Mercia Cummings is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Co-Owner of Illumine LLC a mental health private practice in Southern Maryland. Along with her private practice, Mercia puts out a biweekly podcast called The Curbside Counselor which is jammed packed with everything you need to manage real life mental wellness, self care, and most of all self love. In addition, Mercia has added, Yoga-ish, a yoga practice for inflexible and beginner yogi”s to develop their own practice while honoring their body’s where it is. Mercia charismatic and passionate approach is strongly influenced by her Indigenous culture (Piscataway Conoy) and Buddhist faith, she is able to use creative, holistic and eclectic eclectic energized approach to encourage her clients to connect to their authentic selves. Mercia is licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. providing face to face and telementalhealth to engage her clients.