The Emerging Healer

Chevonna Gaylor's "The Emerging Healer" is a notable account that will serve as a creative and practical guide for clinicians! Her ability to use her personal story as a platform allowed Chevonna to craft a unique narrative that has the flavor of an autobiography, with a pinch of cultural competence training and a dash of self-help grounded in a digestible spoonful of theory, and all while conveying tangible therapeutic implications, techniques and ideas to explore with your clients. The Emerging Healer not only allowed me to fall in love with Chevonna as a resilient woman of color, it invited me to understand, accept and want to mimic her therapeutic approach to facilitating emotional wellness. This book is sure to a be welcomed and recommended complementary tool for all levels of helping professionals looking to hone and/or refresh their skills. - Dr. Vangie Akridge, PsyD, LEP (Educational Psychologist, Educator) - This timely book reminds us, when we're lost, to return to our roots and let the root of our strength guide us. Within the pages, Chevonna boldly reveals her personal story, analyzes it as a psychotherapist, and illustrates the importance of reviewing our own stories to fortify healing. In her deeply moving account, Chevonna shares how gaining clarity from her past liberated her, and led her to become a more effective therapist. Reading this book awakened my own memories: I discovered how my past had wounded me, but had also shaped and inspired me to choose the path I'm on today. The Emerging Healer is an insightful guide that encourages us all to review our past as a tool for creating our future. - Sandra Peckinpah (Best-Selling Author, Actress, Producer)