Jill Hollandsworth, PLMFT

05/09/2026

Mother’s Day can feel complicated.

For some, it’s filled with flowers, laughter, and connection.
For others, it brings grief that quietly sits in the background—or crashes in like a wave.

The day may hurt because:

* You miss your mom.
* You miss your child.
* You grieve the mother you needed but didn’t have.
* You are navigating infertility, estrangement, miscarriage, foster care, or adoption loss.
* You are carrying the weight of being the “strong one” while your own heart feels exhausted.

Grief does not follow a holiday schedule.
Love and loss often live side by side.

If today feels heavy, you do not have to force yourself to celebrate in a way that ignores your pain. It is okay to:

* Set boundaries.
* Step away from social media.
* Cry.
* Rest.
* Remember.
* Laugh at old memories.
* Feel both gratitude and sadness at the same time.

Healing is not forgetting.
Healing is learning how to carry love and loss together with gentleness toward yourself.

From all of us at River Bend Relational Therapy, we are holding space today for every version of motherhood, grief, and love. 🤍

04/27/2026

Domestic violence doesn’t just impact one moment or one relationship. It can shape generations.

In families where fear, control, or harm become part of the environment, children often learn to adapt in ways that help them survive… but those same patterns can follow them into adulthood. This can look like difficulty trusting others, challenges with emotional regulation, repeating unhealthy relationship dynamics, or struggling to feel safe even in healthy connections.

What’s important to understand is this: these patterns are learned, and what is learned can be unlearned.

Healing starts with awareness. It grows through safe relationships, consistent support, and the willingness to do something different than what was modeled. When one person begins that work, it can change the direction of an entire family system.

At River Bend Relational Therapy, I work with individuals, couples, and families to:
• Understand how past experiences are showing up in the present
• Rebuild a sense of safety and trust
• Develop healthier communication and boundaries
• Break cycles that no longer serve you or your family

You are not stuck in the patterns you were given. Change is possible, and it matters more than you know.

If you or someone you love is navigating the impact of domestic violence, you don’t have to do it alone.

04/26/2026

Every behavior is a form of communication, even as adults.

At River Bend Relational Therapy, we believe what shows up on the surface often isn’t the full story. Frustration, shutting down, irritability, avoidance… these are signals of something deeper.

We all have moments where we react instead of respond. Reactions are quick, protective, and often shaped by past experiences. Responses take intention. They require us to pause, understand what’s really coming up, and communicate it in a safer, more connected way.

Instead of hiding behind behavior, we can begin to ask
What am I actually needing right now
How can I express that in a way that invites connection instead of distance

Healing happens when we feel safe enough to be understood.

At River Bend Relational Therapy, we help individuals, couples, and families uncover the need beneath the behavior and build healthier ways to communicate, connect, and grow together.

Telehealth available across Missouri
Sliding scale options available

04/23/2026

What I Specialize In & How I Can Support You

Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Neither do our struggles.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I look beyond just the individual and focus on the systems we are part of: our relationships, family dynamics, and life experiences. Often, what we’re carrying didn’t start with us, but it can end with us.

I specialize in supporting:
• Individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, and life transitions
• Couples working to rebuild connection, trust, and communication
• Families seeking healthier patterns, stronger attachment, and deeper understanding
• Foster and adoptive families working through complex relational dynamics

My approach is rooted in a systemic lens, meaning we explore patterns, not just problems. Together, we work to:
• Break cycles of generational trauma
• Build emotional safety and secure connections
• Strengthen communication and understanding
• Create lasting, meaningful change within relationships

Why choose me?
In many community mental health settings, the focus is often on high caseloads and brief, surface-level support. My practice is different. I prioritize quality over quantity, which means:
• More individualized, intentional care tailored to you and your relationships
• The ability to go deeper, not just manage symptoms
• Consistency and presence in your therapeutic journey
• A relational approach that treats you as a person, not a number

Whether you’re feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

Healing is possible. Change is possible. And it can start with you.

📍 Telehealth across Missouri
💬 Now accepting new clients
📩 Reach out to get started

Jill Marie Hollandsworth, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, Linn Creek, MO, 65052, (573) 520-4475, My ideal clients are individuals, couples, teens, and families experiencing relationship struggles, trauma, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm. They often feel stuck in unhealthy patterns, disconnect...

04/20/2026

Sometimes healing doesn’t happen through words alone.

There are moments in therapy where you know something is there…
But you can’t explain it.
You can’t quite reach it.
It feels stuck.

That’s where Brainspotting comes in.

Brainspotting is a powerful, brain-body based therapy that helps access and process trauma stored deep in the nervous system—beyond what traditional talk therapy can always reach. By using specific eye positions, we can locate “brainspots” that are connected to unprocessed experiences.

And here’s the important part:
👉 Your brain already knows where the pain is held
👉 Your body already knows how to heal

Brainspotting simply helps you access that space safely.

When we bypass the mind’s usual barriers—overthinking, avoidance, or shutdown—we create room for deeper healing to happen. Not forced. Not rushed. Just supported.

Clients often describe it as:
• “Finally getting to the root of it”
• “Feeling release without having to explain everything”
• “My body letting go of something I didn’t realize I was holding”

Healing doesn’t have to stay stuck.

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve “talked about it enough” but still feel it in your body… this might be a next step worth exploring.

✨ Offering Brainspotting-informed sessions through
River Bend Relational Therapy, LLC
📍 Telehealth across Missouri
💬 Self-pay | Sliding scale available

Message me to learn more or schedule.

04/11/2026

04/06/2026

Right now, I’m sitting with the process of creating a business proposal to secure an office space for River Bend Relational Therapy, LLC, and I’ll be honest… it feels both exciting and stretching at the same time.

There’s something powerful about putting your vision into words.
About taking the heart behind what you do, helping individuals, couples, and families heal, reconnect, and grow, and translating that into something structured, professional, and real.

This isn’t just about an office.
It’s about creating a space where people can feel safe.
A space where stories are honored.
A space where healing happens in relationships, not in isolation.

Every late night, every revision, every moment of wondering if I can really do this is part of building something bigger than myself.

And the answer keeps coming back… yes.

If you’ve ever built something from the ground up, you know it’s equal parts faith, fear, and determination.

Here’s to taking the next step, even when it feels uncomfortable.
Here’s to believing in the vision before it’s fully visible.

River Bend is growing… and I can’t wait to see where this journey leads 🤍

04/04/2026

Play is a child’s first language.

When words feel too big, too confusing, or just out of reach… children show us their world through play.

In play therapy, toys become words, stories become feelings, and imagination becomes a bridge to healing. A child might not say “I feel anxious” or “I’m hurting,” but they might show it through the way they build, create, or act out their experiences.

And when we slow down enough to join them in that space—with curiosity, safety, and attunement—we begin to understand.

Play therapy isn’t just playing.
It’s connection.
It’s expression.
It’s healing.

For children navigating big emotions, transitions, or trauma, play gives them a voice—and reminds them they are seen, safe, and not alone.

At River Bend Relational Therapy, we meet children where they are… and walk with them toward where they’re going 🤍

03/29/2026

Trauma doesn’t just live in the child.
It lives in the parent too.

When a child has experienced trauma, it changes the way they see the world, how they trust, how they connect, and how they respond. But what we don’t talk about enough is how it also impacts the parent or caregiver.

It shows up in the worry that never quite turns off.
In the second guessing.
In the exhaustion of trying to “get it right.”
In the grief for what you hoped parenting would look like.

Parents begin to carry their child’s pain while also navigating their own emotional responses, fear, frustration, guilt, even helplessness.

This isn’t failure.
This is attachment.
This is love trying to find its way through hard things.

At River Bend Relational Therapy, we believe healing happens in relationships, not just for the child, but for the whole system. When we support parents in understanding trauma, regulating themselves, and staying connected, we create safety that children can begin to trust.

You don’t have to hold it all alone.

Healing is possible, for both of you. 💛