Healing Hearts Counseling

Healing Hearts Counseling Creating a safe environment where trust is built, We journey with clients in their healing process.

This month we’re bringing back out our Self Care Calendar Challenge! We challenge you to take the month of February to c...
02/02/2026

This month we’re bringing back out our Self Care Calendar Challenge! We challenge you to take the month of February to commit to taking care of YOU. 💕

Make yourself a priority. Spend at least ONE hour per day... that is 1 out of 24 hours in a day... doing something intentional for your own well being.

We created a self care calendar full of ideas for you to use this month. Print it out and hang it on your bathroom mirror or create your own! But be intentional giving YOU some self love.

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Trauma doesn’t stay stuck because clients aren’t trying hard enough.It stays stuck because the nervous system hasn’t had...
01/30/2026

Trauma doesn’t stay stuck because clients aren’t trying hard enough.

It stays stuck because the nervous system hasn’t had the chance
to complete what was interrupted.

When we know how to work with the body—
how to track regulation, activation, and capacity—
EMDR becomes safer, more fluid, and more effective.

That’s what I teach inside
The Missing Piece: Somatic Integration for EMDR Therapists.

✨ Comment WAITLIST below if you’re interested in joining the next cohort and want more information when doors open.
You don’t need more technique.
You need integration.

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01/29/2026

Interoception is your body’s internal awareness… and trauma can either turn that volume way up or completely mute it.

When the nervous system has lived in survival, body sensations can feel overwhelming… or nonexistent.

Neither is a failure. Both are intelligent adaptations.

True trauma healing isn’t about ignoring the body or pushing through sensations… it’s about gently helping the nervous system recalibrate, so the body can speak clearly and safely again.

When we heal interoception, we rebuild trust with the body.
And that’s where lasting healing begins. 🤍

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Today we had the privilege of learning from Dr. Paula McCall with Next Step Psychology, as she guided our team through r...
01/29/2026

Today we had the privilege of learning from Dr. Paula McCall with Next Step Psychology, as she guided our team through recognizing, understanding, and truly supporting autistic clients.

Education around neurodiversity isn’t optional in trauma-informed care… it’s essential. When clinicians understand how sensory processing, communication differences, and nervous system regulation show up for autistic individuals, we reduce harm, build safety, and create spaces where clients don’t have to mask or explain themselves to be understood.

Being trauma-informed means honoring difference, not pathologizing it. It means slowing down, listening deeply, and adapting our care so every nervous system feels seen, respected, and supported. We’re grateful for today’s learning and for the reminder that compassionate, informed care changes outcomes.

Dr McCall also leads where she works at bringing su***de prevention and support to youth, parents, and families. She is doing amazing things for our community! Go give her a follow to learn more ❤️



Trauma-informed parenting invites us to look beneath the behavior and ask what our child is communicating, not just how ...
01/28/2026

Trauma-informed parenting invites us to look beneath the behavior and ask what our child is communicating, not just how they’re acting. When we respond from regulation instead of reaction, our nervous system becomes the guide that teaches our child how to find calm, safety, and connection within themselves.

When we emphasize process over perfection, kids learn flexibility and resilience… they learn that mistakes aren’t failures, but opportunities to grow. And when we repair after rupture, we show them that relationships are safe, repairable, and rooted in love.

Secure attachment isn’t built by getting it right every time.
It’s built through presence, repair, and compassion… again and again.

✨ If you’re ready to deepen this work and learn how trauma-informed parenting supports attachment, co-regulation, and resilience, comment PARENTING below and I’ll send you the link to my Parenting Masterclass Series.

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01/27/2026

Your nervous system is always listening… long before your mind has words.

Neuroception is the body’s unconscious ability to detect safety, danger, or connection. It shapes how we feel, relate, respond, and heal.

When trauma is present, the nervous system can misread the present through the lens of the past—keeping people stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or collapse even when life looks “fine” on the outside.

This is why trauma healing must be nervous-system informed.

And why understanding the polyvagal theory and neuroception is foundational, NOT optional, in trauma work.

✨ For my fellow EMDR therapists:
Module One of The Missing Piece: Somatic Integration for EMDR Therapists is a deep dive into the polyvagal theory, neuroception, and how your nervous system becomes a tool for regulation and healing in the therapy room.

👇 Comment “MISSING PIECE” and I’ll share more about the training.

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So many EMDR therapists feel pressure to keep going—even when the body is signaling, this is too much or not yet.Healing...
01/26/2026

So many EMDR therapists feel pressure to keep going—
even when the body is signaling, this is too much or not yet.

Healing doesn’t happen because we followed the steps perfectly.
It happens when the nervous system feels safe enough to move.

That’s exactly what I teach in
The Missing Piece: Somatic Integration for EMDR Therapists—
how to work with regulation, not around it,
so sessions feel ethical, embodied, and effective.

✨ Comment MISSING PIECE below if you’d like more information about the course and upcoming offerings.

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01/24/2026

This year, my word is embodied.

Not as a goal to achieve… but as a way of being. A daily practice of listening inward instead of pushing through.

For me, embodiment looks like caring for my body with respect… eating foods that nourish me, prioritizing sleep, and honoring what my nervous system needs. It means being fully present with my family, making room for prayer and reflection, and staying connected to friends and community.

It also shows up in my work… walking alongside therapists, teaching and training from a grounded place, and supporting clients as they reconnect to their bodies and their innate capacity to heal.

Healing, leadership, and growth don’t happen by overriding ourselves.

They happen when we’re in ourselves! Here’s to a year of living intentional… living from the inside out. 🤍

What’s your word for the year? Drop it in the comments!

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Parenting isn’t about getting it right every time… it’s about showing up with awareness, compassion, and connection. Tra...
01/22/2026

Parenting isn’t about getting it right every time… it’s about showing up with awareness, compassion, and connection.

Trauma-informed parenting helps us understand that our child’s behavior is communication and that nervous system safety must come before correction.

As you step into 2026, I invite you to set intentions rooted in presence rather than perfection. When we support regulation, model repair, and lead with compassion, we create homes where kids feel safe enough to grow.

Comment “Parenting” and I’ll send you the link to access the Trauma-Informed Parenting Series to deepen this work and support your child’s nervous system, attachment, and resilience.

Follow ➡️ @‌healingheartsccaz for more on trauma recovery and nervous system healing. ❤️‍🩹

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01/22/2026

Understanding the vagus nerve changes how we understand trauma. Trauma isn’t just stored in memories… it lives in the nervous system.

When we support vagal regulation, we aren’t forcing healing, we’re creating the conditions for it.

Safety comes first.

From there, connection, resilience, and integration can unfold.

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Healing from betrayal trauma is something we don’t talk about nearly enough. A BIG thank you to Venessa De La Cruz for ...
01/22/2026

Healing from betrayal trauma is something we don’t talk about nearly enough. A BIG thank you to Venessa De La Cruz for coming to share with us today!

The truth is when the harm comes from people, places, or systems that were supposed to be safe, the wound cuts deeper. It’s not just about what happened… it’s about what was lost: trust, safety, predictability, and often a sense of self.

Betrayal trauma doesn’t just live in the mind. It lives in the nervous system.

Your body learns: connection isn’t safe, closeness is dangerous, I have to stay alert. Hypervigilance, shutdown, self-doubt, and chronic anxiety aren’t character flaws… they’re adaptive responses to broken trust.

It also reshapes how we see the world and ourselves.
We may question our judgment. Minimize our needs. Carry shame that doesn’t belong to us. Or struggle to feel grounded in relationships that are healthy now.

And here’s the truth that matters most: Healing is possible.

You don’t heal betrayal by “thinking differently.” You heal it by slowly restoring safety in the body, rebuilding trust at your own pace, and being witnessed without minimizing what you’ve been through.

If this resonates, you’re not broken.

Your nervous system learned how to survive. And with support, it can learn that safety and connection are possible again.

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Jumping on the “2016 trend” has had me reflecting that life doesn’t always unfold the way we imagined it would.Sometimes...
01/20/2026

Jumping on the “2016 trend” has had me reflecting that life doesn’t always unfold the way we imagined it would.

Sometimes it takes a sharp turn.
Sometimes the ground drops out from under you.

And suddenly, you’re standing in a version of life you never planned for.

What follows is rarely tidy.

There is the slow, intentional work of rebuilding…
learning how to trust again, how to love again, how to stay open when it would be easier to protect and pull back.

Vulnerability after loss or rupture isn’t brave because it’s bold… it’s brave because it’s tender and uncertain.

Blending a family brings its own kind of courage.
It’s hard to be a stepparent.
It’s hard to love children deeply while knowing they didn’t choose the changes they’re living inside of.

Kids often carry the consequences of adult decisions without having the power to shape them… and that matters. Their grief, confusion, loyalty binds, and resilience deserve to be named and honored too.

What I’ve learned, both personally and professionally, is the quiet power of reflection.

Naming what you’ve been through.

Acknowledging what it cost you.

Recognizing how you kept going, even when the path wasn’t clear.

Reflection doesn’t erase the pain… but it helps to integrate it.
And from that place, something new can begin.
Building again doesn’t mean forgetting what was lost.
It means allowing growth to include grief, wisdom, and compassion.

It means letting life be messy… and still meaningful.
If you’re in a season where things look nothing like you hoped they would, you’re not failing. Life is life-ing.

You’re adapting.
And that, too, is a form of strength.

Life can be both broken open and beautifully rebuilt. 🫶

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