āYou must never stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life.ā
ā Mary Oliver
Our Collective Team
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Founder & TherapistI am a Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of Willow Tree collective. I received my masters degree at Seminary of the Southwest where I learned to integrate spirituality and nature into my work as a psychotherapist. My career before graduate school helped me grow my love of the outdoors and community engagement.
My road has been winding and unexpected (Fun fact: I lived in a horse barn for a while!) and am grateful for all the experiences and relationships that have formed me into the therapist I am. Besides being a therapist, I hold many identities: partner, bio parent/stepparent, entrepreneur, neurodivergent, queer, late bloomer and community builder to name a few.
I am pulled towards the natural world and find meaning everywhere and in everything. Give me a tree and I'll give you one hundred metaphors! Nature is constantly trying to teach us to slow down, to embrace the process, to accept the seasons and changes. I come back again and again to mother nature as my teacher. I am passionate about learning from others, storytelling, moving my body, and helping to create positive change. Learn more about my journey to becoming a therapist and my desire to integrate nature HERE.
Outside of work, youāll find me playing with my kiddos, watching my backyard chickens, birding with my partner, and having long conversations with my beloved friends.
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$160 for individual sessions
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I accept Aetna insurance and can provide a superbill as an out-of-network provider
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Tuesday-Thursday
9 am-4 pm
virtual, in-person and outdoor sessions
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life transitions
identity exploration
late bloomers
Climate grief & anxiety
Religious deconstruction & spiritual work
LGBTQ+ folks
older adults 60+
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Associate Therapist
Supervised by Maria Reyna, PhD, LPC-S
I received my Master of Counseling in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Seminary of the Southwest and am an LPC Associate. I've worn many hats: prison reform activist, theatre actor, mom, and writer. I have a Performance degree, and just launched my therapeutic theatre passion project, SpiritHouse. All of the seemingly disparate paths in my life have led me here.
At my core, I believe in liberation- on a collective and individual level. Freedom from all systems of oppression, and freedom from the ghosts of trauma that haunt us. I am deeply interested in intergenerational/ ancestral trauma, releasing trauma from the body via Somatic Experiencing, and compassion-focused narrative therapy. I follow my intuition and guidance and welcome your ancestral/ cultural methods.
I believe deeply in the magical, alchemical nature of therapy. As a Black woman at the intersections of neurodivergence, chronic illness, queerness, and motherhood, I know the importance of being seen holistically.
I'm not here to pathologize you, but rather help identify the patterns & behaviors you developed to help you survive, that may no longer be serving you. Therapy is the process of making and un-making ourselves. It is an honor to do this work.
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$150 for Individual Session
Sliding scale available for BIPOC folks
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I do not accept insurance but can provide a superbill
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Tuesday-Thursday evenings
Saturday & Sunday mornings
virtual, in-person and outdoor sessions
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Chronic illness & pain
Grief & loss
Religious trauma & spirituality
Highly Sensitive People
Post Traumatic Growth
Racialized Trauma
Dissociative & antisocial disorders
Men's Issues
Currently Connecting With
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Podcasts
Currently, Iām listening to Light up the Couch, Climate Change & Happiness, Maintenance Phase, and If Books Could Kill, to name a few.
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Books
I am always reading numerous things at one time. A few pages here, a few pages there, but I do manage to finish books if I get really sucked in! I just finished reading the Women and am also deep diving in ADHD 2.0.
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Exploring
This heat has made it so hard to enjoy being outside this summer! However, I did escape a few times to Jessica Hollis Park outside of Austin. The water is freezing, crystal clear, and a beautiful place to swim or kayak.