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Life Guide LCSW Eva M. Gordon, LCSW, is the Founder/Director of Life Guide LCSW. Let's break the cycles of exhaustion and prioritize your mental health today. Get started today!

She offers culturally-centered psychotherapy for high-achieving Black women in NYC for renewal and self-care. I support Black professional women in managing life transitions, stress, and toxic relationships through personalized therapy and workshops.

09/17/2026

Just because you're not in a hospital bed doesn't mean you don't need help.

09/05/2026

You don't have to go through a death-defying moment to go to psychotherapy. The sooner you start, the better for you.

09/02/2026

Ellis Wilson is one of those artists whose work many of us grew up seeing long before we ever knew his name. Born in Mayfield, Kentucky, in 1899, Wilson studied at what is now Kentucky State University and later at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He moved to New York in 1928 and became involved with the Harlem Artists Guild.

His paintings centered Black life with dignity. He painted laborers, families, farmers, churchgoers, and everyday people throughout the South. A Guggenheim Fellowship in 1944 allowed him to travel through the region and document Black workers and communities, while later trips to Haiti brought even bolder color into his work.

But the painting most people recognize is Funeral Procession, created around 1950. Reproductions of Wilson’s work became the kind of art many Black families lived with — framed prints hanging in living rooms, hallways, churches, offices, and community spaces.

In 1985, Funeral Procession became part of the storyline of The Cosby Show episode “The Auction.” Clair Huxtable learns that a painting by her fictional great-uncle Ellis is being sold and buys it at auction. Afterward, the painting was displayed over the mantel in the Huxtable living room and remained visible on the set for years. The appearance helped revive interest in Wilson’s work after his death in 1977.

Wilson never became wealthy from his paintings, despite prestigious exhibitions and fellowships. Today, his work is represented in major collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

So if you look at Funeral Procession and think, “I know that picture,” you probably do. It is part of a generation of Black artwork that moved from galleries into our television homes — and through reproductions, into many of our real ones too.

09/02/2026

Don't minimize how you feel. Your thoughts and feelings matter.

08/27/2026

The most expensive place in the world is the cemetery.
Don't let your dreams die inside of you.

08/24/2026

When I shine in my life, it doesn't diminish anyone else's light. When we all shine the world feels lighter and less dark.

We as therapists gotta find ways to wind down. A night of live R&B is always good. &Bvibes.
08/21/2026

We as therapists gotta find ways to wind down. A night of live R&B is always good. &Bvibes.

08/20/2026

What behaviors do you want to let go of?

08/18/2026

When you make a mistake, focus on the lesson learned to grow. You're allowed to mess up.

Taking time to enjoy nature is always a good way to relax.
08/08/2026

Taking time to enjoy nature is always a good way to relax.

Address

990 Washington Ave
Brooklyn, NY
11225

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm

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+19293247176

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