Qiana Budd

I am very personable and relatable. I thrive off of audience engagement. I will provide education and user-friendly tools that people can easily apply to their daily lives.

Qiana Howell Brown is a survivor of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and overcomer of many life challenges. As the current CEO of Empowered to Heal, LLC, Qiana shares her personal experiences combined with her professional knowledge to help others heal to wholeness. Empowered to Heal, LLC currently provides therapy and life coaching to teens and adults struggling with drug addiction, trauma and mental illness.
Qiana has her Masters degree in Counseling Psychology with successful completion of professional training courses in the mental health field. She is experienced providing therapeutic services to teens and adults. She began speaking to teens at the age of 14 in Detroit, MI as a Peer Counselor for Catholic Social Services. From there, Qiana honed her speaking skills in the corporate world when she began her career in Human Resources. Despite her successful career path in the corporate world, Qiana realized she still had not fulfilled her divine purpose. Upon revelation of her life’s calling, Qiana learned that her pain had to become her purpose. Qiana desired to join the efforts to promote domestic violence awareness and to bring about change. During her journey of being an advocate for the domestic violence cause, Qiana discovered that her greater purpose was to help people heal from various forms of trauma, build their self-esteem and overcome the struggles of addiction.
Qiana’s professional ventures include providing therapy at an addiction recovery program in Atlanta, GA. Qiana has serviced her community by volunteering as a teen mentor for young ladies where she facilitated workshops on topics such as self-esteem, goal setting and relationship building. Qiana also managed an Abuser Intervention Program where she facilitated group therapy with male and female offenders in the state of Maryland. The success of that program, led to another agency inviting Qiana to conduct Anger Management workshops at a local women’s prison in Maryland. She quickly became a leader in the field and a sought-after Speaker, Empowerment Coach and Mentor. She was also a host of Empower Radio with Qiana, a weekly radio show where she and her guests discussed and addressed the concerns of dating and marital relationships in addition to promoting domestic violence awareness.
Qiana published her first book, The Pivotal Relationship, in 2014, as a way to continue her mission. The novel is a fictitious story about a woman who shares her experience of being in an abusive relationship and overcoming the emotional damage that relationship caused. Drawn from her own experiences and the stories of others she encountered during her healing, Qiana masterfully crafted a journey that will help domestic violence victims see themselves in the characters and empower them to make changes. She also emphasizes the importance of self-love and a strong sense of worth, in order to be successful in having healthy relationships. Qiana is gifted to help others heal from brokenness to achieve living a whole, healthy life.

I am flexible to present with or without technology. I can present from a slide show but also with handouts if needed.