Nicola Pierre-Smith, LPC

Nicola Pierre-Smith, LPC is the Clinical Director and founder of Melanated Women’s Health LLC, which started in 2019. The company focuses on providing culturally sensitive and trauma informed healthcare to communities that have been marginalized because of their identity. Her services include facilitation of mental health workshops, clinical supervision and Individual Therapy.

Pierre-Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

As a trauma therapist, Pierre-Smith knows how hard it can be to overcome shame when asking for help from a therapist. With this in mind, Pierre-Smith uses a compassionate and culturally validating approach to help professionals at every stage of their career gain new perspectives to navigate the demands of their career and daily obligations.

Pierre-Smith is trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Her approach to trauma therapy and trauma informed workshop facilitation is focused on helping people who have experienced bodily injury or other traumatic events regain a sense of safety in their daily life. Professionals who work with Pierre-Smith also benefit from her attachment based approach that helps them interrupt generational patterns that are no longer useful for relationships. Pierre-Smith also provides Individual Therapy to people struggling in an interracial or multicultural relationship, experiencing symptoms for anxiety or depression due to workplace micro-aggressions, and people who have experienced a birthing trauma.

Significantly, Pierre-Smith makes guest appearances in the media as a Black mental health expert. Individual and corporate clients who work with Pierre-Smith report increased emotional awareness and reduced burnout or stress, with confidence in their ability to sustain a wellness practices for career success.

Pierre-Smith has a wide range of leadership, clinical, and workshop facilitation skills. She has contributed to mental health workshop and events for many large brands. She was also the Director of a Children and Youth behavioral health agency, and a Clinical Coordinator providing therapy to boys and men who were in the criminal justice system. In terms of her background, Pierre-Smith attended universities in Jamaica and America. She also completed trainings in Clinical Supervision and Transgender Education at Temple University.

Pierre-Smith offers clinical supervision for the PA and NJ State Board licensing, and is passionate about helping counselors and social workers overcome Imposter Syndrome.

If you’re looking for a trauma informed mental wellness workshop facilitator in Philadelphia or a Clinical Supervisor, schedule a consultation call with Nicola Pierre-Smith today.

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