Living authentically ~ Authentically living

Lavinia Magliocco, (she/they) MS, LPC, CRC, is in private practice at Equipoise Integral Counseling LLC. They specialize in working with people who have chronic illness, disability, and C-PTSD. Their previous work was in physical rehabilitation and therapeutic movement including teaching, mentoring, coaching, and emotional support for clients with chronic pain and illness, including cancer survivors and individuals with neurological disabilities. Lavinia has extensive experience in education, having worked as an Adjunct Professor at Portland State University, teaching and advising inclusive dance classes, and as a Co-facilitator for Remote @ PSU, helping faculty transition to remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have also contributed to the field through publications, presenting research on Qigong at the National Council on Rehabilitation Education's Spring 2020 Conference and authoring articles on topics ranging from sex offender counseling, the intersection of mental health and chronic illness/disability, to movement therapy for individuals with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Prior to becoming a mental health counselor, Lavinia danced professionally in New York City at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and worked as a writer for The Cincinnati Enquirer and Antenna Magazine.

A relational therapist working from Gestalt, Emotion Focused, and somatically-oriented modalities; working with individuals, relationships, and groups.

Rooted in attachment theory and emotionally focused therapy, I guide individuals, couples, and families through relational healing with a trauma-informed, humanistic and culturally aware approach. I integrate modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic awareness, and mindfulness-based practices to support emotional reconnection and interrupt harmful communication cycles. With an entrepreneurial spirit and extensive lived experience across parenting stages, family and partner dynamics, I offer grounded, compassionate care—honoring both where you come from and where you hope to grow.

Bob grew up in a family headed by two holistic M.D.’s, so he came by his interest in humanistic psychology honestly. He graduated from Johnston College in 1978 with a Master of Arts in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology, and subsequently founded the nonprofit Human Potential Center in Austin, Texas in 1986. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Center, where he leads workshops and works with clients to help them embrace and live into the person they really want to be. He is the author of the "Polyamory Communication Survival Kit" and has presented thousands of workshops nationally and internationally. He recently presented a plenary workshop on self-esteem at the annual International Human Learning Resources Network conference, which is based on Virginia Satir’s work. He is the Executive Director of the international Association for Humanistic Psychology and The Human Potential Center in Austin.