/29/2026

Letting go is one of the hardest forms of healing.
We hold on because of history, hope, loyalty, love, or fear of starting over.

But growth sometimes asks us to release what no longer aligns — relationships, roles, habits, or versions of ourselves we’ve outgrown.

You’re not weak for walking away from what hurts.
You’re choosing peace over familiarity.

If this resonates, take it as confirmation:
You’re allowed to choose a life that feels lighter. 🌿

01/26/2026

New year. Softer life. Stronger boundaries.

Mental health goals aren’t about becoming a “better” person — they’re about becoming a healthier, more whole version of yourself.

You deserve peace, not just productivity.
You deserve rest, not just responsibility.
You deserve support, not just survival.

Which one are you claiming this year? 💛

12/05/2025

A boundary is simply a limit.
It’s you saying:
‘This is okay for me… and this is not.’

Boundaries aren’t rude.
They’re not disrespectful.
They’re how you teach people to treat you — and how you protect your emotional space.

For many of us in Black and Caribbean families, we weren’t taught boundaries…
We were taught obedience.
So setting boundaries today feels uncomfortable, but it’s part of healing.”

12/05/2025

Boundaries are love.
They’re protection.
And they’re one of the biggest forms of self-respect.

You’re allowed to say no.
You’re allowed to change your mind.
You’re allowed to protect your peace.

Trauma responses aren’t “bad behaviors.”They’re the ways your nervous system learned to protect you.Especially in Black ...
12/04/2025

Trauma responses aren’t “bad behaviors.”
They’re the ways your nervous system learned to protect you.
Especially in Black and Caribbean households, many of us grew up in environments where emotional safety wasn’t promised — so our bodies adapted.

Healing means understanding your patterns, not shaming them.
Once you recognize your trauma response, you can start choosing new ones that support the life you want to build.

Which response do you relate to most? 👇🏾

Address

Tampa, FL

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 6:30pm
Thursday 10am - 6:30pm

Website

https://care.headway.co/providers/shenelle-sendar-w

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