About your Therapy Godmothers
Bethany Bylsma, LMHC
As a therapist, play, art, archetypal psychology, relationships and tears are used to tenderly help my clients uncover the stories of ache and joy that lie just beneath the surface of every human heart. As a clinical supervisor I have used my own stories of pain and growth over the past 10 years to mentor and teach. As a woman I am fiercely protective of the fire in the belly of woman to be seen, heard, and understood - EVEN in the messiest of emotions.
As an intuitive and playful artist, I have discovered that there can be much healing when our hands are digging in the ground outside or covered in flour in a kitchen. I have spent years traveling the world (hello missionary kid!) and soaking in the stories that have become the heartbeat of everything I do. I understand the type of magic and healing and growth that can occur when we step into community to share our stories and am adamant to share this joy with others. -I'm a professional therapist and clinical supervisor -I lead retreats both with Therapy Godmothers and Tender||Wild -I am a former non-profit program manager with years of international living and travel |
Rachel Morell, OMG
My love for leading and creating shared experiences goes back to first grade when I knew that I wanted to be a teacher (B.S., Grand Canyon University ’03). Ever since then, I’ve been on a mission to help people understand new ideas. In my 20’s, I lived and worked at a small university in Oregon. It was then, in relationship with 100’s of students over 10 years, that I began to develop the tools and learned how powerful it can be to dive into our own stories. The best thing that happened during that time was meeting Bethany…although eating in the dining hall was an excellent perk as well. Chili dawgs, anyone?
My professional background and hobbies include teaching, screen printing, depression, anxiety, wilderness leadership, fashion design (A.A., The Art Institute of Portland, ’08), insurance billing, archetypal psychology, Disneyland, and photography. In 2016, I completed the Level 1 Certificate at The Allender Center and although I’m not a therapist, my current day job is very “therapy adjacent.” Managing a group therapy practice in Greenlake has me helping new therapists start their own businesses, teaching Simple Practice, chatting with clients, and billing insurance. So, while I don’t know immediately know what it’s like to sit with clients every day, I am surrounded by and love many people just like you. This has been a wild couple of years for so many people I love and I’m here to give you a break from being the person who has to know what to do next. Photography clients have thanked me for helping them laugh more. Friends love me for my thoughtful questions, sense of humor, and ability to become almost anyone’s new pal. I love myself for finding a unique way to help a category of people who have impacted my life deeply. If you like funny, weepy, empathetic unicorns, then we should probably be friends! |
How do I ______? If you saw our google searches, you would find our search for meaning, for how to file for an EIN, and for the cheapest flights to Disneyland. You would see our search for answers when we're stumped. But most of all you would see that we're curious, resourceful, and have energy around moving things forward. We created Therapy Godmothers because we'd like to save you the endless google searches and instead, empower you with information, laughter, and that feeling of being the boss of your own life. We create fun events and retreats infused with expert knowledge and advice that has come from years of working with therapists.
When will I ____? Feel successful? Figure out taxes? Be an actual boss? We think the answer can be now. We believe that you can feel in charge of your business, resourced, and making the money you dream of today. If we didn't think it was possible, we wouldn't waste your time. If you're here, you already have a curiosity around if this is all possible and we're here to tell you it is. We have started 6 successful businesses between us and we started by asking good questions and gathering people around us to help. You're in the right place.
When will I ____? Feel successful? Figure out taxes? Be an actual boss? We think the answer can be now. We believe that you can feel in charge of your business, resourced, and making the money you dream of today. If we didn't think it was possible, we wouldn't waste your time. If you're here, you already have a curiosity around if this is all possible and we're here to tell you it is. We have started 6 successful businesses between us and we started by asking good questions and gathering people around us to help. You're in the right place.