About
About Gather Therapy Collective
A therapy practice built on authenticity, trust, and the belief that healing happens through connection.
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Our Story
Gather Therapy Collective was founded on a simple but powerful idea: people heal when they feel truly seen. After years of working in intensive treatment settings, community mental health, schools, and private practice, we saw how often therapy felt rushed, clinical, or impersonal — and how transformative it could be when it didn't.
We created Gather to offer something different. A space where you're not a diagnosis, a symptom, or a case file. A space where authentic connection comes first — and the work flows from there.
To provide compassionate, evidence-based therapy that honors each person's full humanity — supporting individuals, couples, families, and parents in building lives of meaning, resilience, and authentic self-expression.
Our Mission
What Guides Our Work
What guides us
Authenticity
Real change requires real presence. We show up fully — and invite you to do the same.
Connection
Healing happens in relationship. The therapeutic partnership is the foundation of our work.
Evidence-Based Care
Our work is grounded in proven modalities — IFS, IFIO, EFT, trauma-narrative therapy, CPT/DBT, and more — tailored to you.
Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome clients of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and lived experiences. Everyone deserves a space to belong.
Empowerment
We don't position ourselves as the expert on your life. Our role is to help you reconnect with your own inner wisdom.
Who we serve
Who We Serve
We support people across many different stages and seasons of life.
• Individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions
• Couples seeking deeper connection and healthier patterns
• Families working through dynamics, conflict, or change
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• Parents looking for support, coaching, and clarity
• Mothers in pregnancy, postpartum, and the matrescence journey​
• Adults with diverse abilities, neurodivergence, or developmental considerations
• Anyone seeking to deepen self-trust and live more authentically
Our Philosophy of Care
We believe therapy works best when it's relational, trauma-informed, and rooted in your unique story. We don't apply rigid frameworks — we meet you where you are, draw from a range of evidence-based modalities, and trust that you hold the answers you're looking for, even when they feel hard to access.
Our work blends depth (looking at root causes, attachment patterns, and the parts of you that carry pain) with practicality (real skills, real strategies, real change you can feel in your everyday life).
Our team
Meet the Therapists Behind Gather
Our team brings together specialized training, lived experience, and a shared commitment to making therapy feel human again.
Haylie Ann Yakrus, MS, LPC, NCC, CCTP
Specializing in individual, couples, family, and group therapy — with deep training in IFS, IFIO, and trauma.
Emily Shapiro, LCSW
Specializing in individual therapy, parent coaching, and social skills training — with deep experience supporting clients with diverse abilities.
Let's Connect
If something here resonates with you — or if you simply want to ask a question — we'd love to hear from you.