Aya Healing & Wellness

Welcome to Aya Healing & Wellness! You have taken the first step in your journey toward healing and wellness. 

Felicia is a clinical social worker licensed in both Washington, D.C. and California. She has over 25 years of experience in the social services and education fields. Her social work areas of focus and specialty are child protection, family partnership, child advocacy and equity in education. Clinically, Felicia has experience teaming with individuals encountering difficulties with substance use, depression, childhood trauma, self-deprecation, emotion regulation, stress and anxiety, discrimination and oppression, and grief and loss. Born and raised in the California Bay Area, she received her Master of Social Welfare degree from the University of California at Berkeley and has personal and professional experience engaging with racially and ethnically diverse persons and historically marginalized communities. As a Black woman, Felicia values culturally responsive and anti-oppressive practices.

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Felicia welcomes holding space for individuals to: share their life stories; address current life stressors; confront past traumas; explore family of origin dynamics; create happiness in the moment; and foster hope in the future. Her style of engagement is non-judgmental, relaxed and grounded. Felicia aspires to meet each individual where they are in the present moment with curiosity and prides herself on being an empathetic listener and truth teller. She tends to “keep it real” with compassion and grace. Felicia recognizes that your time together belongs to you, as you are the expert; she is simply here to assist you release and highlight what is already within.