Akoben Counseling & Consulting

Detroit, Michigan, United States

313.365.0975

Fighting for the Minds & Spirits of our people. Trauma Therapy

Who We Are? Individual trauma therapy

Core values

Ubuntu – I am because you are

Sankofa – Go back and get it

Nia – Purpose

Freedom – A sense of safety and a life without fear

Our Practice

Akoben Counseling is a mental health agency, offering 100% virtual sessions. We specialize in trauma therapy; childhood, domestic violence, intergenerational, or racial and addressing stressors related to self-identity.

We are currently accepting new clients with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Care Network, Blue Care Complete, & McLaren Health Plan. Clients are responsible for any copays and deductibles related to their service and payments are due at the time services are rendered.

Services start at $140 per session. All major credit cards are accepted.

Services are provided via live video on HIPPA compliant service.

Our intention

To heal the pain, anger, frustration, sadness to create an optimal life for you and all the generations that follow using individual cultural and spiritual beliefs as a resource and guide.

I use counseling, individual therapy, and trauma therapy...

To assist individuals and families with gaining coping skills to deal with the stress of racism, racial trauma, childhood trauma, and other forms of trauma.
To assist individuals in developing pride and reclaim their cultural traditions.

Bionca

trauma therapy provider
Individual therapy provider
Counseling in Detroit, Ypslilanti, MI

Bionca Taylor-miller, ma, lpc

I am passionate about giving people the tools to free themselves through individual therapy. I am nurturing and supportive, people who work with me feel empowered to be unapologetic and to prioritize their peace. I love working with people of African descent in the diaspora who are intentional about their healing and connected to or reconnecting to our African roots. I specialize in trauma therapy for adult children of emotionally immature parents. I love working with people who are recovering from a difficult childhood, people whose family of origin couldn't handle the light they bring into the world, so they learned to dim or turn their light out completely.

When I read Post Trauma Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy Degruy and The Isis Papers by Dr. Frances Cress Welsing I knew that I had to integrate their work into my work as a therapist. Both books talk about the experiences of people from African descent in a society that devalues us and actively works to dehumanizes us. I began to think about how healing could be possible in this society, when we are told to ignore all or part of ourselves. How can we heal in a society that is structured to disempower and ignore the pain/suffering of our people? We have to free ourselves and reclaim what we've lost. I understand the difficulties that we face when we make a decision to define our own worldview and embrace cultural and spiritual roots that empower us. I work to make our interactions as natural as possible, as if you were talking with your favorite Auntie. I'll welcome you and hold space for you, but I also hold you accountable and challenge you to trust yourself and your healing journey.

I specialize in the healing of various forms of trauma, including childhood abuse/neglect, domestic violence, generational trauma, traumatic experiences/events, and racial trauma.

Education:

Master of Art, Counseling, Central Michigan University – 2018

License:

Professional Counselor – State of Michigan #6401018841

Additional Training:

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy-informed (DBT-informed)

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Multigenerational Trauma & Models of Change

Areas of Service: All sessions are virtual

Ypsilanti

Detroit

Flint

Michigan

send a message