online Therapy, recovery & training, based in North Carolina & South Carolina
About The Healing Collective
Healing isn’t something we do to you.
It’s something we do with you — alongside you, human to human, story to story.
The Healing Collective is a trauma-specialized, integrative therapy practice serving clients across North and South Carolina.
We are a team of licensed clinicians, holistic practitioners, and recovery experts, united by a simple belief: healing has to go deeper than symptoms.
Our work blends evidence-based clinical care, somatic integration, and soul-rooted healing to treat the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.
Each of our therapists is deeply trained in modalities like EMDR, Inner Child Work, somatic therapy, and advanced nervous system regulation. These are integrated artfully into our proven four stage treatment model.
We are not just trauma-informed — we are trauma-specialized.
Our Philosophy
We believe true healing happens when all parts of you are welcomed.
That’s why we go beyond traditional talk therapy to include somatic work, inner child healing, recovery frameworks, and holistic practices.
We honor your nervous system, your story, your pace.
Healing with us isn’t about fixing what's broken — it’s about reconnecting to what’s always been whole inside of you.
Whether you're navigating burnout, trauma, relational wounds, or emotional disconnection — we’re here to walk beside you with integrity, tenderness, and clinical excellence.
Why We’re Different
Clinically Rigorous
Trauma-specialized therapists with deep expertise and ongoing training in complex trauma, somatics, and recovery models.
Wholistic Approach
We integrate bodywork, nervous system regulation, parts work, and soulful care — healing at the root, not just the surface.
Whole-System Healing
We work with individuals, couples, families, and professionals, addressing generational trauma and relational patterns.
Virtual & Personal
Therapy that fits your life, wherever you are in NC, SC, or beyond — fully virtual, completely personalized, deeply connected.
From Surviving to Thriving — And Showing Others the Way
Meet the Founder
Amber Tolbert
Hi, I’m Amber — founder of The Healing Collective, therapist, energy healer, and fellow traveler on the recovery path.
For years, I believed that if everyone else was happy, I would be too. I made myself small, reacted to life instead of living it, and carried the weight of others' needs.
Through 18 years of recovery, marked by the loss of my father to addiction and shame, I learned how to meet myself with compassion instead of survival. Healing taught me that real peace comes from loving others without abandoning myself.
CREDENTIALS
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master’s in Social Work and Public Health.
I’m also an experiential psychotherapy practitioner, Reiki practitioner, and skilled at support family systems in stepping out of dysfunction and into recovery.
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT ME
One of my favorite hobbies is gardening. I’m not great at it, but I love to play in the dirt and make overgrown areas look beautiful again. I love yard work and supporting nature. As a kid, I grew up on a farm and planted many gardens, herb gardens, and hay fields. So I feel most calm when i’m giving back to the earth.
Today, I help people suffering from codependency and family dysfunction reconnect with the parts of themselves that were never nurtured — so they can finally feel whole, seen, and safe.
I believe healing isn’t just about coping — it’s about reclaiming your life, your voice, and your belonging.
My purpose
The Healing Collective isn’t a clinic — it’s a community of real people doing real healing, just like you.
Our team is made up of trauma-informed, recovery-driven clinicians who have walked their own healing journeys.
We don’t just "get it" — we’ve lived it.
You’ll be supported by therapists who are committed to ongoing growth, both personally and professionally.
Meet Our Team of Integrative Trauma Specialists
Jenni Kustanovich-Hoza
Annie Morse
Stacey Surratt
Jenn Radcliffe
Lorree Riley
Liza Allienello
Amanda Enlow
Amber Tolbert
April Martin
Shanen Ilg
“It's hard to imagine where my life would be without recovery at this point as I'm certain it's saved my marriage, relationship with my children, and my life. I've learned how to feel, love myself, have more grace and compassion, and break the cycle of dysfunction.”
“My life feels more fulfilled. I have tools to help regulate emotions and triggers. I have started to use my voice and implement boundaries to keep me and my little girl safe.”
“There is a way out and it is through the pain, something I avoided for decades, and couldn't do alone. I had no idea how freeing feeling and walking through the pain with others who know that pain could be.”
“Be patient with yourself; you didn't get here in a day, or a week, or even a year. It's not your fault. Be open and honest...to thine own self be true. Recovery really isn't a journey, its a lifestyle and it has its ups and downs but its a helluva lot better than where you're coming from - it is for me.”
“The work may seem exhausting at times but it's totally worth the healing and connections you build as a result of working with The HC.”
“I know that I didn't know where to start; I just knew that I needed help. And I'm so grateful and thankful for Amber and The Healing Collective for guiding me through this journey. I have continued to challenge myself more and more over the past 8+ years and while it's the hardest work I have ever done, it's so worth it. When I'm not sure what to do next, I trust the process.”
“Lives are being saved at Healing Collective - and I love how my mind has been changed just from knowing/interacting with the team/other clients.”
Join The Healing Collective
A community of clinicians. A culture of healing.
- Work as a true treatment team — consulting, connecting, and growing together
- Offer hourly employee pay (not contingent upon waiting on payments from insurance companies), with coaching to help you meet your financial goals
- Provide CEUs, trainings, and ongoing education to help you grow your clinical and holistic toolbox
- Welcome your whole self — your skills in yoga, energy healing, somatics, creativity, and more
We’re not just building a practice. We’re building a movement — one where therapists don’t have to choose between clinical excellence and soul-rooted care. If you're a licensed clinician who believes in the power of integrative healing, and you're craving a workplace that values recovery, team support, and personal growth — we’d love to meet you.
“Therapy is what we do, but it’s not who we are.”
Our team stays because we are allowed to be — fully, freely, and in community.
