Embrace the messiness and heal through it.

Hayley Nixon McCord, Licensed Professional Counselor

My deep curiosity about the human experience, combined with my own journey of pain and confusion within myself and my relationships, led me into this field. My work is rooted in the sacred connection between client and therapist. I believe in collaboration, compassion, and curiosity in the therapeutic space; we all have inherent wisdom, and my role as a therapist is not to act as expert, but to help you hone that wisdom while developing deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships.

I work from a psychodynamic foundation with an emotion-focused, trauma-informed approach. In my work with couples and families, I'm drawn to circumstances that are easily villainized or pathologized; betrayal, addiction, and the like. We are such complex beings with rich histories that inform so much of the present, and putting behaviors or situations into boxes limits the opportunity for genuine insight, growth, and change. I love helping people get more conscious of their unconscious patterns, drives, and emotions, while tenderly holding their wounds and incorporating accountability into the healing process. You'll find my style direct and typically casual over clinical, with humor as a pillar. I'm open-minded, committed to my own anti-racist and cultural humility work, and LGBTQ+ affirming. I'm humbled by the opportunity to see and know you in our work together.