Why we built Align

Therapy works when the match is right. We built Align to make the right match quickly, so you can start doing the work that matters.

Colleen standing in a park
OUR FOUNDER

Colleen Hilton, LMFT

I’ve been a therapist for more than 20 years. In that time, I’ve sat with thousands of people through anxiety, loss, relationship breakdowns, trauma, and the quieter seasons of feeling stuck. I know how much it takes to reach out, and how much it matters when the person across from you actually understands what you’re working through.

I founded Align because I watched too many clients have a difficult first experience with therapy and walk away believing it didn’t work for them. More often than not, it wasn’t therapy that failed. It was the match — the wrong specialty, the wrong style, the wrong fit. Align exists to get that part right from the start. Outside of the practice, I’m a mom to two daughters and share my home with my family and our two dogs. I love being outdoors in the summer and serve on the board of Only7Seconds, a nonprofit focused on youth mental health and the loneliness epidemic.

Meet our therapists

A team built for diversity, not sameness. Unique specialties, backgrounds and approaches. Because the right therapist looks different for every client.

Sarah Chen
Dr. Sarah Chen

Trauma & EMDR

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Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams

Couples & Relationships

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Dr. Jamie Patel
Dr. Jamie Patel

Anxiety & OCD

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Elena Rodriguez
Elena Rodriguez

Child & Adolescent

she/her