Gateway Family Therapy and Wellness

Gateway Family Therapy and Wellness Gateway Family Therapy and Wellness is a trauma-focused therapy and wellness center in Benton, AR. *Disclaimers: Please be aware that this is a public page.

We offer therapy, massage, yoga, life coaching, nutritional support, and medication management—all in one healing space. For confidentiality and HIPPA purposes, DO NOT post anything to our page. To contact us or inquire therapy services, please email laquitacook@gatewayfamilytherapy.com or visit www.gatewayfamilytherapy.com. Today you are one step closer to unlocking the door to your happiness. Gateway Family Therapy Services will help you feel empowered and assist you on a positive path to growth and well-being. As a solution focused therapist my goal is to help you unlock solutions to your problems, uncover your true potential and lead a life that you believe is worth living. I won’t be able to help you change difficult situations of the past; but we will work together to better understand those challenges and gain the strength to move past them. By applying therapy approaches and techniques that are proven effective we will modify negative thinking and behavioral patterns that are holding you back from your ideal self. If you are looking for support, guidance, and direction through challenging situations that appear to be unfixable or ready to find the happy you that you have always yearned for, then I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals. Please call us for an individual, couples, or family therapy consultation today.

💍 You’ve said yes to everyone else. This time, say yes to you.There’s a version of you waiting to be remembered—the one ...
10/28/2025

💍 You’ve said yes to everyone else. This time, say yes to you.

There’s a version of you waiting to be remembered—the one who felt worthy, whole, and deeply loved from within.

“She Said Yes: Returning to Your First Love” is more than a workshop—it’s a sacred invitation to come home to yourself. Through guided reflection, soul-nourishing conversation, and gentle support, you’ll learn how to:

🌷 Release old stories that no longer define you
🌷 Reconnect with your self-worth
🌷 Reclaim a deep, lasting love for who you are

Led by Francheska Renee, LAC and Christel West, this space is created for women ready to stop surviving and start loving themselves again.

🗓 Saturday, Nov 8, 2025
🕐 1:00–4:00 pm
📍 400 Edison Ave, Benton, AR
💵 $65 registration

You are not too late to begin again. You are worthy of choosing yourself—fully and unapologetically. 💗

✨ Ready to say yes? Scan the QR code or register now at gatewayfamilytherapy.com/shesaidyes

🌿Because healing shouldn't feel like a battle you face alone.At Gateway Family Therapy & Wellness, we walk with you thro...
10/27/2025

🌿Because healing shouldn't feel like a battle you face alone.

At Gateway Family Therapy & Wellness, we walk with you through the hard stuff—trauma, grief, anxiety, relationship strain—and help you uncover hope, wholeness, and healing on the other side.

Our team of deeply compassionate, trauma-informed therapists supports:
💙 Individuals navigating anxiety, PTSD, or depression
💙 Couples longing to reconnect and heal
💙 Children and teens working through big emotions
💙 Neurodivergent youth and adults
💙 Those grieving or feeling stuck in life’s transitions

Whether you're carrying something heavy or simply know there’s more to life than just getting through the day—we’re here for you.

✨ Therapy at Gateway isn’t just about talking—it’s about transformation.
We partner with you on a journey of internal growth, so you can live as your best self.

📍 Located in Benton, AR
📞 501-425-6476
🌐 gatewayfamilytherapy.com

✨ You deserve to say yes to yourself.Somewhere along the way, life may have pulled you away from your own heart—buried y...
10/26/2025

✨ You deserve to say yes to yourself.

Somewhere along the way, life may have pulled you away from your own heart—buried your voice under old stories, self-doubt, or survival mode.

This is your invitation to return home to you.

Join us for "She Said Yes: Returning to Your First Love"—a powerful 3-hour women’s workshop designed to help you:

💫 Release the weight of past stories
💫 Reclaim your worth
💫 Recommit to loving yourself, fully and freely

This is sacred space for healing, clarity, and connection. You’ll be guided by facilitators Francheska Renee, LAC, and Christel West—two passionate women dedicated to helping others step into self-love with truth and tenderness.

🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕐 1:00 pm–4:00 pm
📍 400 Edison Ave, Benton, AR 72015
💵 $65 registration

You’re not too late, too far gone, or too broken. You’re just being called back to yourself.
Say yes. 💍

🔗Register now: gatewayfamilytherapy.com/shesaidyes

❓Have you ever felt empty in moments that were supposed to feel full?If you’ve ever thought:🔸 “I should be happy, but I’...
10/25/2025

❓Have you ever felt empty in moments that were supposed to feel full?

If you’ve ever thought:
🔸 “I should be happy, but I’m not.”
🔸 “Why can’t I feel present in good moments?”
🔸 “I feel numb even when things are fine.”
🔸 “Something’s missing, and I don’t know what it is…”

You’re not broken.
Your nervous system might still be living in protection mode.

When we’ve been through trauma, especially in childhood or in relationships, our brains learn that good moments aren’t always safe.
So even when joy is available, your body might stay guarded—waiting for the next crash, holding back from feeling too much.

🌿 This is called emotional constriction, and it’s common in trauma survivors.
It’s not your fault.
And it can change.

At Gateway, we help clients gently reconnect with:
💚 Safety in the present moment
🌈 The full range of human emotion (not just pain)
💓 The ability to feel joy, love, and connection again

Joy doesn’t have to feel out of reach forever. Healing is possible.
We’ll help you get there, one safe step at a time.

📅 Schedule today at gatewayfamilytherapy.com
📞 Or call us at 501-425-6476

💛 You wouldn’t say these things to a friend…But somehow, you say them to yourself all day long.🗯 “You’re not doing enoug...
10/24/2025

💛 You wouldn’t say these things to a friend…
But somehow, you say them to yourself all day long.

🗯 “You’re not doing enough.”
🗯 “Why can’t you just get it together?”
🗯 “Everyone’s going to leave you if you mess up.”
🗯 “You’re too much. You’re not enough.”

Sound familiar?

This is the voice of your inner critic—and it often forms in the wake of trauma. Especially if you were raised in environments where love felt conditional or criticism was constant.

That voice may have once tried to protect you:
🔸 “If I’m hard on myself first, maybe others won’t be.”
🔸“If I’m perfect, maybe I’ll stay safe.”
🔸 “If I shrink myself, I won’t get hurt.”

But over time, that protection becomes a prison.
And self-compassion becomes the way out.

🌿 At Gateway, we help you:
💛 Understand the roots of your inner critic
🧠 Rewire shame-based thinking
🌱 Learn to speak to yourself the way you would to someone you love

You don’t have to keep living under the weight of self-judgment.
You deserve kindness—from the inside out.

If your inner voice has become your biggest bully, we’re here to help you reclaim it.
🌐 gatewayfamilytherapy.com
📞 501-425-6476

✨You weren’t meant to figure it all out alone.Healing. Growth. Confidence.They thrive in safe, supported spaces—like thi...
10/23/2025

✨You weren’t meant to figure it all out alone.
Healing. Growth. Confidence.
They thrive in safe, supported spaces—like this one.

Our Small Group Coaching is a powerful space for clarity, connection, and forward movement. Through monthly themed sessions, you’ll receive:
✔️ Tools to shift limiting beliefs
✔️ Space to reflect and be seen
✔️ Accountability to grow with intention
✔️ Support from a community that gets it

🗓 Fall/Winter 2025 Themes:
🍂 October – Removing the Mask
🛠️ November – Build to Last
🎁 December – You Are the Gift

Each month’s theme is designed to help you:
→ Break old patterns
→ Step boldly into your next chapter
→ Reclaim your voice, vision, and worth

What You’ll Get:
💬 Two live group sessions/month
🧠 Guided reflection prompts & coaching tools
💡 Affordable, practical, real-time support
🫶 Facilitated by Christel West, Certified Master Life Coach

Ready to build a life that reflects you?
✨ Register now at gatewayfamilytherapy.com/lifecoaching
📍 400 Edison, Benton, AR
☎️ 501-425-6476

🌸Somewhere along the way, life taught you to love others more than yourself.To show up for everyone—except the woman in ...
10/21/2025

🌸Somewhere along the way, life taught you to love others more than yourself.
To show up for everyone—except the woman in the mirror.
To be strong, even when you’re breaking inside.

But what if healing starts with saying yes to you?

✨ She Said Yes: Returning to Your First Love is a 3-hour women’s workshop designed to help you:
💔 Release the old stories and shame
💡 Rediscover your worth
💞 Recommit to a love that starts within

You are worthy of your own "yes."

📅 Saturday, Nov 8, 2025
⏰ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
📍 400 Edison, Benton, AR
💵 $65 registration
👩🏽‍🏫 Facilitated by: Francheska Renee, LAC & Christel West

Tag a friend who needs this. Or come for you.
Register today at gatewayfamilytherapy.com/shesaidyes

💙You’ve been doing so much on your own. Carrying stress, navigating relationships, maybe even just trying to hold it all...
10/20/2025

💙You’ve been doing so much on your own. Carrying stress, navigating relationships, maybe even just trying to hold it all together. We see you—and we want you to know: healing is possible. And you don’t have to do it alone.

At Gateway Family Therapy & Wellness, we do things differently.

We believe healing isn’t just about surviving—it’s about becoming your best self. Whether you're navigating trauma, grief, anxiety, relationship struggles, or parenting challenges… we walk with you, not in front of you. Our integrative team supports individuals, couples, and families through every stage of life.

Why Gateway?
✔️ Trauma-informed, compassionate care
✔️ Specialists in PTSD, anxiety, depression, and neurodivergence
✔️ Support for children, teens, adults, and couples
✔️ A diverse team of therapists who truly care
✔️ We see you as a whole person—not just a diagnosis

Our goal is to help you unlock solutions through:
✨ Healing past wounds
✨ Rewriting unhelpful patterns
✨ And building a life that feels like yours

💬 Reach out today to schedule a session or learn more about our services.
📞 501-425-6476
🌐 gatewayfamilytherapy.com
📍 400 Edison, Benton, AR

You deserve healing that feels human, hopeful, and heart-centered. Gateway can help.

🌹You’ve been pouring into everyone else… but when was the last time you said yes to you?This is your invitation to come ...
10/19/2025

🌹You’ve been pouring into everyone else… but when was the last time you said yes to you?

This is your invitation to come home to yourself.
To release the old stories that no longer serve you.
To rediscover your worth.
To recommit to the one relationship that sets the tone for all others—your relationship with yourself.

Join us for a transformational women’s workshop:
✨ She Said Yes: Returning to Your First Love
🗓 Saturday, Nov 8, 2025
🕐 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
📍 400 Edison, Benton, AR 72015
💵 $65 registration
👩🏽‍🏫 Facilitated by: Francheska Renee, LAC & Christel West

This 3-hour experience will gently guide you through healing, reflection, and renewed commitment to self-love and worthiness. Come as you are—you don’t need to fix yourself to begin. You just need to say yes.

💌 Spots are limited! Register today at gatewayfamilytherapy.com/shesaidyes

🌙 When your body has lived in survival, even rest can feel unsafe. 😔 If slowing down makes you anxious…🌀If rest feels un...
10/18/2025

🌙 When your body has lived in survival, even rest can feel unsafe.

😔 If slowing down makes you anxious…
🌀If rest feels unfamiliar or even unsafe…
💭If your mind races the moment you try to be still…

That’s not laziness or a lack of discipline.
That’s a nervous system stuck in survival mode.

When you’ve lived through trauma, your body may have learned that being “on guard” is safer than being calm. Stillness can feel threatening—because in the past, danger may have come during quiet moments.

At Gateway, we understand this. We don’t force calm—we create safety. Through therapy, somatic work, yoga, and breath-based practices, we help your body remember that rest is allowed. That peace is possible.

You don’t have to earn rest. You’re allowed to feel safe now.

📍Schedule now: gatewayfamilytherapy.com
📞 Or call us at (501) 425-6476

🪷 When survival taught you to stay small, setting boundaries can feel like a threat.❓Do you say “yes” when you mean “no”...
10/17/2025

🪷 When survival taught you to stay small, setting boundaries can feel like a threat.

❓Do you say “yes” when you mean “no”?
🙈Apologize when you haven’t done anything wrong?
💭Feel guilty for needing space or asking for help?

This isn’t about weakness or lack of confidence.
This is what happens when your nervous system learned that boundaries weren’t safe.

If you had to shrink, please, or stay quiet to survive—your body remembers.
It makes sense. And it can change.

At Gateway, we help you understand these patterns with compassion, not shame. Through trauma-informed therapy and integrative care, we guide you in building safer, stronger boundaries—without guilt or fear.

💗You deserve to take up space. Your needs matter.

🔗 Schedule your first session at gatewayfamilytherapy.com
📞 Or call us at 501-425-6476

🌱 Ready to Grow in a Supportive Space?You don’t have to do this alone.If you’ve been craving clarity, confidence, and re...
10/16/2025

🌱 Ready to Grow in a Supportive Space?

You don’t have to do this alone.
If you’ve been craving clarity, confidence, and real momentum in your life — this is your invitation.

Gateway’s Small Group Coaching offers a powerful, theme-based experience where you’ll gain tools, community, and the accountability you need to create the life you want.

Led by Christel West, Certified Master Life Coach, these groups are safe, affordable, and deeply transformational.

🗓 Fall/Winter 2025 Themes:

🍂 October – Removing the Mask
Uncover the beliefs holding you back and step into your truth.

🏗 November – Build to Last
Repair your foundation, embrace freedom, and move forward fearlessly.

🎁 December – You Are the Gift
Give yourself the gift that truly matters: YOU.

What You’ll Receive:

✔ Two live group coaching sessions per month
✔ Guided reflection prompts + exercises
✔ Practical tools you can use right away
✔ Affordable, community-centered support

✨ This isn’t just coaching—it’s a safe return to your authentic self.

🔗 Register now: www.gatewayfamilytherapy.com/lifecoaching

Address

400 Edison
Benton, AR
72015

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 8pm
Tuesday 5pm - 8pm
Wednesday 5pm - 8pm
Thursday 5pm - 8pm
Friday 5pm - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+15014256476

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