Counseling & Wellness Center
About Restorative Oasis
Come home to yourself.
Women praised for their strength, yet overlooked—or even punished—for their softness.
Women who’ve held families together, led with grace, succeeded on paper—but felt internally unraveled.
Women for whom silence was survival, and survival became a way of life.
The “oasis” in our name is no accident. It represents the sacred pause so many women have been denied:
A place to rest without guilt, to soften without fear, and to reconnect without judgment.
This is where you lay down the armor.
Where we begin to unlearn what no longer serves—and reclaim clarity, emotional nourishment, and a
deeper kind of strength.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, burnout, spiritual disconnection, or intergenerational patterns that
taught you to stay small, this is your invitation:
exists for the women who have carried emotional weight their entire lives—quietly,
consistently, and often invisibly.
Restorative Oasis
Before I was a therapist, I was in medicine—drawn to healing, but constantly pulled toward a deeper
truth:
The body speaks when the heart has been silenced.
I saw how unresolved trauma, anxiety, people-pleasing, and chronic stress weren’t just mental—they were
physical. They showed up in fatigue, illness, and emotional numbness. And I wanted to help women hear
what their pain was trying to say.
That calling led me into trauma work, and I spent nearly three years in community mental health, walking
alongside underserved populations through complex pain. It taught me how to hold space for sorrow and
still point toward hope.
As a therapist—and as a Black woman—I understand what it means to wear the mask of composure while
privately unraveling.
Licensed in Ohio & Colorado | Virtual Services Only
Marisa Rayford, LPCC
Meet the Founder:
Marisa Rayford
I am also skilled in Christian counseling, and am happy to offer this when requested.
Somatic & Holistic Practices
Certified Mental Health & Nutrition Clinical Specialist (CMNCS)
Schema Therapy | CBT | ACT | Solution-Focused Therapy
Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)
Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
I am committed to offering holistic, evidence-based care tailored to each woman’s unique experience. My work blends clinical expertise with lived experience.
Because wisdom doesn’t come from credentials alone—it comes from holding both your knowledge and
your story in equal reverence.
& Advanced Training
Certifications
I'm always guided by humility,
presence, and soul-deep empathy.
When we meet, I show up as myself:
Warm. Wise. Direct. Grounded.
Not here to fix you—here to walk with you, as you remember who you are.
My approach is trauma-informed, culturally attuned, and faith-aware
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