Tree of Life Counseling Center

Tree of Life Counseling Center Welcome to Tree of Life Counseling Center. We believe that deep inside you lie undiscovered strengths and gifts. It is our mission to help you uncover them.

Empowering, culturally responsive therapy for those dedicated to fostering intergenerational healing, advancing racial justice, tapping into their own inner healing potential, and contributing to the collective liberation of our communities. Our mission is to help you discover them. We are dedicated to providing culturally-responsive, social justice-oriented services that differ from conventional

Western medicine, often referred to as non-traditional. Our methods emphasize the connection between the mind and body, acknowledging internalized biases and oppressive beliefs. We help you explore the origins of your challenges and guide you on a path to healing, rather than just recognizing their sources. Essentially, our goal is to tackle the root cause of our communityโ€™s pain. Our therapy space aims to be a safe sanctuary where you can freely delve into every aspect of yourself without worrying about judgment. The goal is to cultivate self-awareness, acceptance, and promote our community's collective liberation. Your healing journey not only benefits you but also inspires healing in others just by being your authentic self. We are excited to connect with you!

๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐€๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š ๐Œ. ๐‚๐ž๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, ๐‹๐๐‚-๐’, ๐‘๐๐“-๐’โ„ข, ๐ˆ๐-๐‚๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!โฃโฃโฃLooking for a dynamic speaker on mental health, col...
05/22/2026

๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐€๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š ๐Œ. ๐‚๐ž๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, ๐‹๐๐‚-๐’, ๐‘๐๐“-๐’โ„ข, ๐ˆ๐-๐‚๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!โฃโฃ
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Looking for a dynamic speaker on mental health, collective liberation, trauma-informed care, and decolonized healing practices?โฃ
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Alyssa M. Cedillo is an award-winning Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, and Clinical Director of Tree of Life Counseling Center with 15+ years of experience advancing intergenerational healing and community empowerment.โฃ
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๐—ช๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐€๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š?โฃ
โœจ Clinical Director, Tree of Life Counseling Center & President, Root of It Foundationโฃ
โœจ Specialist in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and decolonized mental health careโฃ
โœจ Experienced crisis responder & disruptive event responderโฃ
โœจ Expert in play therapy, somatic abolitionism, ketamine-assisted therapy & body-oriented modalitiesโฃ
โœจ Licensed in Texas, Colorado & Floridaโฃ
โœจ 2023 St. Maryโ€™s University Alice Franzke Feminist Award recipientโฃ
โœจ 2025 APT TX DEI Award recipientโฃ
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๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž:โฃ
โœ”๏ธ Ketamine-Assisted Therapy & psychedelic integrationโฃ
โœ”๏ธ Sand Tray & Play Therapy techniquesโฃ
โœ”๏ธ Decolonized Mental Health & collective liberationโฃ
โœ”๏ธ Trauma-Informed Care, resilience building & crisis responseโฃ
โœ”๏ธ Cultural competency, DEI & community healingโฃ
โœ”๏ธ Sustainable self-care for mental health professionalsโฃ
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๐€๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ:โฃ
๐ŸŽค Keynotesโฃ
๐ŸŽ“ Trainings & Workshopsโฃ
๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Panels & Community Educationโฃ
๐Ÿข Corporate & Nonprofit Eventsโฃ
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๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: info@treeoflifecounselingcenterorgโฃ
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Who do you look for when seeking to deepen your understanding? What do you look for in your elders? In your leaders? In ...
05/20/2026

Who do you look for when seeking to deepen your understanding? What do you look for in your elders? In your leaders? In your educators? Who do you trust?โฃ
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I want to learn from someone who leads with honesty and vulnerability, not who regurgitates information steeping in oppressive concepts.โฃ
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I want to experience how showing up as their authentic self naturally leads to a revelation of their expertise, rather than trying to convince me their are credible.โฃ
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We deserve this kind of experiential learning!โฃ
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Learn more about our therapeutic servicesโฃ
https://treeoflifecounselingcenter.org/โฃ
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Learn more about our on-demand workshopsโฃ
https://treeoflifecounselingcenter.squarespace.com/on-demand-workshopsโฃ
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Learn more about our professional and business consultationsโฃ
https://treeoflifecounselingcenter.org/consultation โฃ
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05/19/2026

โ€œYour anxiety is real โ€” but isolation is slowly killing us! To have community, you have to BE community!โฃ
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We cannot heal collectively if we donโ€™t even know our neighbors.โฃ
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Collective liberation starts next door.โ€-Alyssa Cedilloโฃ
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Thank you

At Tree of Life Counseling Center and The Root of It Foundation, our offerings blend clinical wisdom, cultural humility,...
05/18/2026

At Tree of Life Counseling Center and The Root of It Foundation, our offerings blend clinical wisdom, cultural humility, and community care.โฃโฃ
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From CE-accredited play therapy trainings to liberation-centered healing circles, each experience is designed to nourish growth, for professionals, organizations, and the communities they serve.โฃโฃ
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Explore our tiers:โฃโฃ
Tier 1: Professional Trainings & CE Offeringsโฃโฃ
Tier 2: Organizational Workshops & Staff Wellnessโฃโฃ
Tier 3: Community & Public Healing Spacesโฃโฃ
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We also provide clinical and business consultation for helping professionals seeking alignment and sustainability in their work.โฃโฃ
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Each offering is adaptable to your organization or communityโ€™s unique needs, with virtual formats available.โฃโฃ
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๐Ÿ“ฉ Reach out to collaborate or learn more at treeoflifecounselingcenter.orgโฃโฃ
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05/16/2026

๐Ÿซฐ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿซฐ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿซฐ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ
You are a work of art! It is our honor to witness you and be in relationship with you.

We specialize in working with other providers.โฃโฃโฃโฃNot just any providers โ€” the ones doing justice-centered, community-ro...
05/15/2026

We specialize in working with other providers.โฃโฃ
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Not just any providers โ€” the ones doing justice-centered, community-rooted, identity-affirming work. The ones who carry their clients' trauma home because it lives close to their own. The ones dismantling oppressive systems in their practice while still navigating those same systems in their daily lives.โฃโฃ
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That intersection is specific. And it requires support that actually understands it.โฃโฃ
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At Tree of Life Counseling Center, we don't treat provider wellness as an afterthought. It is the work. We offer culturally responsive, social-justice-informed therapy to mental health professionals from BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and marginalized communities โ€” and the accomplices alongside them.โฃโฃ
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And with the support of our sister nonprofit, Root of It Foundation, we go further โ€” equipping providers with education, training, and resources to grow personally and increase access for the communities they serve.โฃโฃ
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Two organizations. One mission. Rooted in liberation.โฃโฃ
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Because when you are resourced and whole, your community feels it.โฃโฃ
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๐ŸŒฟ treeoflifecounselingcenter.orgโฃโฃ
๐ŸŒฑ rootofit.orgโฃโฃ
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05/14/2026
๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ก๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ฆโฃWeโ€™ve named the truth: our bodies make sense. Now we practice what that truth asks of us.โฃโฃThis week...
05/13/2026

๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ก๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ฆโฃ
Weโ€™ve named the truth: our bodies make sense. Now we practice what that truth asks of us.โฃ
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This week, we donโ€™t chase balance โ€” we ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ก๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ฆ. We notice what helps our bodies exhale and what pulls us back into survival mode. We choose one small thing that restores rhythm, not perfection.โฃ
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๐“๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ:โฃ
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- Step outside for two minutes and notice one color that feels alive.โฃ
- Let your shoulders drop before you answer the next email or text.โฃ
- Ask someone you trust, โ€œCan we slow down together for a moment?โ€โฃ
- End your day by naming one thing your body did to protect you today.โฃ
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These are not fixes. They are returns โ€” to breath, to body, to belonging.โฃ
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Your body already knows how to come home. Weโ€™re just remembering the way.โฃ
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๐—ช๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž, ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐๐จ, ๐๐ก๐ƒ, ๐‹๐๐‚ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ...
05/11/2026

๐—ช๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž, ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐๐จ, ๐๐ก๐ƒ, ๐‹๐๐‚ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ (๐‹๐๐‚โ€‘๐’).โฃ
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Monica has always been an educator in the truest sense โ€” someone who expands the capacity of the people she walks alongside. This upgrade simply names what she has already been living: guiding emerging clinicians with clarity, cultural responsibility, and a deep commitment to ethical, liberationโ€‘centered care.โฃ
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Supervision isnโ€™t a checkbox for her. Itโ€™s a continuation of her calling as a counselor educator โ€” a way of shaping the field through mentorship that is rigorous,โฃ
culturally grounded, and deeply human.โฃ
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Our field is genuinely better because sheโ€™s in it, and weโ€™re honored to celebrate this milestone with her.

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1214 Santa Monica
San Antonio, TX
78201

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+12105708898

Website

http://www.rootofit.org/

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