Jaala Davis

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

Supervised by Claudia Thompson, LMFT-S, LPC-S

Jaala is passionate about creating a space where people can show up as their full and authentic selves. She understands that, because of oppression, many people feel unseen or carry shame bringing all parts of themselves into therapy or into the world.

Jaala supports individuals and relationships who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of what they want or need, especially when navigating identity, relationships, and intimacy. Clients often come in struggling with connection, dating, intimacy, anxiety, depression, or differences in desire.

Jaala specializes in supporting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) clients navigating systemic oppression, including racism, cultural expectations, and how these experiences shape identity, relationships, and sense of safety. She also specializes in supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals and relationships navigating identity, safety, intimacy, connection, and the impact of shame, rejection, or not feeling fully accepted. For those holding both racial and LGBTQIA+ identities, this includes understanding how these experiences intersect and not always feeling like there is a place where they fully belong.

In her sex therapy work, Jaala specializes in helping clients unpack messages about sex and what they feel expected to want while exploring what shapes their experience of desire and intimacy. She helps clients get clear on what they want, need, and enjoy, and how to express that in ways that feel aligned, so connection feels less pressured and more authentic. This includes exploring kink/BDSM and ethical non-monogamy, with a focus on early exploration, boundaries, communication, and what feels aligned.

As a Black queer woman, Jaala brings an intersectional lens and creates a space where clients do not have to shrink, filter who they are, or over-explain themselves.

Approach to Counseling

Jaala is dedicated to creating inclusive and empowering therapeutic spaces that resist systems of power. Grounded in collaborative, strength-based, and person-centered therapy, her approach is eclectic, blending various modalities to suit the unique needs of each client. Jaala emphasizes the importance of autonomy and weaves lessons of self-advocacy within an oppressive system into the therapeutic space. She encourages her clients to provide feedback on the therapy relationship, adapting her approach to better serve the needs of her clients.

Sometimes therapy can feel a little formal at times, Jaala avoids holding too tightly to certain restrictive outdated rules of professionalism and allows her personality to shine through. Her clients can bring their entire selves into the therapy space: their personality, lived experiences, and identities will not be suppressed.

Jaala is an individual who has sat on both sides of the therapeutic relationship, she is approachable, down-to-earth, warm, and a supportive therapist who brings a balance sense of relief and humor into the therapy room. One of her gifts is putting new clients at ease during their first session. She understands that speaking openly to a stranger requires great courage.

Although therapy can be challenging work at times, she also believes it can be fun! Jaala strives to incorporate music, pop culture, and other avenues as supplemental tools to establishing an authentic, lighthearted connection with her clients.