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Dr. Marquisha Frost is a servant, black woman, mama of 3, creator, student affairs & higher education professional, professor and certified life coach, counselor, and consultant. She’s an avid supporter of hope, healing, happiness, and holistic wellness! Dr. Frost spends her days serving others and working tirelessly to make the world a healthier place by navigating personal and professional challenges alongside individual clients organizations! 

WHO IS SHE?

She's a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a light and a healer. She uses her own life experiences and skills as leverage to aid others in building the capacity they need to achieve the lives they wish to lead, as the best possible versions of themselves. Dr. Frost believes that God has purposed her to serve other people and to be a gentle guide toward self-actualization, healing, and success. She loves spending time with family, traveling, reading, and being a mama to Ma'Kye, Myles, and Delaney.

Dr. Frost learned early on that people often associate where a person is from with where they are going, but she doesn’t. She is of the belief that as long as someone wants to change, they can. She has navigated a number of changes and transitions over the years and each season has required her to be a different version of the person she was prior. She often says, “I am sometimes required to be stronger, sometimes softer, sometimes quieter. My own journey has led me to a place where I desire to pour into other people and help them build a life, capacity, and a tool kit to successfully change, navigate, and conquer their own challenges. I feel so fortunate to pour from a place I feel purposed by God. This work is the greatest professional fit I’ve ever experienced.”

WHAT SHE DOES

Dr. Frost helps other people heal, build, and succeed. We all know people who help others achieve their goals, who inspire friends and family to persevere in the face of adversity, and refuse to allow them to wallow in the seeming security of a mediocre job or life. They inspire others to greatness by gentle persuasion, constant encouragement, or a kind of in-your-face inducement. In a nutshell, that is who Dr. Frost is. She believes that it’s a myth that the reason so many people never accomplish their goals is because they don’t really want them, or don’t want them badly enough. People use coaching, counseling, and consulting services for the same reason that they use sports coaches or personal trainers: they want someone to work with them, to encourage them, to push them. It’s easy to find excuses for not exercising when you don’t have someone to push you; not as easy when your personal trainer shows up at your door three times a week wearing a jogging suit. Think of Dr. Frost as your personal trainer for personal, professional, or academic strength conditioning.

At 18 years old, she became pregnant with her first child. She was senior class president at a small, public high school. The expectation of many was that she would find a job and mother–throwing away any expectation of collegiate matriculation, a career, or advancement of her many high school accolades. Well, they were wrong. She went on to mother and matriculate simultaneously and completed a BA, MS, M.Ed. and a Ph.D. Her journey has been anything but linear and far from perfect, but it is one that has provided her with the tools necessary to dream BIG, navigate uncharted territory, overcome, persevere, and connect with so many amazing individuals. It is this experience, coupled with her professional background, God-given gifts, and natural knack for serving others that has positioned her to lend help via Marquisha&Co. services.

Spoiler Alert: This is NOT Therapy

Coaching, counseling, and consulting services ARE NOT THERAPY. While the services mirror services you might access via a therapist, the focus and foundational approach differ. Counseling services mirror therapeutic exercises and practices but Dr. Frost is not a licensed therapist and she does not pretend to function as one.

The primary difference is that therapy works towards understanding why a person is behaving in particular ways to come to a place of mental wellness; coaching is more geared towards how a person can make behavioral changes to reach a particular goal. Secondly, therapy digs into the past, in order to establish the roots of current issues. Life coaching and counseling services offered via M&Co. occasionally explore a client’s past, but does so in order to recall successes and sources of inspiration, not instances of past trauma or abuse that may have triggered current behaviors. We start with the client’s present and work with them toward a better future.

Dr. Frost has a background in mental health services, crisis management, and counseling support. She is a certified counselor and a certified life coach. She specializes in personal (i.e. relationships, transitions, depression, anxiety, overcoming challenges related to personal growth and development, etc.), academic (i.e. high school, college preparation, college admittance, financial aid/scholarships, personal statements, written assignments, etc.), and career (resume + cover letter critique, interview preparation, negotiation) related support. She also works alongside organizations to strategize, build capacity, plan, and advance. While she serves a diverse group of clients with varying needs, those with severe mental health challenges should seek therapy versus counseling, coaching, and consulting services. Services offered via M & Co. can work in tandem with those already in therapy and/or those formerly enrolled.

What People Say

“I’ve been working with Dr. Frost since I was a sophomore in high school. I don’t want to know where I would be without her. She is a woman of her word and a force to be reckoned with.”

Anna L.

“I feel so fortunate to have someone sensible, empathetic, and super knowledgable helping me improve myself. I’ve been to therapy, I tried a life coach, none of them could help me in every area I needed it. Her skill set is superior and the service provided is worth every penny.”

Danielle K.

“I have grown tremendously through the services Marquisha offers. Everything can be falling a part, but the moment I connect with her, it’s well again! “

Sydney J.

THE MEANING OF MY LIFE, IS TO HELP OTHERS FIND THE MEANING OF THEIRS...