Seeking expert insight on trauma, relationships, mental health, or inclusive care?
Anansia Leslie-Bailey is a therapist, speaker, and relationship specialist known for delivering engaging, honest, and transformative conversations on relational wellness and emotional health. She has presented at conferences, summits, and professional gatherings, leading workshops that center couples communication, trauma-informed practice, identity, and relationship repair.
Her speaking topics include premarital and post-marital transitions, infidelity recovery, burnout in helping professionals, generational trauma, and navigating cultural identity within relationships. She is also an advocate for supervision reform, contributing research and dialogue around economic barriers to clinical supervision and equity within counselor education.
Anansia brings both depth and practicality to every stage, offering structured tools, cultural insight, and real-world strategies audiences can immediately apply. She is available for keynotes, panels, workshops, and media commentary focused on relationships, mental health, and systemic change.
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Sunshine guilt' is a real thing
Some tips if wildfires and the risk of evacuation are causing you anxiety
ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY INCREASES WEDDING STRESS FOR COUPLES
Mental health resources in NWT lag behind national average:CMHA
Which books to read during Black History Month
Family preservation workers in Yellowknife have delivered hampers to over 100 families in isolation.
‘Future’s bright’ for NWT’s Black advocacy coalition
Past Speaking Engagements
Wedding Business CEO Summit
Trauma-Informed Practices in the Wedding Industry: Supporting Couples and Preventing Burnout
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
Identities Within Career Counseling: Dialogue and Discovery
Association For Counselor Education & Supervision
Exploring Economic Barriers to Effective Counseling Supervision in the U.S. and Canada
PSAC NORTH: NWT Women’s Committee
Heard & Empowered: How Intersectionality, Interpersonal Experiences, Self-Care and Safe Spaces Impact Women’s Wellness in the Workplace and the Union
CCPA Career Chapter
"What Aspiring Counselors Can Expect Before, During, and After Grad School"
ACA Emerging Professionals
"What Aspiring Counselors Can Expect Before, During, and After Grad School in Canada and the U.S."
Florida Career Development Association
"Breaking the Piggy Bank: Socioeconomic Challenges Encountered by Counseling Interns on the Path to Licensure" (focused on Florida)
Chi Sigma Statewide Networking Event
"Beyond the Mask: Unmasking Depression in Black Women"
Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Bachelor's Early Childhood Leadership Alumni Panel
Discovering Careers in Social Services Panel