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Therapy for adults and teens healing from complex trauma, relational wounds, and anxiety in North Carolina

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When the past still feels present.

Something in your life or relationships isn’t working the way you want it to. Maybe you’re overthinking, second-guessing yourself, struggling to relax, people-pleasing, avoiding conflict, lashing out, or wondering, “Why do I keep doing this?”

At times, your body reacts before you even know what’s happening. You feel anxiety, tension, depression, irritability, numbness, exhaustion, or that feeling of always being a little on edge. You might often feel like you are “too much” or “not enough.”

It's possible that you already understand some of these patterns, or you might have no idea where they come from yet. Sometimes the things we struggle with now are connected to much earlier experiences with relationships, safety, and what we learned we had to do to feel okay or stay connected to other people.

Maybe you grew up in an environment where your needs weren’t consistently met, emotions were dismissed or overwhelming, care felt unpredictable, or keeping the peace meant staying small, quiet, helpful, or easy. Perhaps the harm was more obvious. You may have experienced emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, neglect, violence, or other experiences that left you feeling unsafe.

On the other hand, the experiences that shaped you might be harder to name. There may not be one obvious event you think of as “trauma,” but you had years of adapting to relationships, families, communities, or systems that didn’t always feel safe, supportive, or accepting of who you are.

You might be here because...

Your ways of coping usually developed for a good reason, even if those ways aren't benefiting you the same way anymore. Therapy can be a place to slow things down, get curious, and start making sense of what’s happening together.

If this resonates...

I'm Willow.

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I'm a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, local to the High Country and practicing therapy via telehealth for clients located in North Carolina.

I specialize in working with individual adults and teens (14+) who:

have experienced complex trauma in their family of origin or a broader community
are healing from attachment and relational wounds
struggle with anxiety or chronic stress

I value authenticity and a shared sense of humanness, both inside and out of the therapy room. I cherish the relationships that therapy can foster and believe that this connection and trust is crucial for healing. I believe healing happens best when clients do not have to defend or explain their humanity. I offer trans- and queer-affirming care and am committed to providing a supportive, affirming space for LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse clients of all identities and experiences. My work is grounded in an awareness of how power, privilege, and systemic harm can shape nervous systems, relationships, and self-belief over time.

As a human, I enjoy the simple pleasures of life: a good cup of coffee, relaxing with a book or an episode of my favorite comfort show, and laughing at my dog and cat doing their zoomies. I also love baking and cooking, seeing live music, and having deep conversations with a good friend.

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