Meet Ceil

My Story

I became fascinated with mental health when I felt I had lost my own. This was back in 2001. Some called it a nervous breakdown, some called it a mid-life crisis; clinically, it was called major depressive disorder. All I knew was that I was in a thousand pieces, and I was having a hard time finding my way back to the self I used to know.

During this time, I faced the end of a happy marriage and the loss of the family I had spent so much time nurturing and creating. I couldn’t wrap my head around how this was even possible.

Therapy assisted me through the steps I needed to come back to myself. First, I learned to upright my boat. Then I was given guidance and support to move into calmer waters, where I could begin to recover the parts of myself I felt I had lost. There was a deeper part of me that didn't feel abandoned; I was able to go to that spot for healing.

Some say we study what we most desperately need to learn. Through this experience, I found my way to my career path. I was fortunate enough to be accepted into a well-respected graduate program to learn the intricacies of Marriage and Family Therapy. 



Today, I bring my life experience and the wisdom of my teachers into my practice as a therapist. And I never stop learning from many new teachers and from my clients. I believe we all have resources we've lost touch with.