Hi, I’m Hope Venetta, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, and National Certified Counselor. Welcome to my blog – a compassionate and insightful space on the internet crafted with a passion for empowering individuals and families. Here, we delve into the world of mental health, family relationships, Black history and systemic racism’s profound impact, the healing power of Christ, and at times we get into the intriguing connections between mental health, popular culture and current events.
Therapist, Counselor, or Coach: What’s Right for You?
When you hear someone tell another that they need professional help, whether joking or not, what exactly do they mean? Therapy? Coaching? Counseling of some kind? The options can be overwhelming. From life coaching to psychotherapy, each approach has its unique focus...
Welcome to the blog!
Hi, I’m Hope Venetta, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, and National Certified Counselor. Welcome to my blog – a compassionate and insightful space on the internet crafted with a passion for empowering individuals and families. Here, we delve into...
When life makes it hard to pray
If your 2020 has bled over into 2021, and you are still struggling to get your feet under you, you are not alone. May I offer you a lifeline? Here is how we can reconnect to God when we are stuck, frozen in place by the traumas of this life and sinking beneath the waves of chaotic lives in a chaotic world.
This orphan has found her people
Being disconnected from our own history can skew or compromise our sense of self. After meeting my great-great-great-great grandmother at a family reunion, I finally had some answers. I no longer felt like an orphan in this world. I have a family. I have a story.
Two Problems I have With The Movie, Soul
Two important things kept me from being a raving fan of the movie, Soul. Both of them have to do with the autonomy that is frequently taken away from Black people in the governing or use of our bodies and our voices.
His Assurance of Peace
Whatever 2020 has thrown at us, whatever may be on the horizon for 2021, Jesus has promised us His peace. How can we lean into Him who has overcome the world, trusting that He will not leave us nor forsake us?
The Call and Response of Love
I am always so encouraged when I take the time to consider how God makes His love known to us.
The spirit calming reassurance of a guarantee
Ephesians 1:11-14 ESV 11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been:- predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his...
The Gift Looks Good On You
3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up...