Hi, I'm Nneka

an artist, author, medicine woman, and owner of In Bloom Therapeutic. I help people (mostly women) navigate adversity, process their trauma, and reconnect to their birthright of joy. 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, writing, 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 do the same.