Affirming Therapy · Arizona, Minnesota & Ohio

Healing that holds
all of you.

Trauma-informed, culturally grounded therapy for Black folks, LGBTQIA+ communities, and neurodivergent individuals who deserve a space where their whole self is not just tolerated — it's the starting point.

Inclusive Mental Wellness — a Black woman with flowing rainbow locs, eyes closed in peace

Vickey Simmons-Hart

LPC, NCC  ·  Licensed in AZ, MN & OH
Therapy for Black Girls Featured Provider
Open Path Collective Member
Loveland Foundation Vouchers Accepted
Neurodivergent Affirming
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Telehealth Available AZ & MN
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✦ Featured Provider

Therapy for Black Girls Network

Healing through connection, culture, and science

I'm Vickey Simmons-Hart — a proud Arizona native, lifelong learner, and deeply curious human who believes the most powerful healing happens when we stop asking people to choose between their identity and their recovery.

Before becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor, I spent years as an educator, adult learning specialist, and community advocate. Those roles shaped my approach to therapy: I show up as both teacher and student of the human experience.

Inclusive Mental Wellness is the result of lived experience and clinical intention. It's a space where Black folks, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and anyone carrying the weight of survival can lay it down — even for a moment — and be seen as whole.

EMDR Brainspotting IFS Somatic Work CBT / DBT EFT SFBT Trauma-Informed
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LPC · Arizona, Minnesota & Ohio NCC · Nationally Certified MA Education · MS Counseling
Who I Work With

If you've ever had to leave part of yourself outside the room —

this is therapy where the whole of you isn't just welcome. It's the entire point.

01

Trauma Survivors

Healing from complex trauma, racial trauma, abuse, neglect, and sexual assault — with approaches that honor your nervous system and your story equally.

02

LGBTQIA+ Individuals

Navigating identity, sexuality, gender exploration, or relationship structures including ethically non-monogamous relationships — in a fully affirming space.

03

Black & BIPOC Folks

Culturally grounded care that understands the particular weight of navigating systemic racism, racial grief, and the labor of existing in spaces not built for you.

04

Neurodivergent Adults

Affirming support for ADHD, autism, and neurodivergent experiences — because the world's defaults aren't yours to apologize for.

05

High-Functioning Burnout

For the ones who look like they have it together — and are quietly exhausted by the performance of having it together.

06

Sex Workers

Judgment-free, affirming support that centers your dignity, your safety, and your full humanity — without pathologizing your livelihood.

"If you've ever felt like you had to hide parts of yourself in therapy — this space is different. All of you is welcome here."

Services & Specialties

Evidence-based care, culturally centered

01

Individual Therapy

Personalized, trauma-informed therapy for adults carrying some of life's heaviest terrain — with evidence-based approaches tailored entirely to you.

  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Anxiety & Depression
  • Identity & Sexuality Exploration
  • Life Transitions
  • Burnout & Exhaustion
  • Racial Trauma
  • Grief & Loss
02

Couples Therapy

Affirming support for couples of all configurations — including non-traditional relationships, queer partnerships, and ENM/CNM dynamics.

  • Communication & Conflict Resolution
  • Trust & Intimacy Rebuilding
  • Ethically Non-Monogamous Relationships
  • Queer Partnerships
  • Relationship Stress & Transitions
03

Specialized Modalities

Advanced training in trauma therapies that go beyond talk — reaching where words haven't been enough.

  • EMDR
  • Brainspotting
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Somatic Work
  • CBT / DBT
  • EFT & SFBT
Book a Free Consultation

Not sure where to start? A 15-minute consultation is always free.

Groups & Workshops

Healing in community

Some wounds heal better in witness. Group spaces offer something individual therapy can't — the reminder that you are not alone in what you carry, and that your story has resonance in someone else's.

Forming Now

Black Women's Healing Circle

A process group for Black women navigating racial trauma, identity, burnout, and the particular weight of being seen and unseen simultaneously. Culturally grounded. Deeply affirming.

6–8 Participants Weekly · 90 min Telehealth · AZ, MN & OH
Forming Now

Queer & Trans Support Group

An affirming space for LGBTQIA+ adults to explore identity, navigate relationships, process trauma, and build connection with others who get it — no explanations required.

6–8 Participants Bi-Weekly · 90 min Telehealth · AZ, MN & OH
Coming Soon

Neurodivergent Adults Workshop

A psychoeducational series for ADHD and autistic adults — practical tools for navigating relationships, executive function, sensory needs, and a world that wasn't designed with you in mind.

8–10 Participants 6-Week Series Telehealth · AZ, MN & OH
Coming Soon

Trauma Recovery Workshop

A structured psychoeducational experience integrating somatic tools, IFS concepts, and EMDR-informed exercises to support survivors in understanding their nervous system and reclaiming safety.

Up to 10 Participants 8-Week Series Telehealth · AZ, MN & OH

Want to be notified when groups open? Join the waitlist and be the first to know when registration opens for these spaces.

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The Journal

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Racial Trauma
June 2025

The Labor of Thriving: What High-Functioning Exhaustion Actually Looks Like in Black Women

When "strong" becomes a cage — and how to recognize the difference between resilience and survival mode masquerading as fine.

Read More
Neurodivergence
May 2025

ADHD Isn't a Deficit — It's a Different Operating System

Reframing neurodivergence through a strengths lens without bypassing the very real challenges.

Read More
Identity
April 2025

What Therapy Missed About Queer Black Bodies

Why intersectionality isn't a buzzword — it's the actual clinical requirement for care that works.

Read More
Fees & Insurance

Accessible care, no compromises

Individual Therapy
$150
per 60-minute session
Cash pay / self-pay rate
Couples Therapy
$175
per 60-minute session
+$25 per additional partner

Sliding fee scale available. I believe everyone deserves access to quality mental health care. Reach out directly to discuss options that work for your budget — this conversation is always welcome.

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Insurance & Access Programs

Alma
Insurance billing
SonderMind
Insurance billing
Headway
Insurance billing
Open Path Collective
$30–$80 reduced fee
Loveland Foundation
Therapy vouchers
Abundance Counseling
Additional billing partner
Trusted Referrals

The network behind the network

LaShunda Armstrong

LCSW · Abundance AZ

Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and Brainspotting. A trusted colleague bringing deep clinical skill and cultural awareness.

abundanceaz.com

Paperflower Psychiatry

Dr. Maria Ingalla, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Arizona's most progressive psychiatric practice — affirming, integrative, and genuinely forward-thinking.

paperflowerpsychiatry.com

Lindsay Love

LCSW · Therapy Luv

Evidence-based practices, affirming care, committed to anti-oppression work and clinical excellence.

therapyluv.com

Shereen Breuer

MSW, LCSW, CCTP · Rooted Alma

EMDR, Ecotherapy, Organic Intelligence, and Psychedelic Integration Therapy. Beautifully grounded work.

rootedalma.com

Ready to begin
your healing?

You don't have to have the words. You don't have to have it figured out. You just have to take one step — and I'll meet you there.

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Location

Tempe, AZ · Telehealth AZ, MN & OH

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