We’re looking forward to introducing you to Dr. Angela Jones LPC, CST. Check out our conversation below.
Good morning Angela , it’s such a great way to kick off the day – I think our readers will love hearing your stories, experiences and about how you think about life and work. Let’s jump right in? Who are you learning from right now?
Right now, I’m learning from my grandmother. May she rest in peace. Even in her absence, her life continues to teach me. She was a Haitian woman who survived so much with strength, grit, and grace. The older I get, especially as a mother, therapist, and businesswoman, the more I understand the layers of her choices, her pain, and her power. I reflect on her often when I’m navigating something hard, like she’s still whispering lessons to me about resilience, boundaries, and legacy. Her life reminds me that survival is not the same as healing, and that part of my work, both personally and professionally, is to break generational patterns she never had the privilege to name or challenge.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Dr. Angela Jones, a licensed professional counselor, certified sex therapist, and founder of Get Centered Counseling & Consultants. I help adults get real about their emotional and relational health, especially when it comes to intimacy, identity, and my work with couples counseling. My practice is grounded in honesty, culture, and compassion. I don’t believe in surface-level therapy. I help people unlearn harmful patterns, get unstuck, and build lives they actually want to live.
What makes my work unique is that I show up as my full self. I’m a mother and a professional who has walked through both personal storms and success. I’m not afraid to talk about the hard stuff. Whether it’s sex, shame, burnout, or boundaries, I meet people where they are without judgment.
Right now, I’m expanding my private practice and working on projects that make therapy and mental wellness more accessible. That includes media, speaking engagements, and a book that helps couples reignite their intimacy. I believe that healing is a right, not a luxury, and I’m committed to helping people, especially those in marginalized communities, feel seen, safe, and supported.
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?
One moment that really shaped how I see the world was becoming a mother while still trying to find myself. I had all these titles: therapist, doctor, wife. But motherhood cracked me open in a different way. It exposed how much pressure women carry, especially when we are expected to nurture others while neglecting ourselves. That experience forced me to reevaluate what balance really means, what sacrifice looks like, and how deeply our emotional needs matter. It taught me that healing is not just about fixing what is broken. Sometimes it is about giving yourself permission to be whole in a world that benefits from your exhaustion. That shift influences how I show up with my clients, how I advocate for mental health, and how I protect my own peace.
When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
I stopped hiding my pain when I realized it was costing me more to suppress it than to face it. For a long time, I thought being strong meant pretending I was fine, pushing through, and staying composed. But that kind of strength was performative. It wasn’t healing me. It wasn’t liberating me.
The turning point came when I was in a place where everything looked good on the outside, but inside, I felt disconnected and exhausted. I knew I couldn’t keep asking my clients to be honest and vulnerable if I wasn’t willing to do the same in my own life. So I gave myself permission to feel everything, to grieve, to be angry, to name what hurt. That process made me more compassionate, more grounded, and more powerful. My pain didn’t disappear, but I stopped letting it silence me. Now I use it to connect, to guide, and to help others do the same.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. Is the public version of you the real you?
Yes and no. The public version of me is real, but it is not the whole story. What you see is my voice, my truth, and my purpose. That part is honest. I show up with heart, I speak from experience, and I don’t sugarcoat the realities of life, especially when it comes to healing and relationships. But there are parts of me that stay behind the curtain. Not because I’m hiding, but because some parts of my story are still unfolding, and some wounds deserve quiet before they become wisdom.
There are moments of grief, doubt, and deep transformation that don’t make it to the surface. I share when I feel led, but I also believe in protecting the pieces of myself that are still tender. So yes, what people see is me. And no, it is not all of me. I’ve learned that authenticity is not the same as exposure. The deepest parts of who I am live in the spaces where I am most safe, most still, and most known.
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: If immortality were real, what would you build?
If immortality were real, I would build a sanctuary for emotional and relational healing that could stretch across generations. Not just a therapy practice, but an entire ecosystem schools, wellness centers, creative spaces, maybe even a retreat tucked away in nature all centered on helping people unlearn pain, reclaim joy, and reconnect with themselves and each other. It would be built on truth, culture, and community.
I would also build something for my lineage. A legacy my children and their children could walk into. A space where Black and brown children could feel free, not just safe. A place where being sensitive, bold, brilliant, and messy is not only allowed but celebrated. If I had forever, I would spend it building things that outlive me things that heal, hold, and liberate people long after I am gone.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.getcenteredcc.com
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