Do you understand your emotional triggers?

Understanding your emotional triggers are a sure way to gain clarity and perspective on how to live a fulfilling life. Transitional therapist Miyume McKinley checks in with Maria Shriver and Stacey Lindsay to give some tips.

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Miyume McKinley, LCSW was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 2004 she obtained A B.S. in Psychology from Xavier University in Louisiana. After graduating, Miyume relocated to Los Angeles, CA, and got a Master of Social Work degree with a concentration in Community Mental Health from California State University Dominguez Hills.

Miyume has had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings including group homes, schools, community-based therapy programs, private psychotherapy practices, non-profit organizations, EAP programs, hospitals, dialysis centers, and maternity homes. In addition to providing psychotherapy, Miyume has developed and facilitated training and workshops that promote the importance of mental and emotional health.

Miyume has written and published mental health articles in various newspapers and magazines. She has also appeared on panels and talk shows, and hosts her own radio show Epiphany Talk Radio.

In 2015, Miyume McKinley, LCSW founded Epiphany Counseling, Consulting & Treatment Services (ECCTS) located in San Pedro, CA. ECCTS provides psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, families, children, adolescents, adults, and seniors in San Pedro, CA and surrounding areas in Los Angeles County.

Following this, Miyume felt strongly that she wanted to have an impact within the community and reach those who may be hesitant to take the first step in getting help for mental health issues. To accomplish this, Miyume launched her non-profit organization The Healing & Hope Foundation in 2018 and her latest venture The Healing Black Inter-generational Trauma Center.