For Individuals

I offer individual therapy in Indiana and healing circles that honors your lived experience, helps you unpack emotional weight, and supports you in building a life that feels aligned with your values, your relationships, and your truth.

I often work with women navigating the complex layers of life, love, identity, and ambition.

Many of my clients are high-achieving women, leaders, creatives, and nurturers holding it down at home, at work, and in relationships while quietly feeling the emotional toll of it all.

They’re professionals in education, healthcare, finance, pharmaceutical industry, and technology. From the outside, it looks like they’re thriving.

On the inside, they’re wondering: Who’s holding space for me while I hold it all together?

They’re balancing motherhood, relationships, trauma recovery, generational expectations, and unspoken grief.

They’re craving peace, clarity, and space to feel without being told to "be strong."

And I get it because I’ve lived it too.

Smiling woman engaged in conversation, sitting on a couch in a bright room with exposed brick wall.

How I Show Up

I bring both heart and mind to my work- deep clinical knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and a grounded, compassionate presence.

I’ve always been someone who leans into life’s deeper questions:

  • What does it mean to feel safe—in your body, in your relationships, in the world?

  • How do we rewrite narratives shaped by trauma, pressure, or silence?

  • What does real love, freedom, and rest actually look like?

Healing, for me, includes both science and a sacred space. I use evidence-based tools rooted in psychology, but I never lose sight of the human being sitting in front of me. The space we share is built on trust, honesty, and deep compassion.

My clients often tell me, “This is the first time I’ve felt fully seen.” That’s not by accident it’s by design. I create a space where you don’t have to explain your identity, translate your experience, or minimize your truth.

The individuals I work with? They’re not that different from me. I’ve had to do the same healing work-unlearning, relearning, and making peace with parts of myself I once tried to hide.

I believe in healing and support that feels real, relevant, and rooted in you. And I’m here to walk alongside you as you make your way back to yourself.

I’m Not Just A Therapist…

I’m a Whole Person, Too.

It’s important to me that the individuals I work with don’t just see me as an expert, they see me as human. I bring both my professional training and my lived experience into the room. I know what it’s like to do deep, uncomfortable, life-changing inner work. I know what it feels like to question everything and still choose to keep going.

So when you show up unsure, scared, tired, or ready to break cycles, I’m not looking at you through a clinical lens alone. I’m walking beside you, holding space for your growth, your mess, your breakthroughs, and your softness.

This work can stretch you. But I’ll be there every step of the way—guiding, challenging, affirming, and reminding you: you’re not doing this alone.

 What To Expect When Working With Me

  • If this is your first time—or your first time in a long time—it’s completely normal to feel a little nervous. I create space where you feel heard, seen, and supported. You’ll get a feel for who I am, how I work, and you’re welcome to ask questions at any point.

  • This is about you and there’s no “right” way to show up. You can share as much or as little as you’d like. We’ll explore what’s working in your life, what’s feeling heavy, and what you want to gain from our work together—whether it’s peace, clarity, emotional freedom, or all of the above.

  • We’ll walk through important parts of your background, relationships, and experiences so I can begin understanding the full picture. Your history helps shape your healing path, and my role is to help make connections, not assumptions.

Individual Therapy in Indiana

with Elvery Tinsley, LMHCA – Relationship Wellness Expert

My approach to therapy is rooted in both science and soul. I draw from evidence-based modalities that support real, lasting change while honoring the lived experiences of women, couples, and emerging adults.

In individual therapy, I integrate:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): To help you shift unhelpful thought patterns and make empowered choices.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): To support emotional regulation, self-awareness, and boundary setting.

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): To explore how attachment and past relationships impact your present.

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): To help you move through hard emotions without getting stuck in them.

  • Mindfulness & Somatic Practices: To root you in the present and reconnect you to your body’s wisdom.

In practice, this means we’ll work to understand the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behavior—while creating new patterns that align with the life you actually want. It’s not about “fixing” you. It’s about helping you feel emotionally safe and fully in charge of your healing.

Per my licensure in the state of Indiana, I provide therapy to clients who are Indiana residents.

  • In-Person Sessions: Available in Indianapolis area

    • 50 Mins -$135 | 90 mins -$200

  • Virtual Sessions: Offered statewide via secure HIPAA-compliant platforms

Payment is due at the time of service. I do not accept insurance, but I do provide superbills for clients who wish to seek out-of-network reimbursement.

Healing Circles For Women

A space to breathe and heal in community.

You don’t need to be fixed.

You need a space to feel, process, and reconnect.

Our Support Circles are sacred spaces for Black women to lay down the weight, unlearn the pressure to perform, and reclaim harmony in love, life, and within.

Whether you’re navigating burnout, relationship shifts, motherhood, or just trying to keep your head above water—these circles are a space to be real, not perfect.

What Are Healing Circles?

Healing Circles are guided group experiences designed to help Black women restore emotional balance, deepen self-awareness, and build connection with other women who get it. They are not group therapy, they’re structured conversations led by myself and other therapists, with room for truth-telling, reflection, and collective healing.

What To Expect?

Rotating Themes Each Quarter – Every circle focuses on a core topic: rest, boundaries, emotional safety, burnout, self-love, etc.

  • Safe, Culturally Grounded Space – No code-switching, no explaining. Just authenticity and healing.

  • Reflection & Growth – Thoughtful prompts, gentle challenges, and practices to take into your real life.

  • Community & Support – You don’t just leave lighter, you leave seen.

Good Faith Estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services. You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.

Ready to begin therapy?

  1. Book a free 15 minute consultation to discover how I can support your journey to harmony.

  2. After consultation if you want to proceed, we will schedule a 90 minute intake session.

  3. Once scheduled, you will receive intake paperwork via Simple Practice client portal.

  4. After intake in complete, we will schedule your first 6 therapy sessions.

My Clinical Background

  • Education:

    • BA, IU Indianapolis, 2018

    • MS, Ed., IU Indy, 2022

    • Mental Health Certification, IU Indy 2022

    Trainings:

    • Solution Brief Focused Therapy

    • Emotionally Focused Therapy

    • The Gottman Method

    • Prepare/Enrich

    • Trauma Treatment modalities

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

    • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

    • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    • The Gottman Method

    • Mindfulness

    • Somatic Therapy

  • I provide counseling/therapy services in person Indianapolis area and virtual anywhere in Indiana at Harmony Counseling Network.

    I work with:

    • Couples- married, engaged, or dating

    • Women

    • Teens ages 13+

    • Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

    • Parents & Caregivers

    • Young Adults navigating life transitions

    I specialize in:

    • Relationship Challenges

    • Anxiety & Depression

    • Self-Esteem

    • Trauma

    • Burnout & Stress Management

    • Boundaries & People-Pleasing

    • Life Transitions & Feeling Stuck

  • As a LMHCA, licensed mental health counselor associate I provide therapy under the supervision of a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC/MAMFT) to ensure ethical and high-quality care. My therapy services are affiliated with Harmony Counseling Network, and I am supervised by Ranada Dalton, LMHC, MAMFT.