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. . . If you're looking for a counselor who's down-to-earth . . .

. . . if you're looking for a down-to-earth, easy to talk to counselor, who specializes in helping (either in-office, by phone or internet groups) to enhance or restore peace of mind and a quality of life for clever, unconventional artistic wimmin™, lesbians, bisexuals, gay, trans, questioning folks, wimmin of color and wimmin-affirmative(tm) men . . .

. . . then, you've come to the right place . . .

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Meet AfraShe Asungi . . .

I firmly believe . . .

There's certainly a good reason why you're here right now . . . and why you're reading through my online profile, right?

Well, if that reason is that you're currently looking for a particular type of counselor or coach, who'll be a good fit for your unique needs and personality; and [naturally] want to know a bit more about me . . . then you've surely come to the right place . . .

. . . Wellcome!™ . . .

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So let me share a bit about myself . . .

I'm a [rather unconventional] Psychospiritual, Solution-Focused and SpiraCulturally(tm)-based psychotherapist (Licensed Clinical Social Worker); Certified WellBalance ReShaper(tm); Certified Life Purpose, Transitions & Wimmin's SpiraCultural(tm) Coach; Certified Substance Abuse & Relapse Counselor; Visionary Fine Artist; Intuitive Empath, and Gender Arts Activist.

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You deserve and can have
balance, success, satisfaction
and authentic happiness
in your life . . .
and I'm here to help you . . .

I'm a down-to earth, easy to talk to, Solution Focused, Womin-Affirmative(tm), and results-oriented counselor and coach, with the experience and the ability to effectively help you and your loved ones to successfully reach your specific life-change goals, which will also bring balance and a restored sense of satisfaction and peace of mind back into your lives.

Taking a common-sense approach, I use a unique combination of counseling methods proven to be effective in helping you to resolve worrisome dramas, Self-sabotaging thoughts and emotions which have you stuck and held hostage in your personal and professional life; your romantic relationship; your marriage, partnership, family or academic problems.

You don't have to stay stuck in unsatisfactory relationships; feelings of isolation, anxiety, depression, a prolonged lack of self-esteem; unmanageable and overwhelming academic pressures.

~ we can help you Proactively ReShape™ . . .

Typical results of our mutually working together can include:

• a restored sense of hope and peace of mind;
• happier and more satisfying relationships;
• finally overcoming and moving beyond the blahs, blues and emotional misery;
• moving beyond Self-sabotaging thoughts, emotions & behaviors;
• learning to have a happier, more fulfilling, SistahPeaceful life/ lifestyle . . .

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"The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.
The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are . . ."

Like many other progressive practitioners, I affirm that therapy/ counseling / coaching should offer something uniquely meaningful to each of our clients, if its going to be effective in your lives.

As do most mindfulness practitioners, I too affirm that our clients will greatly benefit from successfully meeting two universal guidelines:

1) Face up to your own Inner-Most Truth (about whatever concern it is that has caused you to be where you are now).

2) Authentically make peace with (keeping an untroubled spirit about) whatever it is that you're needing to face.

When we learn to tap into and ground in our unique Inner-Character Strengths to live in Authentic Truth with our self and others; [which often means continually reassessing & challenging the disabling beliefs we hold, the peace-killing ideas we may have about our selves and others] . . .

You will free your Self when

you learn to be neutral and

follow the instructions of your heart

without letting things perturb you . . .

This is the Way of Maat . . .

~ Kmt / Afrikan Spiritual Wisdom

When we're able to make peace with whatever we find there within us; then we will feel lighter, relieved, more contented and emotionally liberated . . . that's plain and simply said . . . SistahPeace(tm) . . .

And here at SistahPeace ReShaping WellBalance(tm) Services, we're mindfully aware that we can accelerate any sort of desired change, growth and genuine sense of lasting wellbeing, by assisting you to ReShape™ and actively strive to meet these two basic goals:

Seeking Authentic Truth [Maat] about; facing and making Peace with those disturbing/ troubling/ stuck or derailed areas of our lives.
This applies, whether you're;

• emotionally immobilized by a painful break-up,
• depressed because you aren't able to find or maintain a healthy, loving relationship,
• unable to admit or deal with your sexual orientation,
• frustrated about your lack of much needed follow-through,
• lacking direction in life,
• can't stop unwanted or Self-sabotaging behaviors
• unable to live your life like being happy is so much more rewarding than being perfect,
• or just want to live a more authentic life, to be living your life "like it's golden".

During the course of our work together, you'll learn to develop and trust your intuitive insight and to affirmatively tap into your own uniquely SheInspired(tm) Inner Strengths, in order to successfully bring an authentic sense of SistahPeaceful WellBalance(tm) and peace of mind back into your life . . .

. . . Fruitful Explorations . . . !(tm)

Always Includes Mindfully Loving Your Self . . .

~ AfraShe Asungi





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I am my mother's daughter,

and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart ...
~ AnSis Mary McLeod Bethune

About my womin-affirmative(tm) approach

My eclectic approach is also rooted in Cultural Liberation Psychology as well as Feminist Psychology ~ a post-modern psychological perspective, which affirms that the mental health and spirit-mind-body wellness of wimmin is apart and different from men, and therefore, cannot be effectively dealt with by applying standards of male-centered health to wimmin™.

Please click on image to learn more about our womin-affirmative approach . . .

. . . I believe it 's informative for you to know

which Character Inner-Strengths

I personally bring to our collaborative process . . .

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The time has finally arrived for a science that seeks to understand positive emotion, build strength and virtue, and provide guideposts for finding what Aristotle called the "good life."

Relieving the states of that which makes life miserable, it seems, has made building the states that make life worth living less a priority. But people want more than to just correct their weaknesses.

They want lives imbued with meaning, and not just to fidget until they die . . .
~ Martin Seligman, Founder of Positive Psychology

• Relationship Enhancement & Rescue for Clever, Unconventional, Artistic, Imaginative Wimmin, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Trans, Wimmin™ of Color, Womin-Affirmative™ Men, Couples, or Folks with Life-Mates
• Substance Abuse & Harm Reduction For Wimmin Making Really Bad Choices, But Can't Stop Addictive Behaviors
• Introverted, Intuitive, Unconventional, Artists, & Activists
• Moods: Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Anger Management, Self-Sabotage & Trauma
• Gender, Ethnic, Cultural, Spiritual, Sexual Orientation, Identity Issues
• Self-Esteem, Aging, Loss, Academic Stress, & Burnout
• Mother-Daughter Conflict Resolution

I also work with adolescents and adults from a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences and issues. And while I'm not in any way limited to working with other issues you may have, I am interested in working with clients who are experiencing problems with:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Stress Related Problems
• Self-Sabotaging Patterns
• Problems With Being Too Introverted
• Grief and Loss
• Couples Conflicts /Divorce
• Codependency
• Substance Abuse
• Trauma and Abuse
• Victims of Crimes
• Domestic Violence (victims)

• Gender Identity /Role Conflict
• Struggling to Maintain Unconventional Identity
• Lesbian/ Bi-Identity Sexuality
• Relationship Enhancement
• Actors /Artists /Activists Burnout
• LGBT-Affirmative Support
• Coming Out
• Life Transitions

• LGBTQI Individuals & Families
• Religious /Spiritual Conflicts
• Self-Esteem /Self-Worth /Self-Sabotage
• Pre-licensed Mental Health Professionals
• Ethnic /Cultural Issues
• Academic Burnout
• Female Sexuality
• Menopause /Aging
• Mother-Daughter Conflict

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I typically integrate a diverse mix of client-centered styles. I'm not in any way limited to working only with these styles, however, my interests are in working with clients using one or more of these client-centered styles:

• Psychospiritual Therapy
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
• Positive Psychotherapy
• Art Therapy
• Feminist Psychology
• African-Centered MetaPsychology
  
• Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
• LGBT-Affirmative Psychotherapy

• Substance Abuse, Relapse & Harm Reduction Counseling
• Humanistic Psychotherapy
• Relational Psychotherapy
• Life Purpose/ Maat-WellBalance(tm) Counseling
• Spirituality Counseling
• Hypno-Inner-Vision Journeying(tm)

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AfraShe Asungi, HHHAS, LCSW, MFA, MSW, CAODC, CLPC
AfraShe is a Psychotherapist (Licensed Clinical Social Worker):

• Certified WellBalance(tm) ReShaper(tm);
• Life Purpose, Transitions & Wimmin's SpiraCultural (tm) Coach;
• Substance Abuse Harm Reduction & Relapse Counselor;
• Visionary Fine Artist & Gender Arts Activist;
• Afrakan(R) SpiraCultural(tm) Philosopher and Founder of MAMAROOTS: Ajama-Jebi AfraKamaatik(R)/ Afrakan (R) SpiraCultural(tm) Sistahood

• earned her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts [printmaking] & psychology [minor] from Wayne State University.
• her first Master's degree (MFA) in Fine Arts [printmaking & Africana/ Asian/ Oceanic studies] from the University of Chicago.
• her second Master's degree in social work (MSW) from Cal State University Long Beach.
• active membership in the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), as well as the Alpha Zeta Chapter of the Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society (AZ /PI).
• active associate membership in the California Association of Marriage And Family Therapists (CAMFT).
  
• active membership in the Women's Association For Addiction Treatment.
• an active mental health provider membership with Give An Hour ~ which provides free counseling and seeks to generate awareness about mental health issues affecting service members and their families.

Cover Art Commissioned for Woman of Power Magazine, 1986.

(C) Asungi/ MAMAROOTS Productions. All Rights Reserved.

For additional info about and to see other examples of AfraShe's visionary art ~ please click the above image . . .

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"My Foundational Guiding SheCreative(tm) Spiritual & AfraMama(tm) (Goddess) Principle is MAAT!

. . . Creating that which we call Fine Art is my Path of Knowing, Being and Doing MAAT . . .

as I strive to "pull back the Veil . . .

Always . . ."

                                  ~ AfraShe Asungi, HHHAS, LCSW, CLPC

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AfraShe's substance abuse counseling and clinical therapy work experience includes:

Chrysalis of Oakland Residential Women's Program, First Chance, Prototypes for Women, Western Youth Services, The [Gay & Lesbian] Center-Long Beach, The City of Long Beach, Drinking Driver [DUI] Treatment Program, and with private LA County DMH-contracted agencies.

AfraShe works with clever, unconventional & imaginative wimmin(tm), LGBTQ folk, wimmin of color & womin-affirmative(tm) men who are tired of being uptight, feeling upset & stuck & are ready to have a real sense of inner-peaceful self-satisfaction & day-to-day peace of mind . . .

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