Achieving Joy Clinicians
Who We Are
Achieving Joy is a community of therapists who guide individuals, couples, and groups towards healing. We achieve this by helping people understand the importance of knowing themselves, accepting their authentic truth, and creating a life that’s reflective of their soul goals. In this process, we transmute generational trauma into joy and assist all in accomplishing the life they truly want!
Founder: Chioma Joy Petway
"Joy is not in the absence of pain and sorrow but in the presence of and despite all life lessons."
​
Chioma Joy Petway is the grand- daughter as well as niece to more pastors than can be counted. She is the daughter of a deacon and a trailblazer. Chioma Joy is a self-proclaimed lesbian-cultured bi-sexual polyamorous and deeply spiritual African American woman.
Chioma Joy works with clients from an understanding that many problematic behaviors stem from fear of repeating past pains and trauma. Using a diverse range of skill sets, her ultimate goal is to empower her clients to achieve the life they desire.
​
Areas of Specialty:
Couples and Groups | Premarital Therapy | Generational Trauma | LGBTQ
Samantha Towns
Samantha strives to provide a safe space to support all clients in achieving and maintaining mental wellness. As a guide, she enjoys helping you recognize your individual strengths and capabilities as you work through identifying the root of limitations and fears. Samantha believes in taking a client centered approach as we work collaboratively to develop treatment goals that incorporate your individual plan of self-care.
Utilizing a range of modalities, she seeks to support clients in overcoming challenges stemming from anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief and loss, codependency, relationship issues, parenting, single parenting, stress, low self-esteem, life transitions, PTSD, and living with HIV.
You will have a partner to celebrate your progress every step of the way! Are you ready to start the work that pushes you to become the best version of who you are?
​
Areas of Specialty:
Anxiety| Depression | Grief & Loss | Single Parenting | Gen-Z
Tiphanie Riley
Tiphanie Riley is a Couple and Family Therapist specializing in and with over 10 years experience providing individual, couple, group and family psychotherapy. As a social justice driven therapist, she has expertise in working with the LGBTQ community, communities of color, health issues, trauma survivors, and couples dealing with a variety of issues (from infidelity to sexual dysfunction).
​
Areas of Specialty:
Sex Therapy | Couple Therapy | Gender Identity | Sexual Identity | Trauma
DIANE JEFFERSON
Diane Jefferson’s mission is to celebrate the resilience of people of color by identifying and breaking the chains of generational traumas. As a substance use specialist, Diane believes the first step is to begin a recovery plan. She strives to create a safe place that the client can not only explore but also describe what their perfect world would be and share how she can support them through their recovery process.
​
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?" Martin Luther King Jr.
​
Areas of Specialty
Addiction | Women's Issues | Self-Esteem
Founder: Chioma Joy Petway
Chioma Joy works with clients from an understanding that many problematic behaviors stem from fear of repeating past pains and trauma. Using a diverse range of skill sets, her ultimate goal is to empower her clients to achieve the life they desire.
​
Areas of Specialty:
Couples and Groups | Premarital Therapy | Generational Trauma | LGBTQ