Willow & Sage Therapy Collective started with a few phone calls, some big ideas, and a whole lot of “What if we just...?” dreaming. Back in the spring of 2025, we were both thinking about expanding our practices, but honestly, we were tired of trying to grow within a system that often felt lonely and limiting. So, we decided to team up and build the kind of collective we wished existed when we were starting out.

Community has always been our heartbeat. We first met at Southern California Counseling Center, a nonprofit mental health clinic in LA, where we bonded quickly over a shared passion for social justice, deep care for clients, and, admittedly, a solid appreciation for snack breaks between sessions. Our friendship grew through honest conversations about the barriers and inequities in becoming therapists, and how traditional therapy models just didn’t feel right anymore.

Eventually, we realized we’d had enough of the old model—one that often leaves therapists unsupported and isolated. Willow & Sage became our answer: a collective where new therapists get meaningful mentorship, experienced clinicians feel inspired and supported, and collaboration is just built into the DNA.

It’s a space where we laugh, learn, and grow together—swapping clinical insights as freely as memes, and showing up fully as humans and healers. Because when therapists feel cared for, that care flows right into the work with clients. And creating that ripple? That’s exactly why we’re here.

With love and snacks,
Kristen & Maria
Co-Founders, Willow & Sage Therapy Collective