About the practice

Therapy that feels like a real conversation.

No clipboards. No worksheets that look like the SAT. Just trained, trauma-informed people you can actually talk to.

Abstract watercolor shapes in dusty rose, taupe, and slate

Why we do this

Crescita means growth.

The name's a nod to the slow, unflashy version of growth — the kind that happens when someone finally has the space to be honest. Not the kind that looks good on a graphic.

We built this practice because most of our clients didn't need more coping skills. They'd read the books. They'd done CBT. They were exhausted from being resilient. What they needed was somewhere safe enough to put the armor down for fifty minutes a week.

That's what this is.

What we believe

Your nervous system isn't broken. It's been doing exactly what it was set up to do. The work isn't fixing it — it's helping it learn the danger is over.

How we work

A few things we mean when we say trauma-informed.

Pace is yours

We never push faster than your system can integrate. If we hit a wall, we slow down or back up. That's the work, not a setback.

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Bodies count

Talk therapy alone doesn't always reach the places trauma lives. We work somatically and with EMDR when that's what's actually needed.

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Real over polished

You don't have to perform. You can swear, cry, blank out, change your mind mid-sentence. We've seen all of it. None of it scares us off.

The team

Two clinicians. Same posture.

Both trained in trauma-informed care. Both bring warmth, humor, and steady presence. If you're not sure who to start with, we can help match you.

Practice owner · LPC, EMDR-trained

Katie Fortunato

Works with: complex trauma, EMDR, dissociation, parts work, perfectionism, identity, the high-functioning version of "I'm fine."

Meet Katie

Pre-licensed therapist · LPCC

Alissa Brown

Works with: kids and teens, anxiety, military families, parenting, school stress, the postpartum stretch nobody warned you about.

Meet Alissa