Shalandra Hollins, PhD, LMFT, BC-TMH

Clinical bio

Dr. Shalandra Hollins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider, counselor educator, and founder of Serene Life Counseling & Wellness. Her work is grounded in creating compassionate, culturally affirming spaces where clients can slow down, exhale, and begin healing from the emotional weight they have carried for far too long. Dr. Hollins specializes in supporting Black women and individuals with marginalized identities who may be experiencing chronic stress, burnout, perfectionism, trauma, difficult life transitions, relational wounds, and the emotional exhaustion that can come from constantly living in survival mode. She is especially passionate about supporting high-achieving Black women who are often expected to carry everything for everyone while quietly neglecting themselves in the process. Her work honors the emotional, relational, cultural, and systemic realities that impact Black women's mental health and wellness. Dr. Hollins believes Black women deserve spaces where they do not have to overexplain, perform strength, or minimize their experiences in order to feel seen, safe, supported, and understood. Dr. Hollins also enjoys working with young adults moving through the early stages of adulthood, as well as individuals, couples, and families experiencing challenges related to dating and relationships, separation and divorce, single parenting, co-parenting, and blended family dynamics. Her approach is grounded in attachment-based and humanistic therapy while remaining culturally responsive to each client's unique experiences, relationships, and identities. She integrates evidence-based approaches such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and EMDR in Color, a culturally adapted framework designed to support healing from racial trauma, racial fatigue, identity-related stressors, and complex lived experiences often overlooked in traditional therapeutic spaces.

Identity & lived experience

Gender identity

Cisgender Woman

Pronouns

she/her

Race / ethnicity

Black

Languages

English