Compassionate, Affirming Therapy
for Individuals and Couples.
Trauma-informed, culturally responsive care rooted in empowerment, emotional safety, and healing. Serving adults and couples across Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia via secure telehealth.
Therapy Rooted in Empowerment and Emotional Safety
Compassionate, affirming therapy for adults and couples navigating trauma, grief, identity, and relationship concerns.
Enlightened Empowerment LLC is a private mental health practice dedicated to providing trauma-informed, culturally responsive therapy for individuals and couples. Therapy is not about fixing what is broken, but about reconnecting with inner strength, insight, and self-trust in a space where you are believed, respected, and affirmed in your lived experience.
Why Choose Enlightened Empowerment?
Trauma-Informed, Client-Centered Care
Therapy is collaborative, client-centered, and paced to honor your needs. Care is grounded in a trauma-informed framework that prioritizes empowerment, emotional regulation, and your sense of autonomy.
Culturally Responsive & Affirming
Care is culturally responsive and affirming of diverse identities and lived experiences, with a special commitment to serving BIPOC and LGBTQ+ clients and those in ethical non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships.
Ethical, Evidence-Based Practice
Services integrate evidence-based approaches such as DBT and CBT and are grounded in integrity, ethical care, and healing-centered engagement.
“Therapy is not about fixing what is broken, but about reconnecting with your inner strength, insight, and self-trust.”
— Keisha A. Jones, MSW, LGSW, LMSW, Founder of Enlightened Empowerment LLC
What We Offer
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy provides a confidential space to explore emotions, identity, relationships, trauma, and personal growth. Sessions focus on strengthening emotional regulation, increasing self-awareness, and supporting meaningful, sustainable change.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy supports partners in improving communication, rebuilding trust, navigating conflict, and strengthening emotional connection. All couples participate in individual meetings with the therapist prior to joint sessions to assess safety, readiness, and therapeutic fit.
Premarital Counseling
Premarital counseling helps couples build a strong foundation by exploring communication styles, values, expectations, conflict resolution, and long-term goals, with individual consultations scheduled before joint sessions.
ESA & Accommodation Documentation
For clients who qualify, Enlightened Empowerment LLC provides Emotional Support Animal and reasonable accommodation documentation when clinically indicated and in accordance with ethical guidelines and applicable laws.
We Don’t Just Treat Symptoms — We Partner in Your Healing
Therapy at Enlightened Empowerment LLC focuses on restoring voice, strengthening boundaries, and supporting healing at a pace that feels respectful and sustainable. We learn your story, honor your identities, and collaborate with you to build insight, resilience, and a deeper connection to yourself.