About Me

  Janis Leslie Evans, the “Healing Author,” has been writing since she was a child. Born in Buffalo, New York, she is a first generation American born to Jamaican parents who immigrated from the Caribbean and Canada. Janis has been a resident of Washington, DC since 1982 when she entered Howard University as a graduate student and received her master’s degree in counseling psychology. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Buffalo State College. She is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, is the sole owner of Evans Counseling & Consultation, PLLC, and provides individual and couples counseling services to her clients.

 Janis has always loved writing poetry throughout her life and was first published at the age of 11 in an annual book published by Buffalo Public Schools, which highlighted the creative writing of its students. Janis continued to write for leisure as a young adult and was chosen to participate in a 2-week journalism workshop for minority students on the campus of Buffalo State College. Janis continued to hone her writing skills when she joined HubPages writing site in 2012 where she continues to publish poetry and informational articles on various subjects such as relationships, grief, loss, trauma, and spirituality.