About Melanated Wellness (and me!)

Our Founder and CEO, Erin Nkele, LCPC specializes in working with adolescents, 16 and older, through adulthood as they navigate their journeys of growth, healing, and development. Though we primarily serve  the Black, Neurodiverse, and LGBTQIA communities, The mission of Melanated Wellness places particular emphasis on bringing a melanated perspective to therapy in order to better serve and empower ALL communities. At Melanated Wellness, we value being culturally competent and sensitive, attuned to our client’s challenges, strengths and needs for wellness and community.

Training and clinical expertise at Melanated Wellness is centered upon compassionate treatment for issues related to trauma, anxiety, PTSD, gender and sexual identity, as well as self-esteem. Melanated Wellness takes a person-centered approach, which is central to meeting clients where they are — for constructing purposeful lives, creating meaningful relationships, and progression towards personal empowerment. 

Areas of specialization include, but are not limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Informed Care, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing* (EMDR), Mental Health First Aid, and Youth Mental Health First Aid. 

Erin Nkele, LCPC is a proud Alumnae of Xavier University of Louisiana graduating as a part of the (Hurricane) “Katrina Class” with her Bachelors in Psychology in 2009.

Erin went on to obtain her Masters in Mental Health Clinical Counseling, graduating in the 1st Cohort at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Washington, D.C. Campus in 2016. 

Erin Nkele is EMDR* trained and is currently working towards certification. Erin is additionally working towards credentials as a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) and as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.

*EMDR trained through a certified EMDRIA-approved training, via the RiversEdge Institute