"Willow is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor local to Fort Lauderdale. She maintains healthy, professional relationships with her clients while offering a down to Earth counseling experience. Willow’s philosophy of care is nuanced and person-centered. She utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to improve her client’s abilities to cope with life’s stressors. She earned both her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and her Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Central Florida. Willow gained experience working within the foster care system, addiction recovery systems, within public schools, as a supervisor to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and through providing consultation to large corporations about creating environments that promote mental well-being. Willow helps her clients share their story by offering a safe, non-judgmental therapeutic environment. She provides genuine empathy and thoughtful insights into her clients’ concerns in a collaborative approach to care. Willow acknowledges concerns related to systemic oppression and the shortfalls of certain therapeutic approaches with marginalized communities in order to implement courses of treatment best suited to competently address her client’s needs. Willow provides feminist, anti-racist perspectives to empower clients of all identities and intersections. You can trust Willow to be affirming. She provides supportive therapy for people of all walks of life who have the desire to grow into their best self."