Willow Counseling LLC

Willow Counseling LLC Willow Counseling provides a supportive and collaborative therapeutic relationship where you can expe

Merry Christmas from the Willow Team.Thinking of you all and wishing you well!🤍
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from the Willow Team.
Thinking of you all and wishing you well!🤍

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12/22/2025

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The light doesn’t rush back.It returns a little at a time.That’s often how healing works too. 🤍
12/21/2025

The light doesn’t rush back.
It returns a little at a time.

That’s often how healing works too. 🤍

Permission to hold complexity: granted🌿Joy and grief often coexist this time of  year. Feeling both doesn't cancel eithe...
12/19/2025

Permission to hold complexity: granted🌿

Joy and grief often coexist this time of year. Feeling both doesn't cancel either out-it is a reflection of emotional depth.🤍

🌿🤍🤍🌿-Mary Oliver
12/16/2025

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-Mary Oliver

This month can carry joy and heaviness. Excitement and exhaustion. Gratitude and grief.You don’t have to pick just one.G...
12/12/2025

This month can carry joy and heaviness. Excitement and exhaustion. Gratitude and grief.
You don’t have to pick just one.

Giving yourself permission to feel the full spectrum of your emotions is a kind of strength — not something to apologize for. 🌿

Our community has a way of showing up for one another — quietly, consistently, and with so much heart. As we move into t...
12/10/2025

Our community has a way of showing up for one another — quietly, consistently, and with so much heart. As we move into this season of giving, we’re grateful for the local organizations who pour compassion into Champaign-Urbana every single day.

If you’re looking for a place to lend support before the year ends, these nonprofits make a real difference in the lives of our neighbors. 🤍

🌿 Salt & Light
🌿 C-U at Home
🌿 United Way of Champaign County
🌿 Crisis Nursery
🌿 Gateway Family Services of Illinois
🌿 Courage Connection

🌿 Meet The Counselors of Willow + What Inspires Their Work🌿"I was inspired to enter this field through a blend of person...
12/03/2025

🌿 Meet The Counselors of Willow + What Inspires Their Work🌿

"I was inspired to enter this field through a blend of personal experience and a genuine curiosity about how people heal, grow, and make sense of their emotions. One of my earliest memories of this was in grade school, when a classmate struggled to connect with others. I remember feeling a deep compassion for them, and reaching out in a way that sparked a friendship that has lasted for years.

That experience stayed with me. Later, when I took my first Psychology 101 course in college, I felt an immediate clarity—I knew this was the work I was meant to do. I’ve always been someone who listens deeply and strives to understand the person in front of me, and over time I realized that these qualities could be shaped into a meaningful way of supporting others.

Today, I’m motivated by the desire to offer a safe, supportive space where people can explore their inner world, reconnect with their strengths, and move toward a healthier, more fulfilling life. My goal is to walk alongside clients as they navigate challenges and discover their capacity for resilience, connection and growth." - Kristen Hammel, LCPC & Co-Owner of Willow

🌿 Meet The Counselors of Willow + What Inspires Their Work🌿"I was always interested in learning about people--their stor...
12/02/2025

🌿 Meet The Counselors of Willow + What Inspires Their Work🌿

"I was always interested in learning about people--their stories, their struggles, their triumphs. I even became an English Literature major for a while in college, thinking that I would make a career out of reading and writing about people. One day in college I signed up for a service-learning project working with teens in foster care. I got to learn their stories firsthand rather than from a book, and the connections made in that first experience completely shifted the course of my life. I changed my path and never looked back!

I have taken a few different routes along the road to co-founding Willow Counseling, but the early lessons have always remained true for me—everyone’s story deserves to be told, and the power of human connection can shift the course of someone’s life in amazing, unexpected ways." - Nina O'Brien, LCSW & Co-Owner of Willow

Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving--a day with warm food, sweet memories, and grateful hearts. 🤍
11/27/2025

Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving--a day with warm food, sweet memories, and grateful hearts. 🤍

With weeks like this, it’s easy to move on autopilot.Sometimes just holding a small intention—to notice more, to pause a...
11/24/2025

With weeks like this, it’s easy to move on autopilot.
Sometimes just holding a small intention—
to notice more, to pause a little, to savor the moments that matter—
can quietly shift the pace of your day.🤍🍂

Some seasons ask you to slow down. Let that be okay.🌿
11/21/2025

Some seasons ask you to slow down. Let that be okay.🌿

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1801 Woodfield Drive, Suite 112
Champaign, IL
61874

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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Lesssons from a Willow Tree

As the wind blows, as storms rage in the world, the willow tree will bend, yet remain strong.

The willow tree knows it cannot control the storms that will come its way; it has learned that being rigid will only allow the storm to break away its beautiful branches. So instead, the willow tree bends with each storm, and when the storm passes the willow tree branches remain. The willow tree will not be broken as the roots of the tree are strong, secure, and keep it grounded and connected to the earth.

With each passing storm, the process of learning about oneself changes and challenges the soul. Working through one’s challenges can be scary, exhilarating and profoundly rewarding. We are committed to the process of healing so you can live a more intentional, deeper life.