About
Welcome To
Elevate Recovery
I created Elevate Recovery as a sacred space for healing, growth, and empowerment. For me, self-care isn’t a luxury — it’s liberation. My passion is supporting the Black community and women as we break cycles of generational pain, reclaim our power, and step boldly into joy and wholeness.
What Drives Us
Mission
To transform lived experience into wisdom, self-care into strength, and community into healing.
Vision
A world where healing is a birthright, recovery is celebrated, and every voice rises with dignity and joy.
01 Authenticity
We honor truth, knowing that healing begins when we show up as our fullest selves.
02 Equity & Justice
We stand against barriers and silence, committing to create spaces where all voices matter and all people belong.
03 Empowerment
We believe in the power within each person to reclaim their worth, establish boundaries, and rise beyond adversity.
04 Community
We nurture connection and belonging, recognizing that collective healing strengthens individual journeys.
05 Growth
We embrace reflection, transformation, and the continuous unfolding of resilience.
06 Resilience
We celebrate the beauty of survival and the brilliance of those who dare to begin again.
MY APPROACH
I bring both my lived experience and professional expertise into this work. As a peer support leader, empowerment coach, and mental health advocate, I’ve seen the difference it makes when our voices are centered and our healing is honored. Through online support groups, group coaching, individual coaching, and self-paced courses, I create spaces where we can heal together while also honoring each person’s unique journey.
Why This Work Matters
I know what it feels like to carry the weight of silence, expectations, and inherited pain. That’s why Elevate Recovery isn’t just a service — it’s a movement. A movement to nurture well-being, reclaim identity, and rise together in resilience. My hope is that when you enter this space, you feel seen, supported, and reminded that your healing matters.
Vanessa Williams
CEO Elevate Recovery
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Certified Somatic Healing Life Coach
Certified Self - Care Life Coach
Hi, I’m Vanessa Williams, CEO of Elevate Recovery. I am a Certified Peer Support Specialist, Certified Somatic Healing Life Coach, and Certified Self-Care Life Coach. I combine professional expertise with lived experience to help people release what weighs them down and reconnect with their authentic selves.
My own path through recovery and healing taught me that we don’t have to just survive—we can thrive, grow, and rise. I bring compassion, practical tools, and empowerment to every session and group, creating safe spaces where healing feels possible and personal.
✨ Join one of my groups or book a coaching session today. If you’d like to support this work, you can also donate through my Ko-fi page.
Customer Testimonials
"Healing is what occurred in today's meeting for me. This woman is a gift because of the lived experience, and incredible wisdom that she brings to the Black community recovery spaces! Thank you for giving us the space needed for each of us to work through this week's challenges Nessa. You are so appreciated <3"
"Thankful for this safe space with Vanessa. Today's group was powerful, supportive, and encouraging. It's always nice when Black women can come together, share, and support each other - especially given the current climate around us."
"Vanessa is fantastic! I love her energy and personality. It is clear that this is the sort of work she is meant to be doing."
"Vanessa is absolutely amazing w/ facilitating this group. Out of the sessions we had this month so far, the conversation today hit so close to home and gave me so many tools to incorporate into my journey."
"Vanessa's Black Community groups are always a safe space to openly share, explore meaningful topics, discuss our lived experiences, and of course support each other. Pt 2 of the Decolonizing Our Truths Series did not disappoint."
"Vanessa is wonderful—so kind, down to earth, and relatable. She creates a space where I feel safe and understood. Her support and openness have truly inspired me to start looking into becoming a peer support specialist myself."
"Vanessa is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. She keeps the conversation going, she's very kind, welcomes different points of view, shares helpful coping skills, and also makes me feel safe enough to share my personal experience and struggles."
"Vanessa is extremely kind and compassionate. She does an amazing job of keeping the conversation flowing. She made the atmosphere very safe, and this enabled me to share openly and actively engage with others. Vanessa also shared some very helping coping skills with us. I am very glad that I participated in this group today."
