Hello, I’m Dr. Ikeranda (affectionally known as “Dr. Ike). I’m a research-driven Life Coach, Professor, and Healer. I empower people to be better human beings.
My Beginning
When I was a child, it was clear that people struggled with trusting themselves and sustaining healthy relationships. My family needed to understand love’s role in relationships beyond the notion of care because love’s absence played a huge role in my decision to help others. I started my journey by focusing on efforts to establish safer spaces for individuals that needed support beyond a place once called “home.” When we develop an environment where people feel safe without being judged, we create a sense of belonging where our true essence can be mended and restored. My years in education provided me with great insight into the unique pressures of family dynamics. While witnessing the intense ways individuals struggled with relationships, it was clear that people desired an anchor to pull them back to safety. So with many years of research through the lens of a qualitative experience with a phenomenological approach, I began to help individuals live more authentically while finding true fulfillment.
“When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.”
―Bell Hooks
I want you to experience genuine personal growth by developing a greater trust within yourself. When you know love, even when it is absent in your life, there is an unwavering knowing that you are still deserving of it. Trust affirms that sentiment. I want you to understand what it feels like to feel safe in partnerships and your solitude.
My Mission
"My mission is to empower individuals and couples to lead authentic lives with a strong foundation. Learn to trust yourself, set clear boundaries, communicate effectively, and embrace self-forgiveness—all while preserving inner peace, health, and core values."
31%
since June 2020 people reported symptoms of depression (CDC report)
13%
since June 2020 people reported starting or increasing substance use (CDC report)
26%
since June 2020 people reported stress related symptoms (CDC report)
“The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love the reflection of ourselves we find in them” -Thomas Merton
I want to empower people…
Trust yourself.
Be confident enough to set boundaries and honor them.
Cultivate the marriage and partnership you’ve always wanted without compromising spontaneity and passion.
To know your worth and demand it in every space, including your career, partnerships, and friendships.
Unapologetically advocate for the things that are important to you.
To live intentionally on purpose by creating space in your life to be of service and reflect incessant gratitude.
To create intergenerational wholeness by changing unhealthy behaviors' by continuously creating a life of sustainable healing.