Kessonga Giscombe

About Kessonga

After practicing for a few years, Kessonga decided he wanted to start teaching mindfulness to his clients. He received training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) from the Oasis center at the University of Massachusetts, which was led by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the time, and from the Program on Integrative Medicine (PIM) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

After completing his training, Kessonga began teaching both private and group sessions, working with everyone from adult individuals, to corporations, to kids. He also partnered up with a non-profit to help support mental health and well-being in Black men ages 18-45 dealing with issues like substance use recovery and positive HIV-status.

A lifelong student, Kessonga returned to graduate school at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work. There, he was selected for a competitive internship at Duke University Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), where he provided therapy for students at Duke University. Upon graduation, he started his own private practice as an outpatient psychotherapist. Kessonga is currently an adjunct mindfulness instructor at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, where he teaches mindfulness-based stress reduction and works on research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health. He also teaches through his company Mindful Explorations, LLC, where he hosts mindfulness workshops, seminars, and retreats. Kessonga is very excited to add his voice to Headspace, as he shares the same mission, purpose and passion to bring mindfulness to the diverse populations of the world.

Kessonga was born and raised in the Bronx and Harlem in New York City. He enjoys tennis, swimming, the beach, and is a bona fide movie buff. He currently lives in Chapel Hill, NC, with his beautiful wife and two daughters.