History
Joy in Repetition Therapy & Healing Arts grew out of the two worlds I’ve always moved between: the depth of clinical work and the pulse of creative community. My path has taken me through community mental health, trauma support, sexuality and identity studies, music industry wellness, and spaces where artists, misfits, and deep feelers were trying to hold their brilliance and their pain at the same time. Those rooms shaped me. They taught me that people don’t need to choose between their creativity and their healing; they need a space where both can be held.
Over time, the way I worked began to shift. My draw to somatic therapy and parts work blended naturally with my life as a sonic creatrix/vinyl DJ, healing artist, and cultural worker. I started to notice how the body has its own rhythm, how the stories clients shared echoed the stories I heard in music, and how both places (therapy rooms and dance floors) were asking for the same thing: presence, honesty, and space to feel. Eventually, I stopped seeing these as separate lanes. They were always part of the same conversation.
Now, Joy in Repetition supports deep feelers, creatives, misfits, and cycle breakers from all kinds of backgrounds. The work includes therapy, sound journeys, integration support, and creative wellness offerings (each shaped by the communities that helped build this practice). What continues to guide me is the belief that healing has a rhythm and a depth of its own, and that people deserve a place where every part of them is allowed to land. This is a space for the parts of you that have carried so much to finally rest, soften, and rise again.
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Depending on your needs and the nature of your inquiry, we offer either email support or a consultation call to help you get a sense of whether Joy in Repetition is the right fit for you.
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Founder
L'Oréal Porçeia McCollum, LCSW, LICSW, CST, CCTP
My work has always moved between healing spaces and creative spaces. I’ve spent years in community mental health, trauma therapy, government and nonprofit settings, and wellness programs (and just as many years in DJ booths, artist communities, and creative rooms where people were processing life through sound, movement, and story). Being a mixed Black creative shapes the way I do this work just as much as my clinical training does. I pay attention to the body, to lineage, to the rhythms people carry with them. With over a decade of experience across public service, clinical practice, and creative culture, I’ve learned how to feel what’s emerging in different worlds and respond with honesty, intuition, and depth.
Education
WIDENER UNIVERSITY
Certificate of Adv. Graduate Study, Human Sexuality Studies, 2019
M.Ed., Human Sexuality Studies, 2012
MSW, Clinical Social Work, 2011
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
B.S., Communication/Media, 2007
Activities & Affiliations
•Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist, The Ko-Op
•2024 Neal Casal Clinical Fellow, Backline
•2022 Health Equity Scholar (MDMA Therapy Training Program), MAPS
Licenses & Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Pennsylvania & Colorado
Registered Telehealth Provider — Florida & Vermont
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - Massachusetts
Certified Sex Therapist (AASECT)
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (Evergreen Certifications/PESI)