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Life burning down around you? Pull up a chair.
Welcome to Village Wellness Collective.
At Village Wellness Collective, therapy isn’t about pretending you’ve got it all together. It’s about having a space where you can put some of that stuff down, figure things out, and feel supported along the way.
Real therapy. Real people. Real life.

Our Values: Come As You Are.
Life doesn’t happen in a vacuum, and neither does mental health.
At Village Wellness Collective, we believe you deserve therapy that honors all of who you are, your identity, relationships, sexuality, culture, lived experiences, and the world you’re navigating.
We’re proudly progressive, inclusive, and unapologetically affirming. You don’t have to explain, defend, or shrink yourself to belong here.
A Village Where You Belong
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LGBTQIA+ Affirming: All identities and expressions deserve dignity, safety, and respect.
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Kink & Sex-Positive: We approach consensual sexuality, kink, and alternative sexual expression without shame or judgment
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Polyamory & ENM Affirming: We welcome all consensual relationship structures without assuming monogamy is the ideal.
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Body-Affirming: All bodies deserve compassionate, respectful care without weight stigma.
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Trauma-Informed & Harm Reduction-Focused: We meet people where they are, honoring autonomy, lived experience, and personal choices, and support healing without shame or judgment.
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Social Justice & Liberation-Oriented: We recognize how racism, oppression, discrimination, and systemic inequities affect emotional well-being.
When the World Feels Like Too Much...
The world is a lot right now. Families are divided. Friendships are strained. Relationships are being tested by political differences, conflicting values, and fundamental questions about identity, justice, and human dignity.
Maybe you’re grieving a relationship that no longer feels emotionally safe. Maybe you’re navigating political differences with a partner, parent, or friend. Maybe you’re exhausted from defending your identity, your family, or your right to live authentically.
At Village Wellness Collective, we understand that the personal is political. We make room for the grief, anger, anxiety, and uncertainty that come with navigating a complicated world.
You don’t have to separate your mental health from the world you’re living in. And you don’t have to make yourself smaller to belong here.
MEET YOUR VILLAGE
Good therapy starts with good connection.
We’re a collective of folx who believe you deserve more than someone nodding politely and asking, “And how does that make you feel?”
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We’re real people who understand that life gets messy, healing isn’t linear, and sometimes you need someone who can hold space for the hard stuff while still finding room to laugh.
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Different backgrounds. Different specialties. One shared belief: You deserve to be seen, heard, and supported exactly as you are.
Come meet your people.

Dr. Ginneh L. Akbar, DSW, LCSW
Founder & Clinical Director

Dionne Easton, MS
Therapist

Stacey Raker
Office Coordinator





