Deshawna (she/her) is a Yoga Instructor, Trauma-Informed Social Worker & Therapist based in Toronto, Ontario. With over a decade of community advocacy work around mental health and wellness in community, she is committed to diversifying the field of mental health.

Being a Black woman, and also a Yoga Instructor and Social Worker, she is able to see the need for diversity in practitioners that can respond to the culturally specific needs of racialized folks. She recognizes that trauma manifests itself within the physical body which often leads to mental and emotional illnesses.

She identifies and utilizes interventions that address intergenerational trauma in racialized communities to improve overall mental health. Reach out to learn how we can work together to create opportunities for mental wellness for yourself, your family and your community.