About Me
Stephany N. Mejia
First-Generation Latinx Licensed Therapist.
I'm Stephany N. Mejia MSW, LCSW (she/her/ella) — a first-generation, Latinx (Nicaraguan/Dominican), bilingual licensed clinical social worker and owner of Healing Seeds Therapy PLLC
As a holistic and relational-based therapist, I emphasize the mind-body connection and use attachment-based support in my work. Using an anti-oppressive and progressive approach, my practice is liberation-focused and I co-create healing with my clients. I am HAES allied, and Queer Affirming in my work.
I work with people with complex family dynamics, adult children of emotionally immature or narcissistic parents, pregnant people and parents, Those going through fertility treatment, or choosing to be childless. LGBTQ+ folks, and those experiencing stressors due to life changes and transitions. Central themes in my work include identity work (racial trauma and stress), first-generation issues, and reconnection to self.
I am Postpartum Support International trained, and I have focused my training on perinatal mental health and the treatment of pregnant and postpartum mothers and parents . I spent a lot of my training focusing on early childhood mental health and love to work with parents on their relationships with their children and connection with them. I am a 200 hour trained yoga teacher, and trained with Skills in Action in Winston Salem, NC focusing on social justice and yoga with teacher Michelle Cassandra Johnson.
I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and a minor in Nonprofit Studies at North Carolina State University. I previously worked in higher education before earning a Master's in Clinical Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I was born and raised in Washington Heights, New York City and currently live in North Carolina and come from a working class background and was raised by a single immigrant mother.
During my spare time, I explore ancestral forms of healing, take care of my many plants, DJ, and create playlists for healing and booklists to further the healing and learning of those I serve.
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare””
Modalities + Specialties
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Brainspotting (BSP)
Brainspotting is a relational, brain-body-based therapy that can help integrate unprocessed trauma stuck in the body. If you choose, we can incorporate brainspotting into your therapeutic experience. To learn more about BSP, you can do so here.
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Holistic Therapy
This approach is focused on integrating various forms of healing in order to address the WHOLE person. Rather than focusing solely on symptoms, this method seeks to uncover and work with underlying emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects that may impact an individual's well-being. In Holistic Therapy, the therapist collaborates with clients to explore a range of factors such as mental patterns, physical health, lifestyle, and personal beliefs, creating a tailored approach to growth and healing.
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EMDR (Eye Movement Reprocessing Therapy)
EMDR involves talking and bilateral stimulation — typically eye movements or tapping. EMDR aims to reduce distress and negative beliefs associated with past overwhelming or traumatic experiences. This short video explains how EMDR can be used to help adults.
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Somatic Based Therapy
Somatic-based therapy focuses on increasing physical awareness, helping to identify and build the ability to look for resourcing within and helping to develop the ability to engage the breath and incorporate movement when available or possible.
I use my somatic-based training as a 200-hour trained yoga teacher to help with body-based stressors, moving trauma out of the body through trauma-informed yoga and focusing on the mind-body connection.