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Willow is currently serving patients 18+ years of age located in New York state.
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Willow is currently serving patients 18+ years of age located in New York state.
We’re on a mission to help people in crisis build better lives
Our Story
Willow Health was born from firsthand experience.
When co-founder and CEO Lauren Morrell experienced a mental health crisis, she saw — and felt — the gaps in our mental health care system. After being told it would take weeks to access intensive care, and with no other options available, she ended up in the emergency room.
As she began her own recovery, Lauren started speaking with others who had faced similar crises. She quickly realized she wasn’t alone. Every year, millions of people turn to emergency rooms for mental health care when no timely alternative exists.
Emergency rooms are rarely designed to adequately address mental health crises. At the same time, intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) — an essential stop on the road to recovery — often have long waitlists. The result is a critical gap in care: no option built for both urgency and sustained stabilization, two elements essential to keeping people safe and supporting recovery.
Willow Health was created to fill that gap.
Starting in New York State, our mission is to expand nationally so that anyone experiencing a mental health crisis can quickly access the life-saving care they need to begin building a better future.
Meet Our Leadership Team
Our team spans clinical practice, research, and innovation — grounded in both expertise and lived experience in mental health.
Meet Our Clinical Advisory Board
We work with the top leaders in the behavioral health field.
Dr. Gerdes is a double board-certified adult psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist interested in systems of care, recovery-based practices, healthcare administration and innovation. She completed her medical doctorate at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science with a focus in community health. She is a graduate of the Adult Psychiatry Residency and Public Psychiatry Fellowship at Columbia University. Dr. Gerdes is an innovative physician leader experienced in driving the development and implementation of modern behavioral health and substance use treatment programs.
Flavio Cosoy, MD
Dr. Flavio Casoy is a psychiatrist in New York Citywho specializes in public mental health systemsand treating individuals with serious and persistentmental illness. He works to ensure that individualswith the most serious psychiatric disorders haveaccess to community-based services that canhelp them stay out of hospitals or jails and leadfulfilling lives. He has also spent over a decadepushing to make sure that everyone in the UnitedStates has access to quality and affordable healthcare. Currently, he is an Assistant ClinicalProfessor at Columbia University and chairs theLGBTQ+ Committee at the Group for theAdvancement of Psychiatry.
Clement Nsiah, PhD, MS
Dr. Clement Nsiah is a trained population healthscientist with years of experience in serviceplanning and implementation to address healthdisparities and improve outcomes. As a director inpractice improvement for the National Council forMental Wellbeing, he provides training andtechnical assistance support for CertifiedCommunity Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)that offer comprehensive services for people withmental health and substance use needs. Dr. Nsiahreceived his doctoral degree in health policy fromD’Youville University with training in populationhealth and equity, a Master of Science in molecularbiology from the University at Buffalo, SUNY, and aBachelor of Science in biology from SUNYGeneseo.
Elizabeth Breier, MAHAP, CPRP, NYCPS-P
Elizabeth (Liz) Breier has worked in the behavioral health field for over two decades in a variety of leadership roles. Liz has empowered individuals to create and sustain their personal vision of healing and wellness, while also shaping the broader service system to be person centered, anti-oppressive, collaborative, wellness focused and trauma responsive. She uses her personal lived experience as part of her support for othersaround individual self-determination and healingfrom trauma. Liz holds a Master of Arts in HealthAdvocacy from Sarah Lawrence College, is aCertified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitionerfrom The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, isa CPS-P, and is a Certified Health Coach with TheInstitute of Functional Medicine.
Meet Your Care Team
Our team of therapists, psychiatrists, psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, care managers, and peer coaches treats a wide range of conditions from the comfort of your home.
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