Madeline Watson, MA, LCMHC, LCAS

Hello and welcome!

 

My name is Madeline and I am the founder and owner of New Story Haven, a psychotherapy practice and survivor-centered creative community in Asheville, North Carolina. I am a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) and licensed clinical addiction specialist (LCAS) in the state of North Carolina. I received my Masters in Counseling from Northwestern University and I am currently a PhD student at Southwestern College, researching intersections of healing and transformative justice. Prior to starting a private practice, I worked in various community mental health settings and in the legal system providing advocacy and support.

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I created New Story Haven to be a place where survivors are empowered to reclaim their voice, strength, self-trust, and sense of purpose, and to move in the direction of safety and healing. My own lived experience gave me insight into the ways our social systems not only fail survivors, but often perpetuate the same abusive dynamics they are trying to escape. With that in mind, I envisioned New Story Haven as a relational space rooted in a paradigm of radical compassion that honors the agency and creative capacity of each person seeking safety and healing. This approach does not see survivors as victims needing to be rescued, but as powerful and capable individuals deserving of freedom and a beautiful, whole life. 

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I believe wholeheartedly in your capacity for healing and transformation, and I would be honored to walk alongside you as you make your way into freedom and recovery. If you are feeling conflicted about making changes right now, there is also plenty of room for that. I am committed to holding a relational space for you that is free of judgment. Whenever you are ready to reach out and take the next step, I would love to hear from you.