Today we’d like to introduce you to Nevart Willborn.
Nevart, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I began my counseling career working as a therapist in a wonderful non profit organization in Fort Worth called Lena Pope. After 8 years of commuting and as my son neared the start of kindergarten, I realized that I needed to work closer to home. I joined a group practice in McKinney, and after a year, decided to pursue my dream of owning my own practice. My husband was the driving force behind encouraging me and helping me overcome my fears of the unknowns ahead of me. Together, we started Building Harmony Counseling Services in 2018. Our daschund, Dobby, a trained Therapy Dog, was my solo coworker until COVID hit. As the demand for therapists shot up, I found myself constantly turning client away due to my full caseload. That is when my husband and I decided it was time to start hiring therapists. Fast forward 5 years and we now have 2 practice locations and 10 therapists.
A special part of my story is about my husband. He has been a police officer for 18 years, and in anticipation of his retirement, decided to go back to graduate school to pursue a degree in counseling. He is currently seeing clients in our practice as a graduate intern and will transition to therapy full time after his retirement.
The therapists at our practice are incredible. We all love what we do, and we care deeply for each other. We have a very laid back and comfortable atmosphere, where we might show up to work in heels or we might show up in workout leggings. We value our clients and our role in their journey and try to meet the needs of the clients in our community by accepting insurance as well as offering low cost or free counseling offered by our graduate interns.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
As you can imagine, owning and building a small business is no easy feat. I had absolutely no business knowledge or experience coming into this, so I had to teach myself everything I know. I had to learn everything from ‘what the heck is the difference between an LLC and a PLLC” to how to handle a denied insurance claim.
I was the first of my peers at the time to start a practice, and since then have loved helping many of them start and build their own business. I have learned many things the hard way, but would not change it, because without those experiences, I don’t think we would be where we are today. I have the priviledge of loving what I do, so with every overcome struggle, it has helped me feel more proud of what we have built and thankful that we have been able to spread our reach to more people in our community.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
We are a group of therapists in a private practice offering counseling services to children and adults, ages 6 and up. We work with individuals, couples and families, specializing in a range of things, from low self-estem to ADD, to marriage and family conflict, to chronic trauma. We have a range of specialty trainings mong us, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Accelarated Resolution Therapy (ART), Gottman Therapy, and more.
We offer mentoring services to local high school students who are aspiring therapists, and take pride in our specialized work with First Responders and Military.
Therapy can be intimidating for many people. We absolutely love what we do and pride ourselves on having a very comfortable and laid back environment for our clients.
We are proud to have been awarded the 2025 Living Magazine’s Readers Choice Award for Mental Health in Frisco and Plano.
Pricing:
- We are in network with all major health insurance companies.
- We offer reduced cost services, provided by our graduate interns.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.buildingharmonycounseling.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nevartwillborncoaching/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093725485306
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevartwillborn/
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@nevartwillborncoaching?si=QQRHSUZo-HZQ6-9g
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/show/4R2Dr1gQLRq8FXhOTfOUx3?si=71d2ce1b601847c3
