Brookings Counseling Solutions

09/01/2025

08/29/2025

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Labor Day weekend! I will be out of the office until Tuesday.

If you are in crisis and need to talk, please call or text 211 or 988. If it's an emergency, please call 911.

08/15/2025

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07/29/2025

Wherever you are on your journey, we see you; we love you; you have value; and you matter. 💜

LOCKED IN SHAME: What they didn't see...

She's out of control.
They didn't see her confusion and hurt.

She's nothing but trouble.
They didn't see her begging for help.

She's just a party girl.
They didn't see her desire to belong.

She's an addict.
They didn't see her nightmares.

She's with a loser.
They didn't see she thought even less of herself.

She's a good for nothing mom.
They didn't see the heartache when she couldn't love them the way they deserved.

She will never amount to anything.
They didn't see she was already something.

She expects things to be handed to her.
They didn't see the price she pays.

They assumed she had choices.
They didn't see the only choice was to survive or not.

What I see...

I see a little girl that didn't have words for what was happening to her.

I see an entire community failing to ask if she needs help.

I see a young woman needing a break from her harsh reality.

I see a woman so wounded she needs to numb the pain to survive.

I see a woman desperate to feel loved.

I see a mom that loves her kids so much she's willing to let them go.

I see a woman and she is enough.

I see a woman that has made unspeakable sacrifices, knows hard work and expects nothing in return.

You need to know...

As a little girl, you had energy.
As a teen, you became spicy.
As a mom, you loved fiercely.
As a daughter, you showed determination.
As a wife and partner, you were selfless.

Today, you love wholeheartedly, but chooses who you love more wisely. You do not judge and you accept people for who they are, knowing they too have a story. You continue to protect others by carrying the burden of their secrets because it's not your story to share. You are treasured.

- Melissa Klemm
June 2024

07/22/2025

⭐️GIVEAWAY⭐️ Are you excited for our Wellness Treatments?
SHARE, LIKE, and COMMENT which one you’re most excited about in order to be entered to win a FREE Wellness Treatment of your choice! We will keep this giveaway open until Sunday, July 27th. Then we will go LIVE Monday, July 28th at 7PM to choose 2 lucky winners!

Ready. Set. Share. 😆🎉

07/15/2025

Exciting things are happening! The office will be closed for clients July 28- August 1 as we prepare to bring our intern on board and refresh the space.

07/05/2025

"Shame dies when stories are told in safe places." – Ann Voskamp

Developmental trauma teaches us early that our feelings might be too much, our needs inconvenient, and our stories unsafe to share.

So we carry our pain quietly. Alone. Hidden.

And shame loves to live in the shadows.

But something powerful happens when our stories meet safe, compassionate presence:
✨ Shame begins to unravel.
✨ The weight begins to lift.
✨ Healing becomes possible.

At DTTI, we believe in the power of safe presence. Nervous-system-aware attunement. Trauma-responsive listening. Relationships that don’t turn away.

Because you were never too much.
Your story was never meant to stay in silence.

🌀 Healing starts when you’re met with care, not correction.
🌀 Transformation begins when someone says, “I hear you… and I’m still here.”

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Want to begin your own healing journey? Or gain the foundation to support others?

Check out our online Digging Roots: Foundations course!!!

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07/05/2025

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