In the Atlanta metro area
+ virtually everywhere else in Georgia

Trauma therapy for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ adults ready to feel at home in themselves

You hold it together for everyone else, in rooms where you measure every word, and you're tired in a way sleep doesn't fix. This is where you get to put it down: therapy that goes deeper than venting, with proven skills for the unmanageable weeks and brain-based trauma work for what talking alone hasn't reached.

Yosheika Hubbard-James, LCSW

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Who I see

You don't have to translate yourself here

I work with adults carrying trauma, identity stress, and the weight of always being “on” in spaces that weren't built for them.

You might recognize yourself here

You're the one everyone calls when things fall apart, and nobody thinks to ask how you're doing
Even when nothing is wrong, your body stays braced for something
You rehearse conversations before you have them, and replay them long after
You say “I'm fine” on autopilot, then feel the truth surface at 2 a.m.
You shift how you talk, dress, or carry yourself depending on the room, and it's exhausting
You've been strong for so long you're not sure who you'd be without it

If you're queer, trans, BIPOC, or all of the above, you won't spend session time teaching me the basics of your life. We start from understood, and we go from there.

Trauma + PTSD Identity + belonging Anxiety + burnout Racial + cultural stress Grief + life transitions Parents + caregivers

How I work

Therapy that works with your whole self

Healing isn't one-size-fits-all, and neither is this. Sessions are warm, real, and built around what you need. Some weeks that's learning concrete skills you can use the same day. Some weeks it's going after the root of what keeps pulling you back. You set the pace, always.

What does “balanced embodiment” actually mean? →

DBT skillsConcrete, practiced tools for when emotions are running the show
BrainspottingBrain-based processing for trauma that talking alone can't reach
Somatic workFor what your body is holding that words can't say yet
Person-centeredYour goals lead the work, not a manual and not a diagnosis

Where the work leads

What you may notice

A joyful Black couple laughing close together on beach rocks

Holding it together for everyone elseKnowing your needs count too, and letting yourself receive support
A body braced for the next thing, even on quiet daysA nervous system that remembers how to settle
Performing the version of you each room requiresRecognizing when it's safe to show up as your whole self
Talking about what happened, again, without reliefProcessing it where the tension is actually held, so it can finally move
Strength as your only settingRecognizing that strength and vulnerability can live together

BET on yourself

A free 15-minute call is the easiest way to know if we're a fit. No forms, no commitment, just a conversation.

Business hours

Monday9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday10:00 am – 2:00 pm
SaturdayBy appointment
SundayClosed

Contact

Balanced Embodiment Therapy, LLC
2801 Buford Hwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-654-0276
yosheika@balancedembodimenttherapy.com

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