MY STORY
At the start of my 30s, I had everything that was supposed to add up to "fine". The degree, the career, the life that looked right from the outside. And I still felt like something was missing. I was stressed, burning out, and couldn't figure out why nothing I tried made it better.
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I was searching for something softer in myself – a version of me that didn't have to perform or hold everything so tightly. But what I found surprised me. The "me" I was looking for was hiding in the very person I had been pushing away for years: my mother.
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The things I didn't like about myself turned out to be the things I didn't like about her. The generational patterns I was running from were the patterns I inherited. And once I stopped fighting that – once I started accepting her at a soul level, being grateful for her, despite who she was but because of it – everything started to shift.
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Traditional mental health counseling gave me language for what I was feeling. But it wasn't enough on its own. I needed holistic wellness approaches that spoke to who I actually ma – approaches that didn't just help me manage stress, but helped me understand the why. Family Constellations showed me how the generational trauma in my family system was shaping everything – my relationships, my burnout, my sense of self. Sound healing gave me a way to release things that didn't have words yet – to heal in the body, not just the mind.
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Not everyone needs a holistic path. But I did. And the more I walked it, the more I realized I wasn't the only woman carrying these generational patterns, searching for something softer, trying to find herself underneath everything she'd been taught to be.
"Wellness isn't a moment – it's the path back to wholeness."
"I feel full. I am ok. I am enough. For many years I didn't have peace. I am in a place of peace." – FELT session participant
WHAT THE JOURNEY BECAME
Today I work as a licensed professional counselor, workplace wellness keynote speaker, and certified sound healing practitioner in Northern Virginia. Everything I offer grew out of my own healing – and the conviction that nobody should have to figure it out alone.
Speaking & workplace wellness
Wellness keynotes, corporate workshops, and ongoing programming for organizations, schools, and employee resource groups – helping teams address burnout, manage stress, and build resilience from the inside out.
The FELT Experience – sound healing membership
A somatic wellness membership using crystal singing bowls, breathwork, and gentle yoga to help people regulate their nervous systems – the modality that let me heal what words couldn't reach. Available virtually and in person in Northern Virginia.
Marsh Heals – online women's wellness community
A safe place for women navigating burnout, midlife transitions, and friendship wounds – with self-paced wellness courses, biweekly live group coaching, and a community where you're actually seen.
TRAINING & CREDENTIALS
Marsha is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with over seventeen years of clinical experience. Her training spans traditional and holistic modalities – including clinical mental health counseling, certified sound healing, yoga, Root Cause Therapy, Reiki, Energy Body Dialogue, Core Synchronization, and Family Constellations facilitation – giving her a unique ability to meet clients and audiences wherever they are.
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Virginia
Certified Sound Healing Practitioner
Certified in Root Cause Therapy
Energy Body Dialogue
Family Constellations Facilitator
Master's Degree, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Yoga Teacher
Reiki Practitioner
Core Synchronization
Founder, Willow Tree Counseling & Educational, LLC
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