The Art of Being a Therapist

Guest Alli Christie Disney, LPC, is a trauma therapist specializing in therapy intensives. She joins Ashley and Morgen to talk about what intensives are and shares about how multi-hour sessions have the potential to heal trauma faster than weekly therapy.

Guest Bio:

Alli Christie Disney, LPC, is a trauma therapist specializing in therapy intensives for high-achieving women who are ready for deep, lasting change. 

With more than 18 years of clinical training and extensive experience in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Somatic Experiencing (SE), Alli helps clients get to the root of long-standing patterns, anxiety, self-doubt, and unresolved trauma, without spending years in traditional weekly therapy. 

Her unique intensive approach is designed to create meaningful breakthroughs in days rather than months, helping women cultivate unshakable self-trust, release the weight of the past, and move forward with greater confidence, freedom, and purpose. 

To contact Alli directly, her website is: www.allichristiecounseling.com

Host bios:

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, evaluator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Her clinical expertise centers on working with individuals impacted by the legal system, grounded in a commitment to offender accountability, survivor healing, and restorative justice.

Ashley has developed multiple 45-hour training programs on clinical supervision and is the author of The Resilient Therapist (Bloomsbury, 2026) and Supporting Clients of Sexual Trauma: Establishing Safety, Processing Shame, and Fostering Healthy Intimacy (PESI, 2026). She provides training nationally on restorative justice, addiction, clinical supervision, working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, professional boundaries in therapy, and mandatory reporting.

To contact Ashley directly, her website is: https://www.ensopllc.com/

Morgen Villegas, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, writer, consultant, and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. Through her practice, Vida Idílica Therapy & Consulting, she specializes in helping women heal from trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and the lasting effects of overfunctioning and caregiving. Using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she helps clients reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more authentic, spacious, and connected.

Morgen also provides consultation to EMDR therapists seeking greater confidence and nuance in working with complex trauma. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she is passionate about helping people move beyond "faking fine" and toward lasting healing. She is the author of Shadows to Light, a collection of stories and reflections on emotional neglect, motherhood, and breaking intergenerational cycles. Morgen lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, rescue dog Raven, and an ever-growing stack of library books waiting to be read.

To contact Morgen directly, her website is: vida-idilica.com

“Trauma-informed” gets used a lot, but what does it look like in practice? Morgen and Ashley talk through SAMHSA’s four Rs and six guiding principles, with examples of how we respond when clients miss appointments, express anger, use substances, or don’t want to talk about trauma. They discuss getting curious about what’s going on before making assumptions, what trauma-informed supervision looks like, and changes therapists can make in their everyday work.

Morgen and Ashley talk with Anna, a trauma and relationship therapist working with neurodivergent women and couples. Anna shares her path from corporate finance to private practice and how she built a business that actually fits her life.

They talk marketing, self-disclosure, client fit, specialization vs. expertise, and knowing when therapy isn’t working.

Guest Bio:

Anna Khandrueva is a trauma and relationship therapist based in Broomfield, CO. She works with late-diagnosed neurodivergent women and couples navigating the beautiful complexity of neurodivergent partnership. Anna has a master’s degree in social work from the Metropolitan State University of Denver and a certificate in marriage and family therapy from Denver Family Institute. She uses EMDR, parts work, and mindfulness practices to help her clients change and grow. Anna also loves to help other therapists with marketing and search engine optimization. Outside of work, you can find her knitting, watching horror movies, and exploring local restaurants and food trucks.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/couragetohealtherapy

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/couragetohealtherapy

Website: https://www.couragetohealtherapy.com/

Host bios:

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, evaluator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Her clinical expertise centers on working with individuals impacted by the legal system, grounded in a commitment to offender accountability, survivor healing, and restorative justice.

Ashley has developed multiple 45-hour training programs on clinical supervision and is the author of The Resilient Therapist (Bloomsbury, 2026) and Supporting Clients of Sexual Trauma: Establishing Safety, Processing Shame, and Fostering Healthy Intimacy (PESI, 2026). She provides training nationally on restorative justice, addiction, clinical supervision, working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, professional boundaries in therapy, and mandatory reporting.

To contact Ashley directly, her website is: https://www.ensopllc.com/

Morgen Villegas, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, writer, consultant, and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. Through her practice, Vida Idílica Therapy & Consulting, she specializes in helping women heal from trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and the lasting effects of overfunctioning and caregiving. Using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she helps clients reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more authentic, spacious, and connected.

Morgen also provides consultation to EMDR therapists seeking greater confidence and nuance in working with complex trauma. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she is passionate about helping people move beyond "faking fine" and toward lasting healing. She is the author of Shadows to Light, a collection of stories and reflections on emotional neglect, motherhood, and breaking intergenerational cycles. Morgen lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, rescue dog Raven, and an ever-growing stack of library books waiting to be read.

To contact Morgen directly, her website is: vida-idilica.com

Morgen and Ashley talk with Maury, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) specializing in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Maury shares how she went from a bored high school student to crisis work, a graduate program disrupted by COVID, and eventually a private practice focused on couples. It’s an honest conversation about relationships, the realities of the therapy field, and what happens when the support is not there.

Guest Contact info:

Website: https://thrivefamilyservices.com/meet-maury-holliman/

Guest bio:

Maury Holliman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in Emotion-Focused Therapy and is certified in Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy. She is also an EFT Supervisor Candidate who provides supervision to LMFT and LPC candidates, as well as EFT and relational consultation. Maury is passionate about systemic thinking and believes therapy should explore the whole person, including their identities, relationships, and personal history. She also serves as the Peer Support Leader within her group practice, where she creates opportunities for connection and helps build a more inclusive and diverse culture.

Host bios:

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, evaluator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Her clinical expertise centers on working with individuals impacted by the legal system, grounded in a commitment to offender accountability, survivor healing, and restorative justice.

Ashley has developed multiple 45-hour training programs on clinical supervision and is the author of The Resilient Therapist (Bloomsbury, 2026) and Supporting Clients of Sexual Trauma: Establishing Safety, Processing Shame, and Fostering Healthy Intimacy (PESI, 2026). She provides training nationally on restorative justice, addiction, clinical supervision, working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, professional boundaries in therapy, and mandatory reporting.

To contact Ashley directly, her website is: https://www.ensopllc.com/

Morgen Villegas, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, writer, consultant, and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. Through her practice, Vida Idílica Therapy & Consulting, she specializes in helping women heal from trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and the lasting effects of overfunctioning and caregiving. Using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she helps clients reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more authentic, spacious, and connected.

Morgen also provides consultation to EMDR therapists seeking greater confidence and nuance in working with complex trauma. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she is passionate about helping people move beyond "faking fine" and toward lasting healing. She is the author of Shadows to Light, a collection of stories and reflections on emotional neglect, motherhood, and breaking intergenerational cycles. Morgen lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, rescue dog Raven, and an ever-growing stack of library books waiting to be read.

To contact Morgen directly, her website is: vida-idilica.com

Morgen and Ashley talk with Leah Band, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Synergetic Play Therapist in Louisville, Colorado. Leah shares how her early work investigating allegations of abuse and neglect shaped her path toward becoming a play therapist and eventually opening her own practice.

They talk about what Synergetic Play Therapy actually looks like—including why the “mess” left behind in the playroom may matter. Leah also gives her thumbs up, thumbs down, and middle finger to the mental health field right now.

Guest Bio:

Leah Band is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Certification in Synergetic Play Therapy, bringing nearly two decades of experience to her practice. She received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver in 2011 and her clinical social work license in 2017. She’s worked in numerous settings over the years from child welfare agencies to residential treatment centers, schools, community mental health agencies and group and private practice settings. She currently has a private practice in Louisville, CO where she focuses on working with kids, teens and their parents. She has recently begun the next step in her career by providing clinical supervision to pre-licensed clinicians working towards practicing independently.

Host Bios:

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, evaluator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Her clinical expertise centers on working with individuals impacted by the legal system, grounded in a commitment to offender accountability, survivor healing, and restorative justice.

Ashley has developed multiple 45-hour training programs on clinical supervision and is the author of The Resilient Therapist (Bloomsbury, 2026) and Supporting Clients of Sexual Trauma: Establishing Safety, Processing Shame, and Fostering Healthy Intimacy (PESI, 2026). She provides training nationally on restorative justice, addiction, clinical supervision, working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, professional boundaries in therapy, and mandatory reporting.

To contact Ashley directly, her website is: https://www.ensopllc.com/

Morgen Villegas, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, writer, consultant, and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. Through her practice, Vida Idílica Therapy & Consulting, she specializes in helping women heal from trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and the lasting effects of overfunctioning and caregiving. Using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she helps clients reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more authentic, spacious, and connected.

Morgen also provides consultation to EMDR therapists seeking greater confidence and nuance in working with complex trauma. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she is passionate about helping people move beyond "faking fine" and toward lasting healing. She is the author of Shadows to Light, a collection of stories and reflections on emotional neglect, motherhood, and breaking intergenerational cycles. Morgen lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, rescue dog Raven, and an ever-growing stack of library books waiting to be read.

To contact Morgen directly, her website is: vida-idilica.com

Morgen and Ashley sit down with Lindsey, a licensed MFT specializing in burnout recovery for therapists and caregivers. They discuss why burnout is systemic, not personal, how toxic supervision and grad school messaging train helpers to ignore their limits, and the radical idea that your business is for *you* (not the other way around).

Guest Bio:

Lindsey Boes is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and AAMFT Approved Supervisor based in Colorado, with over a decade of clinical experience specializing in burnout recovery, boundary work, and the particular exhaustion that comes from spending your life caring for others. She approaches her work through feminist, anti-racist, and anti-capitalist lenses — grounding her clinical practice in the understanding that burnout is systemic, not personal, and that the systems asking the most of helpers are rarely designed with their wellbeing in mind. Lindsey works with therapists, healers, and caregivers through her private practice, Guided Journey Therapy, and founded Guided Journey Studio to bring psychoeducational tools to people who give a lot and are learning they deserve care too. Resources for burnout recovery, boundary work, and between-session support are available at guidedjourneystudio.com.

Guest Contact Info:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsey-boes-ms-lmft-s-a1b22890/

Website: www.guidedjourneytherapy.com

Other website: www.guidedjourneystudio.com

Host Bios:

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, evaluator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Her clinical expertise centers on working with individuals impacted by the legal system, grounded in a commitment to offender accountability, survivor healing, and restorative justice.

Ashley has developed multiple 45-hour training programs on clinical supervision and is the author of The Resilient Therapist (Bloomsbury, 2026) and Supporting Clients of Sexual Trauma: Establishing Safety, Processing Shame, and Fostering Healthy Intimacy (PESI, 2026). She provides training nationally on restorative justice, addiction, clinical supervision, working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, professional boundaries in therapy, and mandatory reporting.

To contact Ashley directly, her website is: https://www.ensopllc.com/

Morgen Villegas, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, writer, consultant, and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. Through her practice, Vida Idílica Therapy & Consulting, she specializes in helping women heal from trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and the lasting effects of overfunctioning and caregiving. Using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she helps clients reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more authentic, spacious, and connected.

Morgen also provides consultation to EMDR therapists seeking greater confidence and nuance in working with complex trauma. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she is passionate about helping people move beyond "faking fine" and toward lasting healing. She is the author of Shadows to Light, a collection of stories and reflections on emotional neglect, motherhood, and breaking intergenerational cycles. Morgen lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, rescue dog Raven, and an ever-growing stack of library books waiting to be read.

To contact Morgen directly, her website is: vida-idilica.com

Licensed professional counselor and serial entrepreneur Khara Croswaite-Brindle joins Morgen and Ashley to explore a topic rarely discussed in the therapy world: career trauma. Khara breaks down the six adverse career-altering events therapists face: client suicide, sudden client death, client violence, professional betrayal, subpoenas, and grievances — and introduces the concept of "leadership trauma," the psychological toll of being made to question your self-worth by a supervisor or manager. The conversation covers confidential grief, the danger of mistaking private practice for a burnout cure, self-disclosure in the therapy room, and practical tools like the "self-disclosure short stack" and the "DAP note Reuben sandwich." A candid, healing conversation for therapists navigating the hidden wounds of the helping profession.

Guest Bio:

Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, CFT is passionate about giving people aha moments that create goosebumps and catalyze powerful action. She is a TEDx Speaker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Financial Therapist, Certified Enneagram professional, Approved Clinical Supervisor, and journal therapist living in Colorado. Khara enjoys various roles as a serial entrepreneur, 2x Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author, professional speaker, professor, and consultant. Khara specializes in helping therapists and financial therapists create secondary income streams against burnout through consultation, courses, and supervision. She is originally from the Pacific Northwest and gets her best ideas walking outside and being around water. When Khara’s not writing her next book or supporting fellow professional helpers on their own self-discovery journeys, she enjoys spending time with her daughter, reading, and indulging in gluttonous, gluten-free desserts with her family.

Guest Contact Info:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kharacroswaite/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kharacroswaite/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/khara.croswaite

Website: https://croswaitecounselingpllc.com/

Host Bios:

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, evaluator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Her clinical expertise centers on working with individuals impacted by the legal system, grounded in a commitment to offender accountability, survivor healing, and restorative justice.

Ashley has developed multiple 45-hour training programs on clinical supervision and is the author of The Resilient Therapist (Bloomsbury, 2026) and Supporting Clients of Sexual Trauma: Establishing Safety, Processing Shame, and Fostering Healthy Intimacy (PESI, 2026). She provides training nationally on restorative justice, addiction, clinical supervision, working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, professional boundaries in therapy, and mandatory reporting.

To contact Ashley directly, her website is: https://www.ensopllc.com/

Morgen Villegas, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, writer, consultant, and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. Through her practice, Vida Idílica Therapy & Consulting, she specializes in helping women heal from trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and the lasting effects of overfunctioning and caregiving. Using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she helps clients reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more authentic, spacious, and connected.

Morgen also provides consultation to EMDR therapists seeking greater confidence and nuance in working with complex trauma. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she is passionate about helping people move beyond "faking fine" and toward lasting healing. She is the author of Shadows to Light, a collection of stories and reflections on emotional neglect, motherhood, and breaking intergenerational cycles. Morgen lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, rescue dog Raven, and an ever-growing stack of library books waiting to be read.

To contact Morgen directly, her website is: vida-idilica.com

Ashley returns with three more lessons on the art of being a therapist. She reflects on why we never fully leave ourselves behind—even while unplugging and shares takeaways from nine books she read on the road. Along the way: rest, identity, memory, categorization, and the power of perspective to change how we see everything, including our clients.

Host Bios:

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, evaluator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Her clinical expertise centers on working with individuals impacted by the legal system, grounded in a commitment to offender accountability, survivor healing, and restorative justice.

Ashley has developed multiple 45-hour training programs on clinical supervision and is the author of The Resilient Therapist (Bloomsbury, 2026) and Supporting Clients of Sexual Trauma: Establishing Safety, Processing Shame, and Fostering Healthy Intimacy (PESI, 2026). She provides training nationally on restorative justice, addiction, clinical supervision, working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, professional boundaries in therapy, and mandatory reporting.

To contact Ashley directly, her website is: https://www.ensopllc.com/

Morgen Villegas, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, writer, consultant, and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. Through her practice, Vida Idílica Therapy & Consulting, she specializes in helping women heal from trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and the lasting effects of overfunctioning and caregiving. Using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she helps clients reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more authentic, spacious, and connected.

Morgen also provides consultation to EMDR therapists seeking greater confidence and nuance in working with complex trauma. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she is passionate about helping people move beyond "faking fine" and toward lasting healing. She is the author of Shadows to Light, a collection of stories and reflections on emotional neglect, motherhood, and breaking intergenerational cycles. Morgen lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, rescue dog Raven, and an ever-growing stack of library books waiting to be read.

To contact Morgen directly, her website is: vida-idilica.com

Picture this: the same skills that make you great at individual therapy might be exactly what derail a couples session.

In this episode, Morgen and Ashley sit down with Dr. Laura Eubanks Gambrel, a certified Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) couples therapist, supervisor, and trainer with more than 20 years of clinical experience.

Laura breaks down what makes couples therapy fundamentally different from individual work—and why being a skilled individual therapist doesn’t automatically prepare you for what happens when there are more than one nervous system, attachment history, and an entire relationship dynamic.

Guest Bio:

Laura Eubanks Gambrel, PhD, LMHC (WA), LMFT(NC), LPC (CO) is a therapist, supervisor, researcher, author, and trainer with over 20 years of clinical experience specializing in couples therapy and therapist training. As a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and EFCT Supervisor-in-Training, she is deeply grounded in experiential therapy, attachment science, and the transformative power of EFT. She is also an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and a certified mindfulness instructor. Based on her experience supervising hundreds of therapists as a faculty member and in private practice, Dr. Gambrel brings a developmentally attuned approach that meets clinicians at their learning edge. Supervisees value her ability to hold clinical complexity with compassion, balance support with challenge, integrate soulfulness with science, and offer clear guidance that builds confidence and competence in the vulnerable work of couples therapy - particularly in learning to trust the EFT process. Dr. Gambrel has a private practice, Relational Mindfulness - Therapy and Consultation, where she provides therapy, supervision, and training in person in Bellingham, Washington and virtually around the world.

Guest Contact Info:

Website: www.relational-mindfulness.org

Email [email protected]

LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/gambrel

Host Bios:

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, evaluator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Her clinical expertise centers on working with individuals impacted by the legal system, grounded in a commitment to offender accountability, survivor healing, and restorative justice.

Ashley has developed multiple 45-hour training programs on clinical supervision and is the author of The Resilient Therapist (Bloomsbury, 2026) and Supporting Clients of Sexual Trauma: Establishing Safety, Processing Shame, and Fostering Healthy Intimacy (PESI, 2026). She provides training nationally on restorative justice, addiction, clinical supervision, working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, professional boundaries in therapy, and mandatory reporting.

To contact Ashley directly, her website is: https://www.ensopllc.com/

Morgen Villegas, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, writer, consultant, and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. Through her practice, Vida Idílica Therapy & Consulting, she specializes in helping women heal from trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and the lasting effects of overfunctioning and caregiving. Using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she helps clients reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more authentic, spacious, and connected.

Morgen also provides consultation to EMDR therapists seeking greater confidence and nuance in working with complex trauma. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she is passionate about helping people move beyond "faking fine" and toward lasting healing. She is the author of Shadows to Light, a collection of stories and reflections on emotional neglect, motherhood, and breaking intergenerational cycles. Morgen lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, rescue dog Raven, and an ever-growing stack of library books waiting to be read.

To contact Morgen directly, her website is: vida-idilica.com

In this episode of The Art of Being a Therapist, hosts Morgen and Ashley sit down with guest (and Ashley's sister) Lindsay, whose winding path (early childhood education to school psychology to clinical social work) shaped her existential, LGBTQ+-affirming approach to therapy. Lindsay opens up about self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and learning to "just be" with clients instead of rushing to fix things. The conversation dives into boundaries and burnout, staying human as a therapist amid collective trauma and political stress, and what grad school did (and didn't) prepare her for.

Guest Bio:

Lindsay Colegrove, M. Ed., MSW, SWC, ADDC began her career in early childhood education, where she saw firsthand the impact that social-emotional and developmental challenges can have on children and their families. That experience led her to pursue graduate training in School Psychology before transitioning to Social Work in 2023 to more fully address the systemic and social factors that shape mental health and well-being. Today, Lindsay's work focuses on advocacy and policy, with a particular passion for LGBTQ+ mental health, anti-oppressive practice, and advancing equity through an intersectional lens. She believes healing happens when people feel genuinely seen, heard, and valued. Her therapeutic approach is warm, relational, and strengths-based, incorporating creativity, curiosity, and connection to help individuals navigate trauma, identity exploration, grief, anxiety, and life transitions while building deeper connections with themselves, their communities, and the possibilities for meaningful change.

Host Bios:

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, evaluator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Her clinical expertise centers on working with individuals impacted by the legal system, grounded in a commitment to offender accountability, survivor healing, and restorative justice.

Ashley has developed multiple 45-hour training programs on clinical supervision and is the author of The Resilient Therapist (Bloomsbury, 2026) and Supporting Clients of Sexual Trauma: Establishing Safety, Processing Shame, and Fostering Healthy Intimacy (PESI, 2026). She provides training nationally on restorative justice, addiction, clinical supervision, working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, professional boundaries in therapy, and mandatory reporting.

To contact Ashley directly, her website is: https://www.ensopllc.com/

Morgen Villegas, LCSW, LAC, ACS, is a therapist, writer, consultant, and an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant. Through her practice, Vida Idílica Therapy & Consulting, she specializes in helping women heal from trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and the lasting effects of overfunctioning and caregiving. Using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she helps clients reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more authentic, spacious, and connected.

Morgen also provides consultation to EMDR therapists seeking greater confidence and nuance in working with complex trauma. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she is passionate about helping people move beyond "faking fine" and toward lasting healing. She is the author of Shadows to Light, a collection of stories and reflections on emotional neglect, motherhood, and breaking intergenerational cycles. Morgen lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, rescue dog Raven, and an ever-growing stack of library books waiting to be read.

To contact Morgen directly, her website is: vida-idilica.com