Empowering Peace Counseling PLLC

Empowering Peace Counseling PLLC Therapist for the anxious individual in Oklahoma and Commonwealth of Virginia Find me on Tik Tok
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April is one of my favorite months and not for the soft, aesthetic reasons people like to post about.It’s Sexual Assault...
04/02/2026

April is one of my favorite months and not for the soft, aesthetic reasons people like to post about.

It’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
I’ve spent over a decade sitting with survivors, and I can tell you this without hesitation: they are some of the strongest, bravest humans I know.

Because this kind of trauma?
It’s complex.
It’s layered.
It doesn’t just live in memories it lives in the body, in the nervous system, in the quiet moments no one else sees.

And still… I get to witness people learn how to heal what someone else tried to break.
There is nothing more powerful than that.
We all deserve to feel safe in our bodies, in our lives, in ourselves.

If you’re working on reconnecting with your body, here are a few gentle ways to start:
• Try havening or slow, intentional touch reminding your body it’s allowed to feel comfort
• Stretch in a way that feels good, not forced let your body lead for once
• Place a hand on your chest, breathe slowly, and repeat:
“My body responds to keep me safe, even when I don’t understand it. I am safe now.”

No shame. No rushing. No “fixing” yourself.

Just coming back home one breath at a time.

Today The Supreme Court sides with therapist in challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy As a trauma therapist...
03/31/2026

Today The Supreme Court sides with therapist in challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy

As a trauma therapist heres a little info you might want to know:

Conversion therapy isn’t therapy. It’s control with a clinical mask on.

You don’t “treat” someone by teaching them to fear themselves. You don’t “help” someone by isolating them from community, identity, and safety. That’s not healing that’s conditioning.

Let’s call it what it is: a power structure dressed up as care.

Because when you convince someone their identity is the problem, you make them easier to control. You shrink them. You disconnect them. You keep them busy trying to fix something that was never broken.

And who benefits from that?

Systems that rely on obedience.
Systems that thrive on silence.
Systems that need people small, ashamed, and disconnected from their truth.

That’s not coincidence. That’s design.

Conversion therapy doesn’t just harm individuals it reinforces a hierarchy where some identities are “acceptable” and others are punished into submission. That’s patriarchy 101: power over, not power with.

Real therapy doesn’t demand you become someone else to be worthy of love.

Real therapy expands your capacity to be fully, safely, unapologetically yourself.

If your “healing” requires self-abandonment, it’s not healing. It’s harm.

And we’re not doing that anymore.

Other therapists check out my new offering: Not everyone has the privilege of dropping money upfront right now.And hones...
03/30/2026

Other therapists check out my new offering:

Not everyone has the privilege of dropping money upfront right now.
And honestly? That shouldn’t be the barrier to getting support.

This collective was built for therapists who are doing deep, meaningful work… while also navigating burnout, bills, and a very real economy.

That’s why there’s now a Klarna option available.

So you can step into support without it feeling like an all-or-nothing decision.

Because community, growth, and support shouldn’t only be accessible when your bank account feels “perfect.”

This space is for progressive therapists who want:
– real conversations (not performative ones)
– sustainable growth (not hustle culture)
– community that actually shows up

You don’t have to do this alone. And you don’t have to have it all figured out first.

www.helpfulhippiecollective.com

I’m so excited to share that we’ve officially brought on a wonderful new clinician to our team Amanda is now seeing clie...
03/25/2026

I’m so excited to share that we’ve officially brought on a wonderful new clinician to our team

Amanda is now seeing clients part-time, and we specifically added her so we can better support teens with after-school virtual sessions or people that need that evening appointment after work.

She accepts most major insurance plans, has limited availability right now, and is bilingual if that support is needed.

And listen if you or if you’ve got a kiddo who lives in their K-pop/anime era, Amanda is absolutely your girl. She gets it, she connects, and she creates a space where it's safe to open up.

You can schedule and learn more about her here: https://www.epeacecounseling.com/amanda-1

We’re really excited to have her and to keep expanding support in ways that actually meet families where they are.

Want to know what’s wild? I was talking to a therapist friend a while back about this and if you didn’t know now you do…...
03/25/2026

Want to know what’s wild?

I was talking to a therapist friend a while back about this and if you didn’t know now you do…..

When a company like Aetna is owned by a larger corporation like CVS Health, it creates a kind of vertical loop where one system quietly plays multiple roles in your care.

You pay monthly premiums to the insurance side, but when you need medication, the insurance often steers you toward a pharmacy and a pharmacy benefit manager that the same parent company also owns.

That means they’re involved in setting drug prices, deciding what’s covered, negotiating rebates from drug manufacturers, and then dispensing the medication all under one corporate umbrella.

So money isn’t just being spent once; it’s being captured at multiple checkpoints by the same entity.

They profit when prices are higher, not lower.

They profit when you need ongoing care, not when you’re fully well.

The system quietly rewards complexity, chronic illness, and dependence while everyday people are left juggling premiums, copays, and burnout.

It’s a loop where wealth concentrates at the top, and everyone else is left trying to keep up just to stay afloat.

You know that moment when you understand your patterns… like you can explain your trauma, your triggers, your attachment...
03/24/2026

You know that moment when you understand your patterns… like you can explain your trauma, your triggers, your attachment style, probably even your childhood wounds in detail…and yet your body is still like:“cool story, but we’re still panicking.”

That’s the gap a lot of people live in.
Because insight is powerful. I will never knock insight. Naming things matters. Understanding yourself matters.

But trauma doesn’t just live in your thoughts it lives in your nervous system, your body, your reflexes, the way your chest tightens before your brain even catches up.

That’s where Brainspotting hits differently.
It’s not about over-explaining or forcing breakthroughs.

It’s about accessing where the trauma is stored and letting your body actually process it at its own pace, in a way that feels grounded and safe.

Sometimes that looks like noticing a tightness in your throat that finally softens.

Sometimes it’s your body completing a stress response it never got to finish.

Sometimes it’s grief moving through instead of getting stuck.

It’s subtle. It’s deep. And honestly… it can feel a little wild in the best way, because your body starts doing what it’s been trying to do all along release.

For my overthinkers, my analyzers, my “but I already know why I’m like this” people this is the work that goes beyond knowing.

Because healing isn’t just understanding the story.
It’s your body finally believing it’s safe enough to let it go.

And as a therapist that does Brainspotting because my own therapist used it with my grief I can fully attest that somatically I feel the difference… and that especially for trauma, you can feel this too.

The version of me that heals the fastest isn’t the productive one. It’s the one sitting in the grass.🌿As a therapist wit...
03/23/2026

The version of me that heals the fastest isn’t the productive one. It’s the one sitting in the grass.🌿

As a therapist with ADHD, I’ve had to unlearn the idea that healing only happens through structure, routines, and doing more.

My nervous system doesn’t regulate through pressure it softens through presence.

Nature brings me back in a way nothing else does. Not because it’s aesthetic. Because it’s honest. It doesn’t rush me, judge me, or expect me to perform.

Sometimes the most powerful reset isn’t another strategy. 🌿🪻🌿

It’s sitting in the grass long enough for your body to remember who you are.🌿🌿🌿

Burnout isn’t just being tired it’s your nervous system waving a white flag while you’re still trying to push through li...
03/22/2026

Burnout isn’t just being tired it’s your nervous system waving a white flag while you’re still trying to push through like nothing’s wrong.

Sometimes the answer isn’t more discipline… it’s more softness.

Here’s what actually helps when everything feels hard:

Create something with zero pressure to be good at it.
Scribble. Paint. Bake something messy. Let your brain play instead of perform.

Go outside like your body depends on it because it does.
Bare feet in the grass, sun on your face, a slow walk where you don’t “optimize” anything. Let the earth regulate what your thoughts can’t.

Choose connection that feels safe, not draining.
One person. One honest conversation. Or even just sitting near someone who doesn’t need you to be “on.”

Burnout heals in small, gentle moments not big life overhauls.

You don’t need to become a new version of yourself.
You just need space to come back to version of you that has capacity!

As a trauma therapist, it would be wildly unethical for me to stay quiet about this.Today I watched a video of Ms. Rache...
03/21/2026

As a trauma therapist, it would be wildly unethical for me to stay quiet about this.

Today I watched a video of Ms. Rachel speaking with a young boy in a detention center just one state away. He was talking about wanting to go to his spelling bee… and how the water there hurts his stomach.

And I just… sat with that.

Because I know there are people convincing themselves this is fine. That detention centers are temporary. That it’s “basically like camp” until kids go back home.

It’s not.

It’s a concrete building. It’s locked doors. It’s children being treated like inmates, separated from safety, from softness, from normalcy. That doesn’t just “go away.” That lives in their nervous systems. That becomes trauma they carry into adulthood.

And here’s the part that wrecked me
I bought my kids donuts today. We laughed, we played outside, we existed in that ordinary, beautiful safety.

And then I cried.

Because why do my kids get that… and other kids get water that hurts them?

My mom heart is shattered.

My therapist heart is furious.

And if I can say anything to you, it’s this:

Please don’t numb out.
I get the burnout. I get the overwhelm. Your nervous system is not wrong for wanting to shut it all down. But staying informed, even in small, sustainable ways, matters. Looking away doesn’t make it less real it just makes it easier for it to continue.

So stay curious. Stay aware. Have the uncomfortable conversations. Support organizations doing the work.

Teach your kids empathy. Speak up when it would be easier not to.

You don’t have to carry everything but you also don’t have to carry nothing.

And these kids? They deserve more than silence.

The Sacred Untaming is back!!Join us for a day retreat for women to find stillness within. Life is busy, chaotic and lou...
03/20/2026

The Sacred Untaming is back!!

Join us for a day retreat for women to find stillness within. Life is busy, chaotic and loud. You deserve space to quiet the noise and to be taken care of.

June 6th, in south OKC - we are gathering for a beautiful day of intention, connection, ceremony, and connection.

This day is curated specifically to nurture your mind, body, and soul.

You can look forward to things such as

💜A heart opening Cacao ceremony led by the fabulous Izzie Isabel Garcia

💜A soundbath that will relax you in ways you didn't know were possible

💜Yoga

💜 Group Brainspotting for focused mindfullness

💜Guided sandtray with Lisa Schoelen, who is incredible

💜Delicious and thoughtful lunch and snacks

💜and more!

The only decision you have to make all day, is simply to show up. We're taking care of everything else!

Spaces *are* limited. Don't wait, reserve your spot today!

https://thesacreduntaming.ticketspice.com/the-sacred-untaming

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2524 N Broadway
Edmond, OK

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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm

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