About Willow
Willow Abrahamson is an enrolled member of the Shoshone Bannock Tribes and Agai Dika Lemhi Shoshone, with over 18 years of clinical expertise integrated with ancestral knowledge and cultural practice. She works across Indigenous traditional wisdom and contemporary behavioral health, serving individuals, families, tribes, and organizations across the nation.
Signature Indigenous Clinical Interventions
When You Walk with Plants, You Never Walk Alone
TEK-based healing using traditional ecological knowledge
Muuhee-goi: Return from War
Indigenous trauma therapy for warriors and their communities
Indigenous Tea / Buhii Bah
Collective resilience through talking circles and plant knowledge
Ne Suakande Maviizhiagande
Taking Care of My Wellness: holistic personal and community wellness
"Success and health is being connected to that untouchable wealth, the harmony with oneself, including body, mind, and spirit, harmony with others, and harmony with one's surroundings." Willow Abrahamson, MSW, LCSW, CCTP, CMNCS, CAIMHP
#indigenous #indigenoushealing #indigenousknowledge #indigenousclinician | Willow Abrahamson LCSW
Willow Abrahamson LCSW, CCTP, CAIMHP, CMNCS "Suhuuvii Donzia" Integrating Indigenous Traditional Knowledge & Clinical Expertise Willow offers culturally grounded therapy, holistic healing, and provides expert Indigenous behavioral health consultation. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Certified Mental Health & Nutrition Clinical Specialist (CMNCS) : Integrates evidence-based nutrition & mental health knowledge into clinical practice Ce
Clinical Expertise & Credentials
Licenses & Certifications
- LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (with Supervisory Capabilities)
- CCTP, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
- CMNCS, Certified Mental Health & Nutrition Clinical Specialist
- CAIMHP, Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional
- ART Certified, Accelerated Resolution Therapy
- QPR Gatekeeper Instructor, Suicide Prevention
Education
- MSW, Administrative & Advocacy Practice, University of Kansas
- BS American Indian Studies (Honors), Haskell Indian Nations University
- Certificate in Medicinal Plants, Cornell University
Systems-Level Impact
- 18+ years of cultural education, advocacy, and clinical practice
- Led State–Tribal Coordination Initiatives at the National Level
- Secured passage of federal legislation inclusive of Tribes
- USDHHS STAC · National Head Start Directors Board · FACES Workgroup · Mathematica Survey Reviewer OPRE
Therapeutic Approach
- Trauma-informed clinical practice
- Traditional ecological knowledge and tribal language preservation
- Somatic healing through ceremony and land-based practice
Indigenous Culture, Wisdom & Sacred Movement
Integrating Indigenous healing modalities of mind, body, spirit and 7th generational wellness.
Plant Medicines & Traditional Knowledge
With a Cornell University Certificate in Medicinal Plants and as a Certified Mental Health & Nutrition Clinical Specialist, Willow reclaims ancestral plant knowledge, bridging traditional botanical wisdom with modern science.
As a Longhouse and Canoe family relative and active ceremonial participant, her practice includes:
- Restoring ancestral plant knowledge for contemporary healing
- Ethical use of plant medicines for spiritual well-being
- Reconnection with nature and traditional ecological knowledge
Indigenous Dance & Sacred Movement
Drawing on the power of traditional dance, Willow facilitates healing experiences as pathways for emotional release, spiritual connection, and community building.
- Emotional processing and trauma release through embodied practice
- Spiritual connection and cultural identity through traditional dance
- Physical wellness and self-expression in a culturally safe space
Truly holistic care, addressing and supporting spiritual wellness.
Clinical Integration & Indigenous-Based Therapy
Culturally safe spaces for healing and empowerment, anchored in Indigenous epistemic integrity.
Indigenous Centered Healing
Immersive experiences using traditional knowledge, movement, and somatic healing. Cultivating deep connection to land, ancestors, and community so Indigenous clients can heal within their own cultural framework.
Signature Clinical Interventions
- "When You Walk with Plants, You Never Walk Alone": TEK-based healing and connection, Zaande Dama Buhii-viit Mai.
- "Muuhee-goi: Return from War": Indigenous trauma therapy focused on healing historical trauma.
- "Indigenous Tea / Buhii Bah": Collective resilience through talking circles and plant knowledge.
- "Ne Suakande Maviizhiagande: Taking Care of My Wellness": Holistic personal and community wellness using culturally adapted evidence-based therapies.
Advocate for Decolonial Practice
Willow's practice is exclusively centered in Indigenous epistemologies, with a focus on decolonizing therapy. She champions cultural resurgence and Indigenous approaches across all care systems: youth, elders, individuals, and communities.
When You Walk with Plants, You Never Walk Alone © 2025 · Muuhee-goi: Return from War © 2024 · Indigenous Tea / Buhii Bah © 2025 · Ne Suakande Maviizhiagande: Taking Care of My Wellness © 2023 by Willow Abrahamson, LCSW, CCTP. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
7th Generational Teachings
Seven generations forward. Seven generations back. The teachings live in the body.
Boots to the ground working on intergenerational/ transgenerational/… | Willow Abrahamson LCSW
Boots to the ground working on intergenerational/ transgenerational/ trauma and decolonial interventions. Indigenous Clinician. Trauma informed, harm reduction, patient centered, liberation, restorative justice, EVIDENCE BASED practice informed, Reservation-based, Ceremonially-grounded Indigenous Clinician. Not a student, not theorizing around, not just talking bout it, but being about it. Indigenous clinical excellence and traditionally based interventions, grass-roots TEK integration practice
Decolonization and re-connectedness. Resurgence of Cultural Healing and Belonging by Willow Abrahamson LCSW
Decolonization and re-connectedness. Resurgence of Cultural Healing and Belonging by Willow Abrahamson LCSW. Colonization tried to sever our connections. Resurgence is our act of reweaving them. By reconnecting to our lands and laws, we are rebuilding the family and community systems that are the foundation of our identity. This is not a metaphor; it is our spiritual practice. It is our therapy. Reclaiming our ceremonies and our values is how we heal from intergenerational trauma because it restores what was taken: our sense of belonging, purpose, and inherent worth.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Plant Medicines Willow Abrahamson LCSW
Traditional Ecological Knowledge offers a foundation for restorative justice through plant-based interventions. Sharing this wisdom is not merely educational—it is a practice of healing, grounding, and reclaiming ancestral knowledge. These interventions actively support protective factors for those on a journey of Mental Wellness and Recovery. For Indigenous peoples, healing does not occur exclusively within a clinic or on a therapist's couch. We heal relationally, rooted in interconnection rath
Newa Dikas, People Eaters | Willow Abrahamson LCSW
Newa Dikas People Eaters: From Colonial Predatory Systems to the Seventh-Generation Accounting. Ecological Accounting in Political Economics, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Global Political Economics. Newa Dikas, People Eaters, and the Predatory Class In Agai Dika (Salmon Eater) Lemhi Shoshone cosmology, the Newa Dikka are beings, spirits, and entities that appear across multiple timelines. Their nature is to destroy sacred laws, desecrate life, and violate the sanctity of existence.
Belonging: Calling Our Spirits Back | Willow Abrahamson LCSW
Belonging: Calling Our Spirits Back to Land, Story, and Each Other. Indigenizing Social-Emotional Learning through land, story, sovereignty, and healing. Reclaiming Indigenous belonging from classroom to graduate study and beyond. By Willow Abrahamson, LCSW, CCTP 2026 Idaho State Indian Education Summit · ISU Pocatello, Idaho · June 11, 2026 #Indigenous #IndigenousEducation #IndigenousLeadership
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Connection-is-Prevention 2025 Suicide Prevention
A holistic Indigenous approach to mental health and suicide prevention, integrating traditional wisdom with modern understanding to foster community well-being. Joiner's Interpersonal Theory (Joiner, 2005) Thwarted Belongingness: Feeling alienated and disconnected from others Perceived Burdensomeness: Believing one is a burden to loved ones Acquired Capability: Psychological adaptation to pain and fear through repeated exposure The Sweetgrass Method (Standing Eagle Baez & Baez, 2025) Introspection: Self-reflection on identity through traditional practices Collaboration: Community, family, and elder support for collective healing Continuity: Strength through cultural connections and ancestral knowledge September 2025 Community Suicide Prevention Conference, SE Idaho
Featured: Famous Jingle Dress Dancers
Willow Jack (Abrahamson), Recognized on powwows.com
A national recognition of Willow's lifelong practice of the sacred Jingle Dress Dance tradition.
Dance on the National Stage
Willow Jack (Abrahamson): Powwow Performances & Cultural Presence
ICT Indian Country Today
From tragedy, a new purpose
At this year’s Denver March pow wow, a young lady limped across the arena to accept the top award for the adult Jingle Dress contest. It was an amazing feat for Willow Abramson Jack. Walking was something her doctors doubted she would ever do; dancing was thought impossible. But the Lemhi Shoshone-Bannock woman
Purdy's Word
A song written for Maliah Jack and Daryl Jack — and for Willow Abrahamson and Nakeezaka Jack — following the loss of their family in 2005.
By Alex, Cheevers, and Kit · 2006/2007
His Holiness the Dalai Lama requested special audience September 12, 2005, Willow and Nakeezaka Jack
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