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Jummy Therapy & Counseling

Jummy utilizes narrative therapy, cognitive behavior therapy and
motivational interviewing approaches. Jummy's goals are:
1. Unleash your untapped potential
4.

Jummy is a dynamic speaker, life coach, Licensed Independent Professional Counselor with extensive international and multicultural life experience and education. She specializes in individual, couples, and marriage therapy, multicultural counseling, parenting support, career coaching and life coaching. Jummy believes that therapy and coaching is a collaborative process that involves the individual

, his or her community of support and a supportive nonjudgmental therapist/coach. As a speaker, life coach and therapist, Jummy creates a positive, motivational and conducive environment that facilitates the healing and growth of her clients. Help you navigate through life and difficult circumstances
2 Offer hope and encouragement
3. Connect you with your gifts and life calling.

04/25/2026

Perfectionism often looks like excellence… but it quietly breeds self-neglect.

If you’ve been here a while, you’ve probably heard me call myself a recovering perfectionist. What I’ve learned on this journey is that perfectionism robs us of our humanity. It asks us to overgive, overperform, and overextend, then leaves us feeling unseen, resentful, and exhausted. We end up playing the martyr, wondering why our needs aren’t met.
 But the hard truth? We were the first to dismiss them. Perfectionism requires self-abandonment. We become the builder for everyone else, holding it all together, fixing, showing up, pushing through, while quietly running on empty.

We struggle to say no. 
We avoid disappointing others, normalize being tired, unappreciated, and disconnected from ourselves.

But self-neglect isn’t harmless. It impacts our mental and physical health. It teaches us to stay quiet when we should speak, shrink when we should expand, sit when we should stand.

And over time, it teaches others to treat us the same way we treat ourselves.
The first step in recovery is awareness. Notice your automatic “yes.” Pause. 
Ask yourself: Is this aligned with what I actually feel?

Pay attention to the anxiety that shows up when you try to honor your truth. That discomfort? It’s part of unlearning. Recovering from perfectionism is sobering work. But it’s also freeing.
#614

04/22/2026

I had the honor of celebrating my friend a couple of days ago at her counseling practice’s open house. Rikki is the owner of Ruby Counseling in Columbus. Rikki and I go waaay back! We attended seminary together as counseling students, and it is wonderful that we are both owners of a counseling group practice. If you need a counseling resource, I strongly recommend that you check out Ruby Counseling. Rikki, I am so proud of you!

04/18/2026

The recent headlines around intimate partner violence have been heavy, notably the murder of Dr. Cerina Fairfax. Not just because of the tragedy they represent, but because of what they stir up in the bodies and memories of those who have lived through it.

For many survivors of IPV (Intimate Partner Violence), news like this doesn’t feel distant. It feels personal. It can bring back the tightness in your chest, the hypervigilance, the quiet calculations you once had to make just to stay safe. It can remind you of how real the danger was, and in some ways, still feels.

So many survivors were taught to endure in silence. To keep things private. To protect the image of the relationship, the family, the community. Some were told to pray harder, to be more patient, to hold everything together. And in that silence, the harm was often minimized, dismissed, or hidden. The silence will eventually be weaponized by the perpetrator and their supporters

IPV is not about mental illness, though that can be present as well. It is about power, control, and entitlement. And that reality is what makes it so complex, and at times, so dangerous.

For those who have survived it, safety can feel fragile, even long after the relationship has ended. There can be a lingering sense that something could happen, a quiet fear that never fully disappears. That doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means your body remembers what it had to do to protect you.

If this news has brought things back up for you, if it’s unsettled you, frightened you, or made you feel like the ground beneath you isn’t as steady as you thought, it makes sense.

You are not overreacting. You are not “back at square one.” You are responding to a reminder of something your system learned was life-threatening. And even with that truth, it also matters to say: you are here. You survived. You made it through something that required strength most people will never fully understand.

If today feels heavy, take it gently. You deserve care, and support. Feel free to each out to me for support. I see you. #614

04/17/2026

It takes courage to not perform healing when people are watching.
The end of 2023 through 2025 stretched me in ways I didn’t expect—it was emotionally brutal. I stepped away and chose solitude, not from fear or shame, but for the first time in years… to simply stop performing.
I gave myself permission to rest. To grieve. To care for my heart.
Sometimes the people who love us want us to heal faster than our nervous system allows. And sometimes we place that same pressure on ourselves, to prove we’re okay, or even “better than before.” But often, that becomes a performative healing and recovery rather than the deep, uncomfortable work healing actually requires.
These days, I’m softer. I’m laughing more. I feel more grounded in myself. Yes, I lost momentum, especially here, but I needed that time. So that when I returned, I could show up fully for my friends, family, followers, and this community.
I’m coming home to myself… and it feels good.
If you’re in a season of quiet healing, I see you. There is no rush.
I hope you’ll join me as I step back into what I love—creating content rooted in hope, and growth. 🤍

04/12/2026

Yesterday was the last day of the ACA conference, and the first person that I saw when I got to the venue was Dr. Lewis. The first thing she asked me was the status of my PhD, and immediately after explaining why I had a two-year break from writing, she offered her support and said, “What do you need? What can I help you with?” I appreciate her so much! She was one of my references and strongly advocated for me to pursue the PhD program at OU, and I received a full-ride scholarship. Thanks, Dr. Lewis, for your kindness and generosity. #614

04/10/2026

Day 2 of the ACA conference is teal day. My pants are teal but the lighting changed the color 😆😆😆. Grateful to spend time with my friend, Shazia and other colleagues. #614

04/09/2026

Excited to be attending the American Counseling Association conference again this year with my dear friend, Shazia. Day 1 down, 2 more to go! #614 American Counseling Association

01/06/2026

Many of us learned to be private as a form of self-protection. And it does protect us from betrayal, judgment, and being let down. But it can also imprison us. When no one knows what’s wrong, no one knows how to help. We are left doubting ourselves, carrying pain alone, and sometimes staying in situations that harm us.

In this FB Live, I will talk about the quiet risks of being too private and how connection can be a lifeline, not a liability. Join me on my FB page Therapy & Counseling this Thursday at 8pm EST with your questions.

01/02/2026

Happy New Year! I feel privileged to welcome 2026 in good health. As 2025 closed, I became reflective, contemplating the lessons learned this year to guide my 2026 journey. Here’s my list. Feel free to share your lessons learned:
- The essence of love is clarity rather than confusion. True love manifests when actions and words align.
- Confusion isn’t love. Inconsistency doesn’t foster safety; it breeds anxiety.
- Rest and peace are privileges. A heavy heart and a wary soul struggle to rest, making peace hard to find. Cherish moments of peace and rest, especially during tough times.
- Relationships matter. Cultivating them during good times creates a safety net for challenging periods. Invest in your relationships with friends and family to have a soft place to land.
- You don’t owe explanations unless you choose to give them. Not everyone asking about your life cares; some inquire just for entertainment. Your vulnerability should be earned, so don’t cast your pearls before swine.

11/28/2025

This plant was a gift from a client when I was leaving my old job. I’ve always been the graveyard of plants, but I was determined to keep this plant alive because it was a gift from a client. Well, life happened, and I would forget to water it for days and weeks. It would dry up and look like it’s dying, then I would give it some water, and it would spring back and start growing again.

On Thanksgiving Day, I looked at this plant and, as I watered it, thanked it for hanging on. I realized that this plant was a metaphor for myself—for the past two gruesome, life-altering years I have endured. For the days when I felt I would definitely drown in these deep waters. But somehow, I will rise and find strength. Like the plant, I will sprout a new green leaf.

And I realized yesterday, as we celebrated Thanksgiving, what I was thankful for. I’m thankful for the harsh seasons that could have broken me. I’m grateful that I didn’t break but instead found my strength deep inside. I’m grateful for my stubbornness, my refusal to let darkness swallow me whole.

I’m thankful for the generosity of friends and family who remember to pour into me. I’m grateful for the journey, and more importantly, I’m thankful that, like this plant, I’m still standing, even if not whole and with a lot of self-care and growing to do. I am still here.

I hope you can also look at those battle-earned scars and be grateful for all you’ve endured and the wise woman or man you’ve become as a result.
I’m so thankful!

11/26/2025

2025 was a year of transitions for me. One of my most significant transitions this year was my first child’s departure to college, which was very hard. It was bittersweet. I was proud of my son and deeply sad to see him take flight. The feelings of grief that came upon me were unexpected.

Holidays evoke mixed feelings, as old traditions no longer fit. I encourage creating new traditions that suit the season of life you’re in.

This year, I decided to create a new tradition with my daughter by making homemade caramels together, a new yearly tradition before she heads to college in a few years. When I become an empty nester, I will create new traditions that will make sense for that stage of life.

This holiday, choose to skip the old traditions, create new ones, or amend old ones. Traditions are about the things that bring you joy. If it doesn’t bring you joy, be open to letting it go. Take care of yourself! Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy this photo that my daughter took of our caramel after we poured it on the tray to cool.

11/19/2025

Hi friends 👋 long time!

I’m excited to share that we are launching a grief support group in January, facilitated by our grief specialist, Dr. Cynthia Tyson. The holidays can be particularly challenging when we are grieving. Let's support you so that you can focus on your healing in the new year. Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please share this flyer with friends and family who may find it beneficial. 🥰🥰🥰

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