Our Approach to Therapy

A Guided Path to Healing, Connection, and Growth

Our Mission: Healing Disconnection Through Deep, Personalized Care

At Cracked Open Collective, our mission is simple—but urgent:

To help people reconnect—with themselves, with others, and with what matters most.

We believe that emotional healing is foundational.

It’s not just about reducing symptoms or coping better—it’s about coming home to yourself.

Our goal is to guide people through meaningful, lasting transformation. To help them heal attachment wounds, find emotional clarity, and feel truly supported within a thriving, heart-led community.

This is how we begin to restore our humanity—one person, one relationship, one reconnection at a time.

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Why Traditional Therapy Often Falls Short

Many of our clients have been to therapy before. They’ve talked through their struggles. They’ve shown up for years.

But something’s still missing.

They’re stuck in the same patterns.
They’re telling the same story.
They don’t feel different—just drained.

Why?

Because the traditional model of therapy often operates in isolation. One therapist. One hour a week. Little context, no bigger plan, and no integration with the rest of life.

There’s often no clear direction.
No accountability.
No sense of rhythm or community.

And worst of all, many people leave therapy still feeling disconnected—emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

Our Model: The Garden Plan

We’ve created something entirely different.

At Cracked Open, therapy isn’t just a session—it’s a strategy. A container. A collaborative plan for transformation.

Here’s how it works:

It starts with a free 20 minute consult call—a quick check-in to understand your needs.
Then, you meet with Leslie or another Collective clinician for a Discovery Session. Together, you explore where you are, what hurts, and what you’re longing for.
From that session, we build your personalized Growth Plan—a living, breathing roadmap that guides your healing.

Your Growth Plan may include:

Individual therapy
Co-led group therapy
Body-based work like massage, breathwork, Reiki, or somatic release
Parts work, spiritual exploration, and trauma-informed practices
Monthly progress check-ins and plan adjustments
Support for your partner, family, or children—all within one connected system

Rather than jumping from one service to another, you get a coordinated path, held by a team who knows you and is with you every step of the way.

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Why It Works

You don’t need more appointments. You need a plan.

At Cracked Open, we don’t believe healing should be piecemeal. We don’t believe in therapy that drifts without direction or systems that ask you to coordinate care on your own.

What makes this model work is simple:

You have a clear Growth Plan—a map that guides your healing across every part of your life.

That plan isn’t just individual therapy. It’s holistic.
It includes co-led group therapy to restore the connection we’re missing.
It includes intensive work when you need deep dives, not surface-level support.
It includes bodywork, spiritual practices, somatic release, IFS, breathwork, and nervous system care—all under one roof.

This isn’t about treating you as just a mind or a diagnosis.It’s about seeing you as a whole human—and giving you the space, tools, and community you need to grow.

At most practices, you get a therapist. Maybe a group.Here, you get a container for transformation. A village of support.

And most importantly, a plan that evolves with you, so you’re not trying to figure it all out alone.

The Outcome: Real Connection, Real Change.

Disconnection is at the root of so much suffering.

When we’re disconnected, life feels dull, grey, meaningless.

We feel lonely even when we’re not alone. We feel numb even when things are good.

We lose our sense of presence. Of purpose. Of peace.

But when we reconnect—when we feel safe, seen, and attuned to—we come alive.

That is the aim of our practice.

That’s what we help our clients build—not just insight, but connection that lasts.

So you can have a sense of home. Whether by yourself or at the practice, you can feel at home. You can have a presence.

Why We’re Uniquely Equipped to Help

At Cracked Open, we don’t just hire good therapists—we build a team of deeply attuned, heart-led helpers.

Every therapist here has years of experience—but more than that, we honor each person’s unique gifts and passions. We invest in them with collaboration, rest, and creative freedom. Because thriving therapists create transformational care.

You won’t find burnout here. You’ll find presence. You’ll feel it the moment you walk through our doors.

You Deserve More Than a Weekly Session, You Deserve A Plan

Healing shouldn’t feel haphazard.

We don’t believe in aimless therapy or endless talk with no progress.

You deserve a clear plan for your healing—a guided process that adapts as you do.

That’s what we offer.

We’ll meet you where you are.
We’ll help you get clear on what you want.
And we’ll walk with you toward the version of yourself you’re ready to remember.

Let’s Create Your Plan

We’ll meet you where you are.

Book a short phone call with Stephanie to explore whether this model is right for you.

From there, we’ll schedule your Discovery Session and begin building your personalized Growth Plan.

This isn’t therapy as usual.

This is your invitation to heal, connect, and grow—in a place that sees all of you.

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Ready for Real Change?

You don’t have to do therapy forever without change.
You deserve care that’s clear, connected, and deeply attuned to who you are—and where you want to go.