We value our clinical teams and provide them with a supportive growth oriented culture because when they feel supported, they do their best work for our clients. We believe in “showing up” for our clinical and support teams in the same way we want them to “show up” for their clients.
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Owner, Outreach
Dave (he/him) passion has always been to help teens and young adults. After getting my Masters in Education I became a high school teacher at September School in Boulder, CO, a small alternative school where teens and staff were on a first name basis. I loved connecting with the kids and went back to grad school to become a psychotherapist.
In 1998 I went to work for Aim House in Boulder. Aim House was one of the 1st residential transition programs and it was for young men 18-25. I was the first hire and Aim was only 4 months old. It was a wonderful opportunity for me to discover how much I loved mentoring. I have always been grateful for this opportunity.
In 2000, I started Confident Living which turned into Vive Family Support Program some years later. It was and still is a non-residential community based transition program. At the time this really wasn’t happening in our industry and it was a wonderful opportunity to create a support system for teens and young adults returning from residential. When I left in 2017 Vive was in 9 cities across the country.
I then joined Key Transitions out of Los Angeles where I was on the Leadership Team and helped them grow. But the pull to start my own program was too strong.
I have reconnected with two of my colleagues from Vive to start Wonder. It has been a fantastic journey thus far. I have made some great friends in this industry and am grateful for this opportunity. Looking forward to helping many more families.
I grew up in Highland Park, IL outside of Chicago. I am a HUGE Cubs fan. I have been happily married for 31 years and have twin boys and a daughter. I am a foodie and love to walk. I can often be seen walking from my house into town which is about seven miles.
Owner, Clinical Director
For over 20 years, Willow (she/her) has worked in a variety of mental health settings providing relationship focused therapy and creating therapeutic teams that are strength based and dedicated to helping families discover long term and sustainable change. She holds her Masters in Psychotherapy and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (in Colorado) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (in California).
In 1999 she discovered her passion for leading teams, supporting clinicians as well as providing direct service when working for Boulder County Mental Health. It was at BCMH that she received her foundational training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and other strength based modalities she continues to use in her approach. Her love of connecting kids to their communities as part of providing excellent service also was born and she has never wavered in this belief. In this spirit in 2007 she joined Vive Family Support Program, a transition and community based program where she was able to combine her love of community, supporting teams and providing outstanding therapeutic care.
As the Founder and Clinical Director of Wonder, Willow promotes a holistic, integrated approach to therapy and holds the vision that with support all families can change patterns and heal from past wounds.
Willow loves spending time with her family (including her dog George) listening to music and as a Los Angeles native (and true baseball fan) will always love her LA Dodgers.
Julia Albrecht (she/her) is an Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coach with focuses in supporting neurodivergent folks, highly spirited young people, dynamic family systems, resilience, disconnection and relational repair. Her style is a culmination of modern therapeutic and behavioral techniques weaved together with threads of nervous system regulation, earth-based care, and a body-based trauma approach that incorporates multiple levels of the human experience. Julia’s spaces are a sanctuary for self-generation, growth, and a place to hear and be heard. As a multi-disciplinary practitioner, she offers a colorful range of sturdy tools to clear the path forward when life gets stretchy. Julia’s greatest intention is to strengthen safety, connection, and acceptance within the internal and external family landscape.
Outside of session you’ll find Julia spending time with horses, making short films with her old
style camcorder, or barefoot in the park or at the beach looking for little treasures. She’s
currently learning how to quilt and write.
Julia’s background includes a Bachelor’s in Science from Hamline University in Biology, a
Masters Degree in Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching and Lifestyle Medicine from the
University of Minnesota, and Somatic education and mentorship experience with Veronica
Rottman. For 10 years, Julia worked with young people in Wilderness Survival Instruction and
Horsemanship then went on to start her own program in Wilderness Guiding with young adults in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota. She has both
Wilderness First Aid Training and is a registered Wilderness First Responder. Julia has spent
quite some time studying yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine, meditation, mind-body healing, reiki, herbalism, movement therapies and nutrition. She has spent an equal amount of time in the traditional medical systems working in hospice, sexual health, mental health, and clinical research spaces. Julia loves cooking and nourishment, she’s got a Plant-Based Nutrition Certification from Cornell University and extra training from the Harvard School of Public Health’s Healthy Kitchen’s Healthy Lives program. Wherever families or young folks are in their process, Julia walks alongside providing sturdy support and holding space for all the nuance that comes along with being human.