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Dream Identity Counseling

As a counselor , I acknowledge individual challenges and provide creative and holistic approaches to

Danesha Ward-Simmons, LMHC, NCC, CFTP is the owner and founder of Dream Identity Counseling. Services provided are:
Individual and Group Counseling, Coaching Services, Business Wellness Consulting, Public Speaking and Art-to-Heart art therapy technique and release groups.

02/05/2026

After experiencing complex grief as a teen, my parents placed me in therapy… As talkative as I’ve always been, a warning sign that I needed help with grieving and expression was because I began to be more silent. My therapist used my passions of creative methods such as creative writing, poetry, art and music to help me open up in the therapy process.

🎨Creative Arts Benefits:
-It was through creative expression and chemistry with my therapist where I found my voice again
-It filled in the gaps of what words couldn’t express from a broken heart
-& lastly, It gave me tangible coping skills to process the weight of grief and re-write the narrative good byes.

I recently had the opportunity to partner with the to present the same experience that was once shared to me to teen girls of .littlesistuhs that are also finding their authentic voice, learning ways to cope with life stressors and creatively create their Dream Identity.

Thanks for allowing me to serve your precious gems! 💎

02/03/2026

What happens when mental health clinicians come together to talk real-life, mainstream wellness?
👉🏽 You get TRUTH.
“She Speaks Truth” is a once a month live series hosted by bringing honest conversations about wellness-based living, straight from the experts. We will each rotate segments throughout the year to keep you engaged with various angles of wellness, so stay connected to catch your people in action.

✨ This Sunday, Feb 8th at 6 PM EST, I’ll be joining the live and I’m excited for this week’s topic!
📍 Tune in on TikTok Live via
Come for the conversation. Stay for the truth.
See you there 💬🖤
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02/01/2026

Sing it with me guys..”It’s the most wonderful time of the yeeaaarrr!!!” Peak season for therapy is officially over for me and my new year has officially began.

To our new Dream Identity friends… Here’s some things to look forward to over here:

✨wellness baddie, because I get fine for fun
🧠psycho educational facts because I’ve studied the human brain and its correlation to emotions & behaviors for 13 yrs now
Ⓜ️Memphis lingo, because it’s just in me not on me
🌿Well rounded holistic health tips like heal your gut for emotional balance but also grab a French fry…they prevent crash outs
💃🏾Mommy mental health tips like emotional regulation through demonstration because you’re molding your child’s brain waves, but also every now and then forget them kids and go outside because you were a hottie before a mommy
* Note: I’m stingy with my child, you won’t get much of the kid, so don’t ask!
🏢Workplace wellness strategies because I’ve experienced corporate burnout, hence the reason I left for private practice, so I push the importance of being a well employee for effective productivity & burnout prevention
📝Leadership & Clinician Tips of how to provide people with adequate care because.. well….code of ethics!
🎨how to shift perspectives, see art and creativity in all things as a coping strategy but as a way to narrate trauma resiliency
📚authentic living, which may require some teachings of rebelling against y’all made up social constructs & eradicate some ineffective core beliefs.
🌟 & lastly, I’m not your content creator, I contently create, share my experiences and I dip out when God tells me to shut up and be still!

So while we have me, I’m glad to have you here! Let’s get cozy and acquainted… enjoy!

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01/07/2026

Allow your momentum this year to derive from intentional movement, not from rush, fear, over indulgence, over compensation, hyper fixation, greed or sloth.

🧠Anxiety usually peaks starting the year for so many based on self reflection of what’s moving in life in comparison to personal and societal expectations. Structure your movement to align with your overall standard of momentum, the outcome of what you’re wanting to see, and trust that the motion will flow in your pace of movement.

📖 Romans 12:11-13

12/11/2025

What do you do when you’re feeling warning signs of burnout?… Well, I ran to 2025! The dichotomy of being certified in Expressive Art Therapies and creating experiences for Art-to Heart is that the artistic role of me is in so much usage, I sometimes dismiss my free will to pour into my personal creative cup; the restoration aside of the servitude.

🎭Today, I encourage you to lean into perspective shifting. I use art therapy to enhance emotional awareness such as create visuals of your worldview, see the beauty in the heartbreaks and the will to recreate new narrative outcomes. I’m holding you accountable while also holding myself to this same standard of creative perspective flow.

🎨🧠 task: Instead of just seeing the art displayed here, pause and reflect… what do you perceive?

11/24/2025

This Gratitude Week, honor your “code”….your past and present that has curated a coding no one else gets to create or duplicate. What causes you to switch that?

Example:
My street smarts & my book sense
My wisdom & my discernment
My dainty femininity & my firm mannerisms
My emotional intelligence & my critical thinking skills
My artistic viewpoints and & psychological perceptions
My Memphis slang & my webster’s finest vernacular
They all coexist to define my “True Self”

Authenticity is cultivating your own code. Instead of adapting to the environment, “Be the code and watch the environment shift the atmosphere for you.”

Thanks to for having me speak at this year’s Soul Recharge event to highlight the importance of workplace and employee wellness for burnout prevention and recovery.

11/19/2025

To each presenter, panelist and participant that showed up in the room, your presence created the atmosphere of the Rooted in Wellness Summit. Thank you for trusting the vision, for leaning in to the unknown, executing the foundational “Roots” of this movement and taking away the assurity of what each of you cultivated for Men’s Holistic Wellness.

A humongous and humble thank you to my partner on this venture, There was no moment where you downplayed my grand ideas or challenge where you asked me to settle. From the moment of the pitch, you pushed!! Your wisdom, your leadership, your extension of yourself to serve in this journey has been a fire that keeps lighting the visionary matches of the Rooted Movement.

Together, we all put ROOTS in the ground. Let’s watch how far the branches extend and the fruit blossom in the wind!

11/18/2025

To the Sponsors of the Rooted in Wellness Men’s Summit,
A sincere & loud Thank you for offering your time, services gifts and expenses to make our 1st annual event a success!

If you didn’t get to contribute this year, we’re already accepting donations, sponsor packaging and giveaways for next year… why, because Rooted 2026 is already locked in!!!!

11/04/2025

🌿Meet the Panelists of the Rooted Men’s Wellness Summit
No fluff, just real man talk! Join the men of Rooted for open, honest conversations about the daily navigation of manhood from all walks of life.

They’re diving into:
💪 Athleticism & personal growth
🌍 Community, identity & leadership
🔁 Recidivism & rebuilding
🍃 Substance use & wellness
🤝 The search for authentic brotherhood
🧠 Su***de awareness, triggers & prevention

This is your space to connect, reflect give feedback and grow together.

‼️ We’re just one week away and registration closes soon!**
🎟️ **Grab your free ticket today** and meet them in the room! 🔗 in bio to register or register on Posh.Vip

Details:
🗓️When: November 15, 2025
⏰9:30am -4:30pm
📍Patel College of Global Sustainability
4202 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, Fl 33620

11/03/2025

🌿Meet Jai Butler, licensed financial life insurance broker, financial strategist, and the presenter for *Financial Wellness* at the Rooted Men’s Wellness Summit. 🌿

🌍💰November is bringing big shifts in the financial landscape & the fall season reminds us that change is constant, but you don’t have to navigate them alone. Jai’s message is to empower men to take charge of their financial present and future. She gives you tools and real strategies to protect, properly plan and prosper!

🎟️We’re only two weeks away! Have you registered yet? Click the 🔗 in bio!

🗓️When: November 15, 2025
⏰9:30am -4:30pm
📍Patel College of Global Sustainability
4202 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, Fl 33620

10/29/2025

Adequate care is learned! There has to be an atmosphere of safety within the environment to create “a safe space” for vulnerability. Our responses and reactions can shift the atmosphere of “safety.”

✨Context about Paul Dunaway, white early Middle aged man in law enforcement with a doctorate in counseling; empathetic but stern or treating others in adequate care.

🌳The Rooted Men’s Wellness Summit was created due to the lack of safety men have within society to just be, exist and explore the essence of vulnerability.
The question is, are you willing to join the atmosphere of safety?
🔗 in bio to register for the Rooted Summit or register on Posh.vip.

10/24/2025

🌿Meet Scott, Author, Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Veteran and the presenter for *Veterans’ Wellness* at the
Rooted Men’s Wellness Summit

💬🇺🇸Scott is passionate about sharing his journey of life transition after active duty. He will share insights on societal reintegration, emotion management and life management skills for veterans and how you can better support the veterans in your life.

🌳Don’t miss this the opportunity to cultivate your being aside of your role of doing. You’ve stood in the gap for others, give yourself permission to show up for YOU!

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