Today we’d like to introduce you to Celia Webb.
Hi Celia, could you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today.
Thank you! I am so excited to share a little bit about my journey with you! I am a mental health therapist and the owner of Celia Webb, LPC & Associates, a group practice in Sandy Springs, GA. I have always known I wanted to be in the helping profession. I was not completely sure in what capacity until I took a couple of psychology classes in college. I fell in love with the idea of helping people along their healing journey, hearing stories of people’s lives, and helping them find a path of meaning and happiness.
After graduate school, I worked in various treatment programs and levels of care to gain a wide variety of clinical experience and landed in private practice 7 years ago. In October 2020, I decided I wanted to transition from working in a group practice to establishing my private practice. I grew in both the clinical skills I was offering to clients as well as beginning to offer supervision to newly graduated therapists.
Three years into solo practice, I knew I wanted more. I set out to open Celia Webb, LPC & Associates in May 2023. I am passionate about offering trauma-focused care to individuals in the Greater Atlanta community and enhancing the expertise of fellow practitioners. My practice continues to evolve, including a growing team of clinicians and counseling interns, and we now offer a spectrum of services, including consultation, training, and workshops.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Shockingly, I think it’s been much smoother than I anticipated. The decision to expand my practice was one that I took excruciatingly slow to ensure that I had all of my “ducks in a row.” I think this choice helped minimize the number of bumps in the road I would have hit if I had not taken my time in expanding my practice.
If I had to identify some snags, I’d have to say it was recruiting and hiring. I am not a new clinician, but launching a new business relied on potential employee candidates to trust that I knew what I was doing and would be able to support them in their transition to private practice. I have chosen to lean into my natural strengths, authenticity, and continued growth to support me through this process. I truly allowed my authentic self to show and wholeheartedly believed things would work out one way or another, and I think the universe returned this to me in a fantastic team, amazing community partnerships, and family to support me.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Absolutely, I introduce myself to people as a mental health therapist, but within the industry, I consider myself a trauma specialist. I have spent an extensive amount of time and money increasing my training and knowledge of working with trauma. I am truly in love with walking the therapeutic journey with individuals who have experienced trauma (most often complex trauma), bearing witness to so much sadness, grief, shame, and anger; all to find beauty and peace on the other side.
I work with almost anything that would bring a client to therapy when they have a history of trauma. Most often my clients endorse anxiety, dissociation, eating disorders, relationship issues, or substance use. I focus on working with trauma from a compassion-focused somatic and attachment lens. I utilize Somatic Experiencing (Advanced level, training to be completed May 2024), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Polyvagal theory (PVT), attachment-based modalities, and EMDR. My therapeutic specialty is one people are often seeking out after they have done some foundational therapeutic work (CBT, CBT, talk therapy), found some benefit, but are looking for that next step to dig a little deeper into the root of their struggles.
I believe one of my secret weapons is a thirst for learning. I am very interested in continuing to learn and grow. As previously stated, I have spent a large amount of time and money pursuing my training. I believe this is one of the things that sets me apart from others. Many therapists in Atlanta work with clients who have experienced trauma, and many of them are great! However, there are not as many that have the training in somatic therapy, parts work, nervous system regulation, or attachment. I believe this dedication allows me to stand out as a therapist in the community. Separate from my work with clients, I am incredibly passionate about helping other clinicians gain and sharpen their skills. Specialized training is often time- and cost-prohibitive, so I have blended my expertise and my love for teaching to support other therapists in the form of supervision, consultation, and workshops.
But I can’t do this all alone, I also have some fantastic clinicians on my team! Lara works with a little bit of everything from a trauma-informed lens. She is passionate about working with couples, men, and BIPOC folks who may be navigating grief, trauma, or identity concerns. Lara is trained in IFS, EMDR, polyvagal theory, and Emotionally Focused couple’s therapy. Zack, who truly makes coming to therapy fun, works with LGBTQIA+ adolescents and adults, neurodivergent individuals, mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. He specializes in CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing.
We’d love to hear about how you think about risk-taking.
I consider myself very risk-averse. This is the reason behind moving incredibly slowly in expanding my practice. I had hoped that the more time I dedicated to planning and organizing, the less risk I would incur. However, it didn’t matter how slow I moved, I still encountered risks.
The biggest risk was financial security. It took a significant financial foundation to secure a practice location and furnish this location without any employees or additional income aside from what my solo practice was already generating. I had a lot of fear about whether or not this was going to work out financially. I did create MANY backup plans if things failed miserably, in hopes of minimizing those risks.
Another risk was trusting that with this expansion, I could grow a team of clinicians that could also grow their caseload. I had a lot of fear around this and felt a lot of responsibility for marketing, generating client referrals, and retaining a client caseload. I had to do a lot of work around this in my own therapy. It took a lot of time to separate what I could reasonably do for others and what undue pressure I was placing on myself. This realization helped reduce some of the responsibility I felt in this area.
If you enjoyed reading about Celia Webb or would like more information on her practice, see additional details below:
Pricing:
- Lara’s rate: $150
- Zack’s rate: $180
- Celia’s rate: $225
Contact Info:
- Website: www.celiawebblpc.com
- Email: Hello@CeliaWebbLPC.Com
- Instagram: @celiawebblpc
Image Credits
Katie Johnson Photography
