Meet Janella D. Dobbs, MS, LPC, NCC: The Therapist Turning Emotional Scars Into Financial Healing With “Expensive Trauma”

In a world where mental health conversations are finally catching fire, one woman is taking the torch and running with it—straight into the heart of underserved communities and the high-pressure world of music and entrepreneurship. Meet Janella D. Dobbs, MS, LPC, NCC—licensed therapist, powerhouse business owner, and the brilliant mind behind Expensive Trauma, a transformative framework that's shaking the table on how we understand the connection between emotional wounds and money habits.

Not Just a Therapist—A Truth Teller With Receipts

Janella isn’t your average therapist in a blazer, nodding behind a clipboard. She’s a truth-teller with real-life receipts, someone who’s walked through fire and came out not only healed but holding a blueprint. Her approach is raw, compassionate, and deeply rooted in her own life experiences—from surviving personal trauma to navigating the emotional potholes of being a Black woman in both the mental health and business worlds.

That lived experience is what makes her voice so magnetic. When Janella speaks about trauma, she’s not theorizing—she’s testifying. And when she teaches about financial behavior, she’s not just analyzing budgets—she’s decoding survival patterns masked as money moves.

The Expensive Trauma Framework: More Than a Catchphrase

At the core of Janella’s work is Expensive Trauma, a framework that explores how unhealed emotional wounds manifest in our financial decisions—overspending, underpricing, avoiding wealth, chasing financial highs. She helps people uncover the hidden emotional costs they’ve been paying, often unknowingly, for years.

Whether you’re a creative chasing success or a corporate professional burning out behind a polished LinkedIn profile, Janella’s message hits home: emotional trauma is expensive—and not just emotionally, but financially.

Why Her Book Is a Must-Read for Music Artists

For independent artists and rising music stars, Janella’s book is more than insightful—it’s essential. The music industry is full of glitz, deals, and dreams—but beneath the lights lies a deep minefield of personal sacrifice, generational trauma, and mental strain. Many artists hustle from check to check, not just because of bad contracts or poor budgeting, but because of subconscious financial beliefs rooted in pain.

Janella’s book gives artists language and tools to understand their patterns:

• Why do you feel guilty charging for your talent?

• Why does money disappear faster when you're emotionally triggered?

• Why does “grinding nonstop” feel safer than rest?

Her work empowers artists to redefine success, make healthier financial choices, and protect their peace and pockets.

More Than Therapy—A Movement

Janella Dobbs is building more than a brand—she’s leading a movement. One that is flipping the script on trauma, shifting how we think about therapy, and calling out the silent epidemic of financial self-sabotage driven by unhealed wounds.

Through workshops, keynotes, therapy sessions, and her book, she’s giving people permission to unpack the pain, understand the price, and choose a different financial future.

If you’ve ever felt like your money problems were more than just math, Janella’s work is the missing piece. And if you’re a music artist trying to build a legacy while battling unseen demons—Expensive Trauma isn’t just a book. It’s a lifeline.

Follow the movement. Heal the wound. Save the bag. Connect with Janella D. Dobbs and discover how Expensive Trauma can transform your financial story.