Welcome to Now In Session

A Reflective Home for Words That Arose From the Work

A Note from Carlita

There are moments in my work when I notice the same feeling or struggle showing up in different sessions. The stories may be different, yet something in them carries a shared thread—an emotion many people are sitting with, a question that keeps rising, or a shift in identity that asks for patience and care. When these patterns appear, they often speak to the larger work of understanding who we are becoming.

When something meaningful settles into the room, it often needs more space than the session time allows. Insight tends to deepen when it can be returned to and reflected on, and each experience reinforces what began in session. I wanted a way to honor that process and to give those reflections a home where they can continue to offer support after the conversation pauses.

Now In Session is the space where those thoughts can live a little longer.

It holds the perspectives and gentle reminders that rise in the work and deserve to be revisited as people navigate the ongoing changes within themselves. My intention is to offer a companion for the moments when you are finding your way forward and learning to understand your own inner landscape with more clarity and more compassion.

Thank you for being here.
We’re now in session.

—Carlita

Featured Posts

Unborn, Unspoken Grief

How I Found The Right Fit in an Emotional Support Dog

What To Expect In Your First Therapy Session

Unborn, Unspoken Grief

Last month, during Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, I found myself reflecting on the quieter kinds of grief that linger beneath the surface, without words or witness. It led me back to a memory I don’t often touch, one that’s nearly thirty years old now but still alive somewhere inside me.

Nov 73 min read

When Grief Meets Gratitude: What Malcolm-Jamal Warner Taught Me About Legacy and Becoming

This isn’t the first time I’ve grieved for someone I never met. Michael. Kobe. Chadwick. And now, Malcolm-Jamal Warner. If anything, this grief remind me of how connection isn’t limited to proximity. Sometimes it’s born out of representation, resonance, and shared spirit. A person doesn’t have to sit across from you at dinner to shape your life. Sometimes, they show up in living rooms, through TV screens, and somehow become family. That’s what Malcolm was for me.

Jul 244 min read

Woman with her child before experiencing the slow ache of hopelessness

When Grief Meets Gratitude: How to Manage the Ache of Absence in Life, Loss and Love

I didn’t expect a quiet breakfast to open such a delicate door. The dining area was mostly empty, the kind of space where strangers nod politely and move on — but instead, I found myself in slow, honest conversation with a man who was grieving.

Jul 105 min read

Two cups of coffee reflecting connection

When Grief Meets Gratitude: How Shared History Brings Connection

Sometimes grief surprises us — not only in how it breaks us open, but in how it draws us close. It can bring a tenderness to moments we might have otherwise overlooked, wrapping even the smallest interactions in a sense of meaning.

Jul 85 min read

When Grief Meets Gratitude: Navigating Shifts in Generational Patterns and Conflicts

Nothing challenges the fragile balance within a family quite like loss. When someone passes away, emotions can spill over, and even simple conversations can feel loaded with history.

Jul 36 min read

What We’ll Carry Forward: A Sibling Reflection on Love, Laughter, and Legacy of Daryl Richardson

Some people leave behind a soundtrack. Daryl left behind a symphony — woven from laughter, love, and every life he touched. In the days since my cousin Daryl passed, our family has sat with countless memories — some tender, some hilarious, all part of the man we loved so deeply. In the first days of grieving, I wrote a personal reflection to hold my own sorrow. But something gently nudged me to see that Daryl’s story was bigger than my memories alone. I wanted to create space

Jun 307 min read

What We'll Carry Forward: A Tribute to the Music, Mentorship, and Memory of Daryl Richardson

Grief has a way of opening our hearts to things we didn’t know we needed to say. After my cousin Daryl passed last week, I found myself sitting with the weight of that loss and began writing as a way to process my grief. But as I listened—to the stories people shared, the way they spoke his name, the emotion behind their words—I realized my experience was just one thread in something much larger. There was a wider chorus of voices—students, colleagues, families—each holding t

Jun 228 min read

What I’ll Carry Forward: A Personal Reflection on Grief

Sometimes grief shows up without warning. It doesn’t knock first. It doesn’t ask whether you’re ready. It just arrives—quietly, or suddenly—and sits beside you like it’s been there all along. As a therapist, I spend a lot of time sitting with other people’s grief. I know how layered it can be—how it loops back on itself, how it shows up quietly and then all at once. It shows up differently for everyone. But when my cousin Daryl passed a few days ago, I was reminded—personally

Jun 174 min read

The Quiet Work of Letting Go: Finding Peace Without Answers

There are mornings when the ache wakes up before we do. Not always in the form of a dramatic wave of pain, but as a steady hum of sadness...

Jun 55 min read

The Quiet Work of Letting Go: Longing and Looking Inward

There’s a kind of pain that doesn’t make a lot of noise. It doesn’t come with a dramatic breakup or a messy goodbye. It’s quieter than...

Jun 46 min read

Living with Grief: When Grief Becomes a Companion

Grief doesn’t arrive with instructions. It doesn’t knock politely or give you time to brace yourself. It shows up uninvited—sometimes quietly in the middle of the night, other times with the force of a storm that you never saw coming. And when it comes, it doesn’t just affect your heart—it rearranges your entire life. I’ve been there. I’ve watched people I love disappear from this earth, one by one, leaving behind echoes of their laughter, their pain, their history. I’ve held

May 246 min read

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Featured Posts

Unborn, Unspoken Grief

How I Found The Right Fit in an Emotional Support Dog

What To Expect In Your First Therapy Session

Unborn, Unspoken Grief

When Grief Meets Gratitude: What Malcolm-Jamal Warner Taught Me About Legacy and Becoming

When Grief Meets Gratitude: How to Manage the Ache of Absence in Life, Loss and Love

When Grief Meets Gratitude: How Shared History Brings Connection

When Grief Meets Gratitude: Navigating Shifts in Generational Patterns and Conflicts

What We’ll Carry Forward: A Sibling Reflection on Love, Laughter, and Legacy of Daryl Richardson

What We'll Carry Forward: A Tribute to the Music, Mentorship, and Memory of Daryl Richardson

What I’ll Carry Forward: A Personal Reflection on Grief

The Quiet Work of Letting Go: Finding Peace Without Answers

The Quiet Work of Letting Go: Longing and Looking Inward

Living with Grief: When Grief Becomes a Companion

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