Marquita Bolden

Marquita Bolden is a Clinical Social Worker and Therapist who expertly holds space for adults healing from childhood trauma, racial trauma, and gendered trauma. Understanding that trauma reflects deeply stressful events leaving significant physical, emotional, or spiritual scars, she recognizes the uniqueness of each person's experience. Marquita emphasizes the body's role as an alarm system, alerting individuals when trauma has occurred, which can disrupt sleep and fill thoughts with fear or anger. Together with her clients, she embarks on a journey to uncover strategies that ground their bodies, helping them reclaim a sense of safety. She provides EMDR, a specialized approach focused on managing trauma and its related distressing memories. Her practice is deeply rooted in a feminist perspective, keenly aware of how systemic and personal experiences of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and cissexism shape trauma. Marquita's relational therapeutic approach underscores the importance of the connection established during therapy, fostering a bond of trust that cultivates an environment where clients feel safe and genuinely respected as they navigate their healing journey.