Let your Light shine — healing rooted in who you are.
The Essence Behavioral Health is a BIPOC-led practice offering evidence-based, culturally attuned therapy for individuals, couples, and families ready to feel at home in themselves again.
OUR MISSION
To heal and empower black, indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) by eliminating the stigma of mental health care.
OUR APPROACH
Healing beyond the surface.
Every person carries a distinct story. We pair proven clinical modalities with cultural humility so care feels like an extension of your own values — not a performance for someone else’s.
CBT
Reframe the thoughts that no longer serve you.
EMDR
Move through trauma with proven bilateral processing.
DBT
Tools for emotion regulation and steadier relationships.
Faith-Based
Christian counseling that honors your spiritual life.
Culturally attuned
Care shaped by lived BIPOC experience, faith, family systems, and community.
Whole Person
We hold trauma, identity, spirituality, and daily life together — not in silos.
Evidence -based
CBT, EMDR, DBT, motivational interviewing and solution-focused therapy.
Groups & events happening this season.
Healing happens in community. Join a support circle, workshop, or roundtable — many offered sliding-scale so cost is never the barrier.
Young Men · 13–17
Real Talk — Culturally Responsive Group for Young Men
Thursdays · 5:00 – 6:00 PM
The District Hub · 1200 Albany Ave, Hartford
Young Women · 13–17
"In My Feels" — Space for Young Women to Process Life
Thursdays · 6:00 – 7:00 PM
The District Hub · 1200 Albany Ave, Hartford
OUR VISION
To make the disparities in mental health care more equitable for BIPOC.
Ready when you are
A single conversation can change the season you're in.
Book a complimentary 15-minute consultation. No pressure — just a chance to be heard and see if we’re the right fit.