From Surviving to Thriving — Emotional Mastery for Leaders, High Achievers, and Organizations
Dr. La’Toya Nicole Edwards, LCSW, BCD, E-RYT is a high-performance trauma recovery strategist, transformational speaker, and holistic healer who helps high-achieving professionals, leaders, and organizations move beyond burnout into emotional mastery, sustainable success, and embodied leadership.
Her work sits at the intersection of trauma recovery, nervous system regulation, leadership development, and Afrocentric healing, offering both depth and practicality for individuals and institutions ready for meaningful transformation.
Grounded in clinical training, embodied practice, and leadership development
Credentials at a Glance
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Doctorate in Social Work (DSW)
Board Certified Diplomate (BCD)
Board Certifed Clinical Hypnotherapist
Experience Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500)
Founder & Clinical Director, Thriving Well Holistic Wellness Solutions
International speaker, trainer, and scholar-practitioner
About Dr. La’ Toya
What I Do
I help people who are outwardly successful but inwardly exhausted learn how to:
Regulate their nervous system under pressure
Break cycles of burnout, overfunctioning, and emotional suppression
Lead and live with clarity, wholeness, and purpose
Build sustainable performance without sacrificing well-being
My work is grounded in the belief that healing is not separate from leadership, productivity, or impact — it is the foundation of it.
Signature frameworks
Dr. Edwards is the creator of two integrative frameworks that anchor her work:
The Sankofa Method™
A healing-centered approach focused on reclaiming identity, regulating the nervous system, and honoring ancestral wisdom while moving forward with intention. A framework weaving somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Brainspotting, and Afrocentric practices into transformative intensives, retreats, and trainings.
The EMERGE Method™
A leadership and emotional mastery model guiding individuals and organizations to Elevate, Master, Embody, Restore, Grow, and Expand—without sacrificing wellness for performance.
Both frameworks are applied across speaking engagements, consulting partnerships, and immersive experiences.
Who I Serve
I work with:
High-achieving professionals and executives
Therapists, clinicians, and helping professionals
Organizations, universities, and leadership teams
Individuals seeking deep, integrative healing experiences
Whether through keynotes, trainings, intensives, retreats, or consulting, my work is designed for those ready to stop surviving and start thriving — internally and externally.
My Philosophy
I believe:
Healing is a leadership skill
Burnout is not a personal failure — it’s a systemic signal
The body holds wisdom that talk alone cannot access
Wholeness is both personal and collective work
My mission is to help individuals and organizations build lives, careers, and cultures rooted in regulation, purpose, and sustainability.
Dr. La’Toya Edwards isn’t here to impress crowds. She’s here to shift cultures.
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