Waddie graduated from Bowie State University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology. She later graduated from Saint Mary's University with her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Waddie is a certified facilitator of the Prepare-Enrich assessment for couples and Psychological First Aid. "I work from a collaborative, person-centered, strength-based, and trauma informed perspective. I am a LGBTQIA+ affirming, sex-positive and body-positive therapist. I believe every client has the tools and skills needed to make changes that will promote optima functioning. I am especially skilled at working with clients that struggle with body- image, grief, trauma, anxiety and depression. I enjoy empowering my clients to become more attuned to their bodies and thought processes to manage symptoms by utilizing alternative coping skills to affect change."