Meet The Founder

 

     My name is Alayjia, and I am a Southern California native. Growing up, I was surrounded by addiction, dysfunction, mental turmoil, trauma, and poverty. These experiences led to severe trauma, pain, and mental health struggles from an early age. Through years of pursuing healing through my Christian faith and receiving mental health services, I learned a lot and wanted to share all of my insights with others who were struggling. Most of all, I wanted to create safe and supportive spaces for people to feel comfortable enough to harness the vulnerability that is necessary for healing.

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     I am currently on my journey to becoming a therapist, pursuing doctoral studies in Clinical Psychology. In the meantime, I serve patients in addiction recovery by facilitating supportive counseling groups where I provide education on psychology and wellness and engage in discussions about topics designed to encourage support among group members and healthy conversations about healing and self-care. I am highly passionate about the work that I do and am honored to be a part of the life changing journey that individuals go through in recovery from addiction. I created Seeds of Genesis to serve as a healing space for individuals facing a variety of challenges that impact their mental health and wellness, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction.