Creating Your Journey was founded on a simple belief: healing is possible when people feel truly seen, understood, and supported.

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After years of working in higher levels of eating disorder treatment, our founder, Salicia Mazero, recognized that many individuals needed more than symptom management—they needed a place where therapy was personalized, collaborative, and focused on the whole person. Too often, clients felt like they had to fit into a treatment model instead of receiving care that honored their unique experiences, strengths, and goals.

 

In 2016, Creating Your Journey began as a solo private practice with a vision of providing specialized, compassionate care for individuals struggling with eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, and other mental health challenges. As more individuals and families sought our services, that vision continued to grow.

 

Today, Creating Your Journey has evolved into a group practice of dedicated therapists who share a common mission: helping people reconnect with themselves, build resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change. While each clinician brings their own expertise and personality to the therapy room, we are united by a shared commitment to providing evidence-based, trauma-informed, and client-centered care.

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Our therapists work collaboratively with clients—not simply to reduce symptoms, but to understand the experiences that shaped them. We believe that behaviors often develop as ways to cope, survive, and adapt. By approaching therapy with curiosity rather than judgment, we help clients develop greater self-understanding, strengthen their relationships, and create lasting healing.

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The name Creating Your Journey reflects what we believe about therapy. Healing is not a straight path, and no two journeys look exactly alike. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. Every person's story, challenges, and strengths are unique, which is why we tailor treatment to meet each client where they are.

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Today, we proudly serve children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families through in-person therapy in the St. Louis area and secure telehealth throughout Missouri and Pennsylvania. Whether someone is seeking support for an eating disorder, trauma, anxiety, OCD, body image concerns, infertility, pregnancy loss, or another life transition, our goal remains the same—to provide a safe, compassionate space where healing can begin.

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As our practice continues to grow, so does our commitment to advancing the field of mental health. Through clinician training, professional consultation, community education, and leadership within the eating disorder field, we strive not only to support the individuals we serve but also to strengthen the communities around them.

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At Creating Your Journey, we believe that healing happens through connection, compassion, and hope. We are honored to walk alongside our clients as they discover that recovery is possible and that they don't have to navigate their journey alone.