Joy Herrera, LISW, MSW

You may not know when it happened exactly, but now it’s become your normal. Every day feels like an effort at times and you really try to push through it. You want your life to be different, make big changes, take risks, but there’s something that’s holding you back. You’ve tried everything, and maybe it provides short-term relief, but here’s the problem: it’s still there. You can see that life and those around you continue to move forward. All the while you feel stuck, helpless, haunted by the memory of what’s happened and bracing for what next tragedy is around the corner. But what if it was possible to live without fear of the future or the weight of the past? To live life embracing the full extent of human emotion—grief, pain, fear—but also joy, hope, and love. To witness your children and their children thrive because you chose to take charge and make a change in your family’s history. To become the hero of your own story and feel fully alive once more. Joy Herrera is a licensed, EMDR therapist, whose passion is working with women struggling with anxiety, trauma, and grief. She received her bachelor’s degree in social work from Eastern Michigan University and completed her master’s degree in social work from Spring Arbor University. She has received extensive training through Postpartum Support International to assist families dealing with postpartum depression and anxiety, traumatic births, infant loss, and infertility struggles. Her areas of specialty includes working with a variety of women’s issues ranging from childhood trauma to recovery from abusive relationships. Joy believes in partnering with others on their journey to wholeness by incorporating the body, mind, and the spirit into treatment. Her approach involves tailored, person-centered care that promotes resiliency and each person’s inherent worth.