Nice to meet you.

Talley Webb, MA, CRMC - Founder and Principal Consultant
I'm a mom of two extraordinary kids, now 16 and 21, and a couple of canine buddies. I have an MA in Psychology (MFT) and a graduate certificate in Conflict Resolution and Mediation, with a therapeutic background focusing on children, adolescents and young adults, some adjudicated. This clinical  understanding is invaluable to identify underlying issues causing problematic behavior and complex mental health issues, and recognize programs that are providing high-quality care.

My commitment to this work is evident by my dedication. I travel every month visiting field sites and program campuses, conferring with programs and colleagues. I attend subject-matter conferences all over the country assuring I stay on the leading edge of the treatment field. 

I am drawn to this work because I've been where you are right now. My eldest child stepped off an otherwise conventionally successful path mid-high school, to one fraught with mental illness, depression, anxiety, self-harm and substance abuse. It was a time that profoundly changed me and my family. I started Journey to Better to lend an empathetic hand to other families as they navigate this difficult process.

In truth, I am a better and stronger person for having had this experience, as unimaginable as that might sound to you at this moment. I can help your family, too. I truly love the work I do.

Talley Webb, Principal Consultant

My family - separate, yet connected.

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Joanne Cohen, MA - Associate Consultant, 
Joanne Cohen joins Journey to Better in the role of Associate Consultant and parent coach. She is particularly skilled with families looking for alternative school options throughout the greater Bay Area, working as a licensed counselor in various school districts for over 18 years. 

Joanne’s natural warmth and non-judgmental grace are of immediate comfort to parents seeking to better understand their children’s struggles, build new parenting skills, or set goals to managing difficult situations. 

Joanne has been working as a therapist with children and adolescents for almost twenty years. She holds a MA in Dance/Movement Therapy from UCLA and is currently continuing her education to obtain a second Master’s Degree at Golden Gate University. Joanne has worked in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment programs, intensive outpatient programs and in a variety of school settings. Joanne is currently a School Counselor at a K-8 school. Joanne sees students individually, leads SEL groups and works with parents running psychoeducational workshops and supporting families through transitional periods. She also works as the coordinator of the mental health program at a camp working with children, adolescents and young adults as well as parents to provide care support. When not working, Joanne enjoys dancing, being outdoors and spending time with her family including her young adult daughter and teen son. 

Joanne Cohen, Consultant, Parent Coach

Things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy. - Pema Chödrön

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We were lost, frustrated and deeply concerned about our son when we first met Talley.  We’d been met with closed doors and plenty of “professionals”  who didn’t have time, offered their narrow perspective and then politely told us to go talk to someone else.  Talley changed everything for us.  We finally had someone who knew the challenges, understood our fear and frustration and gave us a path forward.”

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Talley is extremely educated around the facilities and different therapy programs.  She helps to match up the needs of the student to the program, making it a good fit for both parties.  She speaks the language and made sure that my child received the appropriate level of care, even working to bridge the care gap that could have happened when we needed to change programs.  Her expertise and assistance literally has saved us from not having a single option, and our child's needs being overlooked, to now having several professionals invested in their care."

T.N.

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I can't help but think you have gone above and beyond (wayyyy beyond) the call of duty in this case.  I can't help but think you have stepped up and really shown up for this kid,  because you are driven by something much deeper than "the job".  I will always be so grateful for finding you.  I don't know how I would have navigated any of this without you."

H.S.

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