Hidden Gems: Meet Maray Crockett, LMFT of The Evolve Healing House

Today we’d like to introduce you to Maray Crockett, LMFT.

Hi Maray, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
From an early age, I knew I wanted to create safe spaces for children, couples, and families to process pain, trauma, and the relationship patterns that often get passed down through generations. I was especially drawn to helping people feel seen, understood, and supported while navigating difficult life experiences and transitions. That passion ultimately led me to pursue both my undergraduate and graduate education at East Carolina University, where I graduated from their Marriage and Family Therapy program.

One of the most impactful parts of my training was working within a family therapy clinic while still in school. Having hands-on clinical experience early on helped me develop practical skills and confidence before entering the field professionally. It gave me a strong foundation in systems thinking, relational work, and understanding how family dynamics shape emotional well-being.

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work across a variety of settings, including public schools and private practice, supporting clients with a wide range of concerns and experiences. My work has included couples and family therapy, trauma-focused therapy, EMDR, play therapy, equine therapy, sex therapy, sex addiction work, and even financial therapy. I’ve intentionally explored different specialties because I’m naturally curious, passionate about learning, and committed to understanding people from a holistic perspective.

Today, all of those experiences inform the work I do through The Evolve Healing House, where I focus on helping individuals, couples, and families heal, reconnect with themselves, and create healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It definitely has not been a completely smooth road, and I think that’s part of what makes me connect so deeply with the people I work with today. Like many people entering helping professions, there were moments of burnout, self-doubt, and learning how to balance caring for others while also caring for myself. Working in mental health means regularly sitting with heavy stories, trauma, grief, relationship struggles, and life transitions, so learning how to remain grounded and emotionally healthy myself has been an important part of my journey.

Professionally, one of the challenges was navigating such a broad field and figuring out where I felt most aligned. I explored many different therapeutic approaches and specialties over the years because I genuinely wanted to learn and understand people more deeply. While that curiosity helped me grow into a more well-rounded therapist, it also came with periods of uncertainty about what direction I wanted to take long term.

Building something of my own has also required a lot of courage. Transitioning into private practice and creating The Evolve Healing House meant stepping into entrepreneurship, leadership, and trusting myself in new ways outside of just being a clinician. There were challenges around boundaries, confidence, and learning the business side of the work, not just the clinical side.

At the same time, every experience both the difficult and rewarding ones has strengthened my ability to sit with clients in an authentic way. I think my journey has taught me that healing and growth are rarely linear, and that applies both personally and professionally.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about The Evolve Healing House ?
The Evolve Healing House is a therapy practice centered around healing, self-awareness, and relational growth. The heart of the practice is creating a space where people feel emotionally safe enough to slow down, explore their experiences honestly, and reconnect with themselves and the relationships that matter most to them. I work with individuals, couples, and families navigating trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, identity shifts, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and patterns that often stem from both past experiences and present relational dynamics.

While the practice supports a wide range of clients, I’m especially passionate about working with couples and women navigating major life transitions. Much of my work focuses on attachment, emotional regulation, communication, intimacy, conflict cycles, self-worth, and helping people move from survival mode into more intentional and fulfilling ways of living and relating. I’m also deeply interested in intergenerational trauma and how family systems shape the way we love, communicate, cope, and view ourselves.

What sets my work apart is the balance between depth and relatability. I aim to create a therapeutic environment that feels compassionate, honest, collaborative, and nonjudgmental while still encouraging meaningful accountability and growth. Clients often tell me they appreciate that I’m able to hold emotional complexity without making them feel pathologized or “broken.” I believe therapy should feel human, not performative.

My approach is also integrative and holistic. Throughout my career, I’ve trained and worked across multiple modalities and specialties including trauma-focused therapy, EMDR, play therapy, sex therapy, family systems work, couples therapy, and emotionally focused approaches. That range allows me to tailor therapy to the person sitting in front of me instead of forcing clients into one rigid framework.

Brand-wise, I’m most proud that The Evolve Healing House reflects the values I care about most: emotional safety, authenticity, growth, compassion, and evolution. I wanted to build something that felt warm and grounded while also encouraging people to challenge old patterns and create healthier relationships with themselves and others.

I want readers to know that healing does not always look perfect or linear, and that people deserve spaces where they can be honest about their experiences without shame. Whether someone is working through relationship struggles, trauma, burnout, identity changes, or simply trying to reconnect with themselves, my goal is to help them feel supported while building a life and relationships that feel more aligned, intentional, and fulfilling.

We love surprises, fun facts and unexpected stories. Is there something you can share that might surprise us?
Something that might surprise people is that while my work is deeply rooted in trauma, relationships, and emotional healing, I’m also a very creative and curious person outside of the therapy room. I genuinely love learning and exploring different perspectives, which is part of why I’ve trained across so many different therapy modalities and specialties over the years. I’m someone who can enjoy deep conversations about attachment and healing just as much as I enjoy art, fashion, beauty, travel, culture, or finding inspiration in everyday life.

I think people sometimes assume therapists are always serious or have everything figured out, but I’m very human in the way I move through life and growth. A big part of my work is actually rooted in understanding complexity, how people can be strong and struggling at the same time, healing while still learning, or successful while still navigating uncertainty.

Another thing people may not realize is how much entrepreneurship and leadership have shaped me personally. Building The Evolve Healing House has required me to grow far beyond just clinical skills. It’s pushed me to become more confident, intentional, creative, and self-trusting in ways I didn’t fully anticipate when I first entered the mental health field.

At the core of both my life and my work, I’m someone who believes people deserve spaces where they can evolve without shame. That belief influences everything I create, both professionally and personally.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://evolvehealinghouse.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theevolvehealinghouse/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-evolve-healing-house-pllc-151107360
• Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@Evolve_wm
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvehealinghouse