Find Your Voice, Your Way, On Your Terms
Magical Black Womxn Thrive (MBWT) is an inclusive practice especially focused on supporting Womxn of color and those impacted by reproductive injustice and providing clinical supervision for social workers. MBWT provides services aimed at impacting both ends of the spectrum - one end strives to create a place for therapy clients to learn who they are and find support for making the decision that are best for them in all aspects of their lives while the other prepares social workers & other providers to be aware of the role that their own experiences with oppression and privilege plays in their work with clients so they can provide the best services possible.
Supervision/Consultation
MISSION
MBWT is focused on providing anti-racist and identity-affirming clinical supervision for social workers, counselors and other professionals seeking to be intentional in the services they provide.
Therapy
MISSION
MBWT offers therapy clients an opportunity to thrive and affirm who they are in a world that often challenges and lacks support for diverse identities, especially in relation to owning your own reproductive health and choices.
Meet the Womxn Behind MBWT
Licensed Clinical Social Worker- Certified (LCSW-C)
Hi, I’m Mercedes! I’m a Black Queer Fat Womxn committed to daily accountability for the privileges I hold, including being cisgender, able-bodied, and more. As a lifelong Baltimorean (Proud Western Dove!), I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Certified (LCSW-C & Board Approved Supervisor) and an anti-racist practitioner. I believe dismantling white supremacy is essential to achieving equity for all people, particularly marginalized communities—Black, Brown, Indigenous, queer, trans, disabled, and beyond.
I’m proudly child-free by choice, a journey that required deep self-love to embrace. My work centers reproductive justice, supporting Black, Brown, and LGBTQIA+ individuals through milestones like pregnancy, postpartum, abortion, pregnancy loss, menopause, and self-determination. Whether you’re a mother, birthing parent, or someone redefining your path, I’m here to help you make choices that align with your body, autonomy, and vision for your life.
In my practice, we focus on your definition of thriving—liberated from societal expectations, oppressive systems, or others’ demands. My role is to affirm all of who you are: your identities, dreams, and complexities. Therapy, when rooted in justice and compassion, can be empowering, challenging, and transformative—but it doesn’t have to last forever.
Let’s collaborate to craft a journey where you define what it means to thrive.
Mercedes Hightower, MSW, LCSW-C (21794)
Licensed for Services in Maryland
What I Can Support You In...
I strive to find ways for womxn to live a life full of joy by making space for the concept of enoughness and explore how we can feel at home in this big world. My goal is to empower everyone so that they know who they are, no matter what society says about them.
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Define and amplify what it means to feel safe and to thrive
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Find the tools and support to learn regulation and acceptance of self
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Release the external pressures that impact all of us and trap us in often unattainable expectations
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Learn to love and believe in who you are
For those seeking supervision:
I can support you in discovering what kind of provider you want to be, what it means to take responsibility for the impact you have and how to value yourself as you do this work.
What We Can Do Together:
For Those Seeking Therapy:
Insurance
I do accept some insurances through Headway please check my profile here to see the most up to date insurances I can accept.
If I am not able to accept your insurance I will work with you by providing a “superbill” that can be submitted to your insurance company for reimbursement. Learn more about out-of-network benefits here.
About My Therapy Practice:
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I offer compassionate, client-centered therapy designed to empower individuals and relationships through holistic, culturally attuned approaches. My practice integrates diverse modalities to meet your unique needs:
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Cultivate mindfulness and values-driven action to navigate life’s challenges.
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Community Support & Advocacy: Navigate systemic barriers and access resources with tailored guidance.
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Culturally Sensitive/Multicultural & Liberation Psychology: Honor your identity and address societal oppression to foster healing and empowerment.
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Interpersonal Therapy: Strengthen communication and relationships through collaborative insight.
Services & Sliding Scale Pricing:
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Clinical Supervision (60 mins): $100–300
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Group Supervision (60 mins): $50–100
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Initial Intake (90 mins): $180–350
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Individual Therapy (60 mins): $140–275
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Relationship Therapy (60 mins): $195–330
Additional tools I can use in therapy: Yoga (200 hr teacher certified), Tarot (reading for 6 years)
Population Specialities: Black moms & birthers, Black therapists & community healers, Queer people of color, Sex work professionals, higher ed professionals, and graduate students.
For Those Seeking Consultation, Supervision, Coaching & Other Services :
I offer a holistic suite of services designed to empower individuals and organizations through intentional, equity-centered practices. Drawing from a robust background in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), program management, and wellness, these offerings are distinct from clinical therapy and include:
Microdose Coaching: Informed by certifications in Psychedelic Liberation Training and Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (PRATI), this service provides guidance on integrating microdosing practices into daily life for personal growth, creativity, and emotional resilience.
Business Consultation: Leveraging 5+ years of DEI expertise, including roles as a DEI Consultant for AASECT and Senior Program Manager at Amazon, this service helps organizations foster inclusive cultures, design equitable policies, and implement strategies to enhance employee engagement and retention.
Life Coaching (Soft Living): Focused on reducing societal attachment to productivity, this approach encourages clients to embrace balance, self-compassion, and mindfulness. Rooted in social justice principles, it draws on my experience in advocacy, restorative practices, and curriculum development around systemic oppression.
Yoga Instruction: As a Yoga Alliance-certified 200-hour instructor, I offer trauma-informed yoga sessions that prioritize accessibility, somatic awareness, and alignment with holistic well-being.
Tarot Reading: With six years of experience, tarot sessions are designed to facilitate introspection, clarity, and empowerment, blending intuitive guidance with a social justice lens.
Disclaimer: These services are educational, consultative, and/or wellness-oriented in nature and are not a substitute for clinical therapy, medical advice, or licensed mental health treatment. Mercedes’ clinical social work practice operates separately from the above offerings.
Why Black Social Workers Matter
Like in all areas of life representation matters when it comes to mental health. While no one has lived your life and shared all of your experiences, it can often matter to be able to relate to someone who shares a visible identity similar to your own. As a Black social worker I work hard to hold space for those impacted by systemic racism and provide an affirming place to figure out how to thrive in a world that does not always want to see you doing your best. Diverse representation in therapy has been linked to improved therapy outcomes and a reduction in misdiagnoses for BIPOC folx. I take pride and responsibility in my Blackness and use it as tool to assist others wherever I can.
Benefits
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Experience freedom with a professional of a similar cultural background
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Reduction in the feelings of needing to represent an entire culture so you can focus on you
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What’s understood doesn’t have to be explained
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Freedom to be yourself
Therapy & Social Work Resources
Contact
Let's Talk About Your Needs
It starts with a space to focus on yourself, even if for just an hour. A relationship where you don’t have to perform, impress, or please.
If you are a current client please use the client portal for all communication.
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