About Lucy Hayes, MA, CSW

Meet Lucy

I trust in the innate wisdom and resilience of each client and their capacity to engage in a process of self-discovery, growth, and healing. My goal is to create a space of safety and connection and to be a compassionate and responsive companion as clients navigate life’s challenges, heal past wounds, befriend all parts of themselves, and explore their inner world.

Through my collaborative and holistic approach to therapy, I support clients on the path to gaining confidence in their mental and emotional sturdiness and flexibility and finding deeper levels of wholeness, connection, meaning, joy, and well-being. I firmly believe that as we engage in this process of healing our hearts and minds, we also heal our families, communities, and world.

My therapeutic style is grounded in mindfulness and somatic practices. I am trained in Polyvagal Theory (Rhythm of Regulation) and draw from my background in anthropology to bring an evolutionary, adaptive lens to therapy.

I am completing my final year in the Master of Social Work program at the University of Utah. Previously to my work as a CSWi, I worked for many years in academic clinical research management, where I loved working with people one-on-one and in groups. I trained in cultural anthropology and have a master’s degree in cultural food studies from New York University. My path to clinical social work has been informed and guided by my personal engagement in therapeutic practice, and I am deeply grateful that I can now mindfully attend to others’ healing processes.

I enjoy hiking and being outside in rainy, snowy, and dreary weather. When the sun is out, you can find me happily inside cooking, reading, and spending time with my family. I also love exploring the world and gathering bits of wisdom and home wherever I go.