Hi, I'm Nneka, (she/her)

an artist, author, medicine woman, and owner of In Bloom Therapeutic. I help people (mostly women-identified individuals of color) navigate adversity and process their trauma. Although I have years of experience in  the mental health field, the school of life threw me into this position at a young age. I grew up, a first generation Nigerian-American, playing mediator in a home where my parents were at each other’s throats—literally and figuratively. Through witnessing domestic violence, I learned the healing power of creativity, as I was often alone in my room drawing, painting, and dancing to process my reality (I didn’t know that's what I was doing at the time, though).

I went through tons of situations where my childhood wounds kept showing up. In 2018, I watched my life crumble before my eyes and only then did I realize how much healing I’d denied myself all those years; which led me to Thailand. I didn’t know why at first, but after almost three years of living abroad, a seed I’d planted six years ago in graduate school finally sprouted and well, bloomed. 

I created the space I so desperately needed in my darkest moments, because now, I see other women in need of a unique space which speaks to what they’ve endured, too. I took the dirt and mud life handed me and created beautiful sculptures with it, so, I’m here to help other women of color do the same.

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Philosophy

You are your healer. You are your master. You are your guru. I wholeheartedly believe this. I'm not here to tell you what you should feel, or think, or how you should be; the world has done enough of that as it is. What I do is witness, walk alongside you, and guide you. I may have the metal detector, but you have the shovel and you do the digging. We collaborate together to help you reconnect with yourself and rediscover that you've known you all this time.