Let’s create a space where we can approach the pain together.
Our team
THERAPY, COACHING, SPEAKING, WORKSHOPS, ART
Phalande Jean, LMFT, CCTP
Phalande Jean (They/She) is a fat, Black Caribbean, nonbinary femme therapist, traveler, speaker, multi-disciplinary artist, and founder of phalasophy. They believe an individual’s story stores their pain, power and liberation. Collaborating with Phalande is about being intentional, mindful, and creative with your healing. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Working with Phalande is about being whole, she combines traditional talk therapy and body-focused somatics to support your wellness.
Phalande believes in “doing the work” and believes their capacity as a therapist is deeply rooted in their own practices of self-care and community care. Outside of sessions, she is a painter via Phalande Maia, and is currently located in Johannesburg, South Africa.
VOCAL COACHING, EXECUTIVE CARE COORDINATOR, VOCALIST
Kia Burrell,
ECC, VC
Kia Burrell (They/She) is a multi-hyphenate creative, musician, and vocal coach who is passionate about helping people heal the relationship they have with their voice. Kia offers vocal coaching sessions that can support singers, speakers, and folks who have “lost their voice” due to trauma. Sessions with Kia are about opening the throat chakra and connecting to your personal power of self-expression through vocalizations.
They also specialize in supporting creative/wellness businesses, community organizations, and performing arts organizations by providing full-scope programs, performance, and project coordination. Outside of their work with the practice, they also manage their own coaching studio, Griot Voice Studio, and study ethnomusicology, music production, and sound engineering.