Marquita Bolden, LCSW

About Me:

Hi, I’m Marquita (she/her). I am a therapist, a trauma specialist, and someone who believes that healing isn’t about becoming a new person. Therapy is about returning home to yourself.

With over 20 years in the field, I specialize in EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy for adults who are healing from childhood trauma. I’m EMDRIA-certified in EMDR, IFS Level 2 trained, and currently enrolled in a EMDRIA Consultant-in-Training program — which means I’m not just practicing this work, I’m deepening it every day.

My approach is rooted in a feminist, anti-racist framework. I believe your identities – your race, gender, sexuality, and culture – are central to understanding who you are and what you’ve been through. I hold a social justice lens in this work because the systems we live in directly shape our mental health.

I’m licensed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Idaho. I see clients in person in Elkins Park, PA and virtually across all four states.

My Professional Story:

I started my career working with children and families navigating significant trauma. I sat with kids and their caregivers, trying to help everyone move forward of the terrible thing that happened. That work shaped how I think about healing: it’s rarely just individual, and it’s never simple.

Over time, I shifted toward working with adults, and in 2013, I launched my private practice with a clear purpose: to create a space specifically built for trauma work. In 2023, I renamed it Mosaic Bloom Counseling. The name captures something true about this work. Healing is like gathering the fragments of your experiences and slowly, carefully weaving them into something whole.

Outside of Mosaic Bloom, I serve as Executive Director of Therapy Center of Philadelphia (TCP), a role I’ve held since 2018. TCP’s mission of gender-affirming and racially equitable mental health care has been deeply aligned with my own values, and leading that organization has shaped me as a clinician and advocate.

I also serve as Secretary on the Montgomery County Commission for Women and have been active in PSCSW’s racial equity work – because the field needs to change, not just the individuals sitting in our offices.

A Little More About Me:

Outside the office, I’m a wife, a mom to a teen and a tween, and a devoted homebody. You’ll find me on the couch, watching TV, or on the sidelines of a baseball, softball, or soccer field cheering on my kids. We also share our home with a cat and two dogs who have very strong opinions about everything.

I bring all of who I am into this work — not because the lines between personal and professional blur, but because I think therapy works best when your therapist is a whole person too.

Credentials:

Licensure: Pennsylvania LCSW (CW016920) | New Jersey LCSW (44SC06360400) | Delaware LCSW (Q1-0012314) | Idaho LCSW (LCSW-43794)

Certifications & Advanced Training: EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist | IFS Level 2 Trained (IFS Institute) | EMDRIA Consultant-in-Training | Affirming Transgender Mental Health Care (Widener University)

Education: MSW, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice