Tawanna Woolfolk

Tawanna Woolfolk is an EMDR complex trauma therapist and licensed clinical social worker holding an MSW from Smith College School of Social Work. With over 20 years of clinical experience, she has dedicated her career to serving individuals who have experienced the most profound and layered forms of trauma — including childhood abuse, neglect, foster care involvement, and grief.

Tawanna is certified as an EMDR Therapist, Trauma Professional, and Grief Specialist. She is the founder, director, and CEO of Sacred Ground Institute LLC, a private practice rooted in the belief that healing is both possible and sacred. Her clinical approach integrates evidence-based trauma treatment with whole-person wellness, honoring the spiritual, emotional, and physical dimensions of recovery.

What makes Tawanna’s work truly distinctive is the lens through which she practices. Having grown up in the foster care system after experiencing malnutrition, educational neglect, and sexual and physical trauma, she brings an unparalleled depth of lived understanding to her role as a clinician, trainer, and educator. She has always intuitively understood what it means to need the right guide at the right moment — and has committed her life to being that guide for others.

As an EMDR complex trauma therapist, Tawanna works at the intersection of clinical excellence and deeply personal compassion. Her public speaking, supervision, consultation, and training work extend her impact well beyond the therapy room, planting what she calls “mustard seeds of hope and faith” in clinicians and clients alike.