About Azalea

I am excited to welcome Azalea to Essence Holistic Health, LLC! She is a dedicated Mental Health Counseling Intern who brings compassion, fresh perspective, and a deep commitment to helping clients navigate life’s challenges. As part of her graduate training, Azalea is working under the direct supervision of Chante Anderson, LMHC, LPC, MS, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and founder of Essence Holistic Health. This means you’ll receive the benefit of two clinicians’ expertise for the cost of one.

Azalea brings a unique blend of academic knowledge, research experience, and holistic healing practices into her work with clients. Her capstone project included over 800 hours of research on meditation and mindfulness as they relate to the regulation of mood, emotion, and chronic pain management, which continues to inform her therapeutic style today.

Currently pursuing graduate training in counseling, Azalea has advanced her expertise through coursework in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), marriage and couples counseling, cultural considerations, substance abuse intervention, career counseling, grief counseling, and psychological assessment. She is particularly passionate about supporting individuals navigating ADHD, anxiety, and life transitions, helping clients explore obstacles with compassion and learn practical coping strategies to move forward.

In addition to her clinical training, Azalea is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) and a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), with eight years of teaching experience and thousands of classes taught. She integrates mindfulness, yoga, and breathwork into her practice as regulating and protective tools, weaving these approaches into mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, CBT, ACT, and motivational interviewing.

Azalea is patient, grounded, and deeply attuned, which creates space for unpacking difficult life experiences while also encouraging growth and resilience. Whether guiding clients through chronic pain management, supporting emotional regulation, or helping them navigate major life changes, Azalea offers excellent support to empower clients to meet challenges with clarity and confidence.