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Ariel rigwood, M.A., LPC Associate
Contact Information
Direct Line: 469-708-0446
Email: Ariel@mywillowcounseling.com
Ariel's fee is $105 per session for 50-55 mins
Ariel Rigwood is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate*
Supervised by Patricia Boylen, LPC Supervisor
Originally from Oregon, Ariel completed her Bachelor’s degree in Public Health at Pacific University. She then went on to complete her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Bushnell University. Ariel has clinical experience working in a university counseling clinic, a community agency, and a psychiatry office. These settings afforded her the opportunity to work with individuals and groups of all backgrounds by providing weekly therapy sessions to underserved populations, as well as crisis counseling.
Ariel views the therapeutic alliance as one of the most empowering aspects of therapy, with the hope to cultivate a warm, empathetic, and nurturing environment for all. In therapy, she believes individuals are the expert of their experience with their own unique answers already within them. Her role is to offer support to uncover these answers by providing new perspectives while walking alongside the individual on their journey.
Ariel utilizes an integrative approach to therapy, with humanistic principles being the foundation of all treatment. She views everyone as inherently valuable, utilizing unconditional positive regard to highlight inner strengths. She calls on mindfulness and somatic practices when beneficial, as well as identifies negative thinking and behavioral patterns that may contribute to suffering. In exploring these patterns, techniques of Internal Family Systems may help individuals better understand some of their internal conflicts and the roles they take on in their daily life. Ariel has treated individuals who have struggled with anxiety, depression, relationships, trauma, religious trauma, and self-compassion.
Ariel’s goal as a therapist is to allow individuals the opportunity to really be heard. She is excited to collaborate, challenge, and celebrate with you on your journey towards healing.
Fun Fact:
Ariel enjoys spending time with family, trying new restaurants, and engaging in creative hobbies of painting and dancing.
Specializing In:
-Anxiety and Depression
-Life Transitions
-Trauma Therapy and PTSD
-Relationship Conflicts
-Boundaries
-Self-Compassion
-Religious Trauma
-Group Therapy
*A Licensed Professional Counselor Associate is a person who has completed their Master's Degree and is licensed in the State of Texas to provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. The "associate" status designates that the license holder is within the first 3,000 hours of their clinical work experience and meets weekly with a Licensed Supervisor for clinical guidance and direction.