Hi, I'm Tierra
Hello!I'm a therapist based in Tennessee, and I work mostly with women of color and working professionals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, and the life transitions that tend to catch you off guard.
Something I hear a lot, usually within the first few minutes of meeting someone new, is "I don't know why I'm telling you this." I do know why. People can tell when someone is actually listening.
I spent years working in behavioral health hospitals with people in serious crisis before starting this practice. And the pattern I kept seeing was the same: the people who needed support the most were often the ones least likely to ask for it. Too busy. Too strong. Too used to being the person who holds everything together.
If any part of that sounds familiar, I'm glad you found your way here. I'd love to talk.
Why I Do This WorkI didn't plan on private practice. For years I worked in behavioral health hospitals, in the kind of high-stakes environments where you see what happens when people don't get support before things fall apart. Crisis intervention. Acute psychiatric care. The swivel door of people coming in and out without ever really getting what they needed.
That stayed with me.
Going through my own grief and postpartum anxiety shifted something too. It made the gap feel personal. Black women and working professionals were carrying so much, and there just weren't enough spaces designed with them in mind. I had the experience. I had the background. It felt like the right time to build something different.
So I did. Grounded Journey Therapy exists because I wanted a practice where the relationship actually has room to grow. Where clients feel like people, not cases. Where the work is real because the connection is real.
How I workSessions with me are driven by what you need that day. Some days that looks like working through a specific situation together. Other days it's sitting with something harder and not rushing past it.
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as my foundation, so we'll look at how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and work on shifting the patterns keeping you stuck. It's practical work. You'll leave with actual tools, not just things to reflect on.
I also bring a trauma-informed lens to every client I work with, which means I'm paying attention to the full picture of who you are and what you've been through, not just the symptoms on the surface.
Clients are usually surprised by the combination. I'll offer a direct perspective when that's what's useful. I'll also give you room to feel what you're feeling without rushing you somewhere else. Both things can be true at once.
Who I work withI work with adults across Tennessee via telehealth. Most of my clients are managing a lot on the outside. Careers, businesses, families, relationships. They're the ones other people lean on. And they've gotten really good at keeping it together in every room except the one where they're alone with their thoughts.
A lot of the women I work with are entrepreneurs, corporate professionals, mothers, or some combination of all three. They know how to keep moving. What's harder is giving themselves permission to just be, without the performance, without the to-do list, without the version of themselves they show everyone else.
I have particular experience working with Black women and women of color in professional spaces. That comes with its own specific weight, and a lot of therapy doesn't acknowledge it. You won't have to spend your session explaining the context to me.
That said, my door is open to any adult who's ready to do the work.
CredentialsLicensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Tennessee
License number: 7924
10+ years of clinical experience
Background in crisis intervention and acute psychiatric care
Ready to get started?
Reaching out is usually the hardest part. If you've made it this far, something in you is ready.
Currently accepting new clients. Telehealth only, serving all of Tennessee.