Truthfully, Poetic Elephant Life Coaching (P.E.L.C.) was born from a blend of necessity, passion, and divine purpose. As a therapist, I found myself longing for greater creative freedom, deeper spiritual alignment, and a more balanced way to serve others—without the weight of endless paperwork. While I continue to hold space for my beloved therapy clients, P.E.L.C. allows me to expand beyond traditional models—to weave intuition, spirituality, and soul work into the healing process. Above all, this journey is guided by a sacred calling: to help others remember their wholeness and walk in their truth.

Helping people has always been my life’s calling. But it wasn’t until I became a licensed mental health therapist that I truly began to understand the depth of my purpose. Over time, I discovered that nearly 80% of my therapy clients needed a spiritually holistic coaching approach—one uniquely tailored to their personal beliefs and healing journeys. That’s when I realized they weren’t finding me by chance. Spirit was guiding them to me for a reason—to support their breakthroughs, nurture spiritual understanding, and help them reclaim their personal power. While I did my best to bring spiritual insight into the therapeutic space, I found the limitations stifling to both my gifts and my creativity. Eventually, that disconnect became a divine nudge—an invitation to more fully awaken my spiritual gifts, serve from a deeper place of love and light, and transform not only the lives of others but also my own soul’s journey.

So, allow me to formally introduce myself (clears throat):
I’m T.J. Dudley (pronouns: He/Him/His/TJ), a gender-expansive Black man, spiritually led black sheep, and intuitively guided soul with a background in clinical mental health counseling. While my foundation is rooted in therapy, my calling is in divine, holistic life coaching.

The name Poetic Elephant represents the essence of the approach I bring to every client.

• Poetic: Relaying meaningful principles and philosophies through metaphoric parables, personalized to resonate with you. These seeds of wisdom are designed to provide a steady harvest of nourishing thoughts, sustaining you for weeks, months, or even a lifetime.

• Elephant: Offering meaningful tools that align your mind, body, and soul with the grounding source, sound, and wisdom of nature. Elephants symbolize strength, connection, and a deep-rooted understanding of life’s rhythms, which mirrors the transformative support I aim to provide. Plus, elephants are my favorite animals.
  
  As your intuitive life coach, I won’t diagnose you or develop treatment plans for mental health conditions. Instead, my role is to guide and support you through your healing journey and life goals using holistic spiritual practices and therapeutic techniques that align with your unique path. Together, we’ll tap into your inner wisdom, empower your growth, and honor your authentic self.