Simone Wilson

Outside my role as a therapist I identify as a creative. Whether its pretending I'm a barista, crafting coffee and fresh-baked treats for my loved ones, practicing roller skating routines to groovy tunes (at dangerous volumes), or clumsily strumming guitar— I enjoy finding ways to incorporate play in my every-day. My favorite mode of expression is watercolor portraiture. There's something about watching the initial messy layers slowly become forms that are complex and dynamic that reminds me every experience (and subsequent emotion) we encounter — the ones we like and the ones we don’t —integrate to make all of us who we are. I bring that same curiosity, ingenuity, and warmth into the therapy room. You don't have to arrive polished or have the right words. You just have to show up.

I've spent the last four years primarily working with trauma, PTSD, attachment wounds, and collaborating with my clients to discover how their experiences show up in their present. I take a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on Trauma Focused CBT, Internal Family Systems, Motivational Interviewing, and Art therapy. I'm also EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) trained. Practically, that means I will be taking cues from you as you pinpoint what you want to see change, and together we will look at what's happening in your body and your thoughts. Whether we're addressing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, or navigating the tricky intersections of culture, identity, and belonging— we will take one step at a time and move at a pace you set. If words feel like too much on any given day, we can use art or other somatic modalities instead. I'm as humorous as I am direct, I'll ask real questions, and I'll never pretend something is simple when it isn't.

The first session is mostly about getting to know each other. I'll ask what brought you here, what you've already tried, and what you're hoping feels different six months from now. You're welcome to share as much or as little history as you want. I'll explain how I work and answer any questions you have about my therapeutic style and process. By the end, we'll have a rough sense of where to start together. No pressure to have it figured out. That's what we're here to do.