Okichie Davis, LPC, LCPC, NCC

I am a queer, non-binary Black woman (they/them) of West Indian heritage and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC/LCPC) based in Philadelphia, PA. I am an alumna of Villanova University, holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities and a Master of Science degree in Counseling with a specialization in Clinical Mental Health. I have a certificate in Affirmative Therapy for Transgender Populations from Widener University and I am trained in the Liberation-Focused Healing Framework.

I use an integrated person-centered approach which draws on Liberation-Focused Healing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Mindfulness-based techniques. I believe that we are the experts in our own lives. We live, work, and play in our bodies everyday; we are the first to experience our thoughts, bodily sensations, and emotions. We all grow and change moment to moment as we act in relationship to the world and those around us, seeking to create meaningful lives–to find happiness, safety, and fulfillment. With this in mind, I strive to make each therapeutic relationship a collaboration; the client leads their own therapeutic journey, identifying and setting their own goals while I invite challenging reflection and shore up their growth process through support in developing skills that the client needs to reach those goals.

My areas of focus include anxiety, depression, PTSD, interpersonal relationships, race, gender, and other identity development, boundary-setting, and phase-of-life transitions. My practice affirms gender non-conforming individuals and persons of trans experience, as well as queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and asexual persons. I support clients who are navigating their trans experience and other gender expansiveness. I also welcome sex workers and individuals practicing alternative relationship styles such as non-monogamy, polyamory, and BDSM.

I offer mental health assessments for trans and gender expansive folks seeking letters to access gender affirming surgeries and other care. Assessments are conducted in one session. Individuals are not required to engage in ongoing therapy with me in order to access this service.