Jo Ann Travis Evans Counseling

06/04/2025

Those who love you…sincerely, without hesitation or reservation will demonstrate that love in BOTH WORDS AND ACTIONS, by believing in you, your gifts/talents, your (healthy) choices and trust you! To quote Dr Maya Angelou: When people show you who they are, believe them. Who are YOUR believe-in-you people?

05/27/2025

We are reminded, sometimes in a serious way, that we need a Plan B. A contingency for unexpected changes in our lives. Death, divorce and sudden serious illnesses have been the recent conversations in past week.. Unexpected, seriously impactful, leaving folks reeling. Always have a backup contingency plan.

05/23/2025

Goodness it’s been a while!!! There’s been a season of (wonderful) changes both personally and professionally. Spouser and I have settled in the routine of a marriage, and I have expanded my private (mental health counseling) practice to include consulting and coaching! Excited about what new opportunities will unfold 😁 Oh! And a new book by June of ‘26! Life is sweet.

01/14/2025

01/06/2025

Happy 2025! How will this year be different for you? What are your growth areas? Your challenges? Your strengths discovered in 2024? Great questions to ask of yourself! Along those lines, self restraint (aka self boundaries) is vital to building self trust. Mental and emotional maturity and ultimately self care is a byproduct of exercising self determined boundaries and holding ourselves accountable to them.

12/11/2024

12/02/2024

One of the key components to experiencing healthy relationships, is when both sides are willing to have and participate healthily in hard conversations. Most of us also don’t know how to have them. What holds you back from having hard conversations??

08/12/2024

Anxiety!!! Makes me feel just by writing it😤. I was very much an adult when my doctor dxd me with anxiety. Fast forward to grad school and I learned anxiety can be contagious. I lived in a home with a very depressed and anxious adult but I didn’t have the words to understand their anxiety or its link to my own. I realized that what made me feel anxious was also drinking just ONE cup of coffee, my blood sugar dropping, and lack of sleep. Very impactful to my level of almost constant anxiety. Another reason for self care, these days I’m infrequently anxious, I also rarely have coffee, I keep my (diabetic) blood sugars at a healthy level, and I try to be asleep by 9:45pm. Anxiety is no joke.

05/23/2024

Boundaries…the ultimate examples of self love/self care. Fences are tangible examples of boundaries. The character Jim Bono in the movie, Fences, made the statement above. Fences define what you allow access to…and what you don’t. Love sets boundaries. Love y’all, mean it ♥️🩷Jo

05/15/2024

Social media is chunked full of videos deregulated and not self regulating. We are responsible…it OUR job to take care of Us and calm ourselves when experiencing high emotions. It’s common to look to someone to soothe us & in the right context might be warranted however, emotionally mature adults are owner of their choices and self regulating is a great mental health tool! 🩷♥️ all ya’ll! Jo

05/06/2024

I’m thankful for all the frontline advocates for good mental health ♥️As the note says, we don’t have to struggle alone with our mental health. Reach out to someone skilled and licensed M/H counselor. Once you find the one for you, it changes everything!! Love all y’all 🌹🌸🌺🩷♥️ Jo.

04/22/2024

There is some levels of pain that have no words. Divorce is one of those indescribable, mind-body-spirit-affecting experiences. I have had the privilege of sitting with many people going through divorce and it doesn’t get easier. Last night was such an occasion with a group of men and women just beginning their journey through it. Mine was in 2006, and yet, in some ways it was yesterday. The hope you have is to accept that “you’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think” wisely Winnie the Pooh. Reach out to those who understand: psychology today.com & divorcecare.com