Dr. LaWanda Hill

I’m Dr. LaWanda Hill, a licensed psychologist based in in Los Angeles specializing in trauma-informed therapy, executive wellness coaching, and holistic support for high-achieving Black women, leaders, and entrepreneurs. I work with women navigating burnout, stress, imposter syndrome, relationship challenges, identity shifts, and professional pressures.

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Growing up in a small rural town in northern Louisiana, I learned early what it meant to survive in the absence of resources. That survival mentality fueled me as I pursued my B.A. in Psychology from THEE Southern University and A&M College, followed by a Masters of Education in Professional Counseling and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Houston.

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Despite these achievements, I realized that the mindset that helped me survive would not help me thrive. As a millennial raised by boomers, I inherited patterns, coping strategies, and beliefs about relationships, stress, sexuality, and spirituality that were valuable for survival but not designed for the demands of today’s world. Navigating professional, relational, and personal spaces as the first, the few, or the only, I needed a new model that honored all parts of my identity, and no one had created it. That realization inspired me to build a practice where every aspect of Black women’s identity is honored, and no part of themselves has to shrink.

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And so I did.

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My practice has shown me that there are many women like me; high-achieving Black women who are on a journey to embody a new way of thriving. Over the years, I’ve worked with women across industries and stages of leadership, and one truth continues to emerge: We are the Blueprint. Black women are creating new models of what it means to thrive while navigating microaggressions, identity shifts, stress in leadership and relationships, and the pressures of being generationally “ahead.” Together, we work to break cycles and inherited patterns that were never designed to help us fully thrive.

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Clients often describe my approach as real, liberating, and deeply affirming. I hold space for the fullness of your experience—the brilliance and the burnout, the strength and the softness, the success and the vulnerability. If you’re ready to be seen, heard, and supported in a space that honors all of you, let’s get to work. I would be honored to walk with you on this journey.