Hayley Montelongo-Herber (she/her), now ACCEPTING CLIENTs!

Clinical Intern, Administrative Team

Hayley serves in a dual role at Flourish Counseling & Consultation, providing both administrative support and clinical services as an MSW intern. She brings warmth and a deeply relational approach to her work. Hayley has a strong background in special education, behavior support, and early childhood development, experiences that continue to shape her therapeutic lens and passion for working with children, adolescents, adults and families. Hayley also brings personal experience with military life and understands the unique challenges military-connected children, spouses and families can face.

Drawing from her experience as a special education behaviorist and educator, Hayley approaches therapy with an understanding of neurodiversity, emotional regulation, family systems, and the importance of creating environments where people feel safe, understood, and empowered. Her work is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and connection, with a focus on helping clients navigate emotional challenges, life transitions, trauma, behavioral concerns, and relational difficulties in a supportive and affirming space.

Hayley’s clinical approach is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and strengths-based. She values authenticity, collaboration, and intentionality in the therapeutic relationship, believing meaningful growth begins when clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and supported. Her goal is to provide therapy that integrates social-emotional development, resilience-building, and family-centered care through a warm and relational lens.

Outside of her academic and professional roles, Hayley finds joy and balance in time with her dachshunds, Chili and Maple. She also enjoys hot yoga, weightlifting, exploring new places, and savoring an iced coffee on just about any day. Connection and curiosity are at the heart of how she lives both personally and professionally.

Because Hayley is currently completing her clinical internship, she is unable to bill insurance at this time. However, she offers therapy services at a reduced rate of $40 per session.