Mathew Apeseche
LICSW, Heartwood Founder/Director
Mat has over 15 years experience working with children, teens, and parents. After graduating from Bowdoin College in Maine with a major in sociology and a minor in teaching Mat moved out to California and Oregon to work with homeless youth living on the street. From there he became an after-school program director, and eventually transitioned to working with students in their homes and communities as a therapeutic mentor and in-home family therapist. After earning his Masters of Social Work from Boston College Mat worked as the clinical director of a therapeutic special education school in Chelsea and a clinical consultant with the Somerville school district in MA. Now he is the director of Heartwood Expeditions and operates his private therapy practice out of Williamsburg, MA.
Mat loves travel and adventure. He has driven cross-country 9 times by car, van, and motorcycle and has traveled to 16 foreign countries. His favorite past times include many physical/recreational activities: skiing, rock climbing, running, hiking, camping, basketball, and martial arts. Mat also loves both playing music and attending live music events. He lives in Goshen, MA with his wife, 2 children, and two dogs Lucy and George.
Lucy Mae Sunday,
LMFT
Certified Mindfulness Teacher cMT-P,
I am led by my spiritual experience of this world. I experience a connective, poetic and cerebral internal system loaded with deep compassion and deep emotion. Being a heart-led witness to the human experience in all of its nuance, grief, humor, hope and fear is my favorite part of this life. I am trained as a (eco) systemic therapist, examining how socio-cultural and environmental dynamics and inequities influence our relationships. I hold a masters degree in Couple & Family therapy from Antioch New England, and work full time with couples and relational constellations through The Northampton Center for Couples Therapy. In my work with couples, I utilize evidence-based and experiential models such as Gottman, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Parts work and solution-focused therapies. As a certified mindfulness teacher (c-MTP), I emphasize working in the present moment, focusing on the relationship between our mind and body as a source of healing and an invitation to return to an inherent fullness of experience. I use bottom-up approaches in working with trauma, focusing on nervous system regulation and stress resolution. I live in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts with my Husband Charlie, and our dog Juniper, influencing my active participation in this ecosystem. I am moved by our inherent impermanence and interdependence on a daily basis.
Serena Torrey
LICSW, Certified IFS Therapist & Consultant
Serena received a BA from Hampshire College. She then worked for over 20 years as a professional carpenter and general contractor, building her own homestead farm in rural Plainfield MA. In 2012, she attended Boston University for a Master's Degree in Social Work. After earning an LICSW, she fell in love with IFS in 2015, and moved directly into a multi-year IFS training process which led to becoming a Certified IFS Therapist.
Serena served as Director of Behavioral Health at the Hilltown Community Health Center for several years before starting an IFS-based private practice in Greenfield in 2018. Serena works with individuals, couples, and groups. She regularly serves on staff as a Program Assistant at IFS trainings, and provides supervision as an approved IFS Consultant for new therapists studying IFS. She is currently experimenting with ways to bring IFS therapy out of the office and into the woods and garden. For Serena, practicing nature-based ecotherapy feels like a beautiful way to find balance in this time of technology and disconnection.
Serena is a queer psychotherapist, parent of teenagers, farmer and carpenter. She loves hanging out with farm animals, hiking in the woods, building tiny-house campers, and inviting therapy clients to get their hands dirty!
Phoebe Woerner
LICSW
Phoebe is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) who specializes in working with children, teens and families. She has supported young people’s behavioral health as a school adjustment counselor and as a community based individual and family therapist. Prior to earning her Master’s in Social Work from UC Berkeley in 2018, she worked as a youth programs coordinator in the San Francisco Bay Area and has also worked as a family mediator for the past decade, helping couples and families navigate conflict and significant life changes.
She grew up in a small town in the northeast, spent 15 years in California, and moved back east to beautiful Western Mass in 2018. She loves being back in a place with real seasons and delights in exploring the local woods and rivers with her partner, their toddler, and dog.
Andrea Bailey
LMHC
Evolving Mind and Body Founder/Director
In 2020, while serving as the Program Director for RFK Academy, a therapeutic day school, I found myself navigating the overwhelming challenges of supporting students, families, and staff through uncharted territory—all while guiding my own child through virtual learning. Amid this chaos, I turned to my passion: helping others feel connected and supported.
I began offering telehealth services in the evenings as a way to recharge and provide solace to those in need. The profound fulfillment I felt inspired me to take a leap of faith in July 2021, transitioning to private practice full-time. Evolving Mind and Body became my platform to combine evidence-based therapy with holistic tools and nature-based healing to create lasting transformation for my clients.