Planting Seeds Counseling & Coaching, PLLC

Planting Seeds Counseling & Coaching, PLLC Planting Seeds has locations in Frisco and Prosper and provides counseling services for all ages.

05/28/2026

Why do we feel so strongly about holding space in our community as a faith based practice? Because faith does not solve the problem of pain.

Religion is not a substitute for mental health care. One of the most damaging ideas many people inherited from certain religious environments is the belief that sincere prayer, obedience, moral effort, or greater faith should be sufficient to resolve every form of psychological suffering. When people continue struggling despite these efforts, they are often taught to interpret their suffering as spiritual failure, weakness of character, hidden sin, deficient faith, or inadequate relationship with God. The psychological consequences of this framework can be profound.

The relationship between religion and mental health has often been deeply complicated.
One of the most persistent mental health myths in religious environments is the belief that psychological suffering primarily reflects personal weakness, spiritual deficiency, lack of discipline, or failure to trust God properly. Another is the belief that people should simply be able to “snap out of it” if they truly wanted to heal. Variations of this appear across both religion and spirituality. Some religious frameworks interpret suffering primarily through sin, faith, or obedience. Some spiritual frameworks imply that awakening, higher consciousness, positive thinking, or enlightenment should eliminate anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, or psychological instability altogether.

But human beings are biological, psychological, relational, social, and existential beings simultaneously. Mental health struggles emerge through many interacting factors, including genetics, nervous system regulation, trauma, abuse, attachment history, physical illness, brain chemistry, stress, environment, social isolation, and lived experience. Psychological suffering is not reducible to moral weakness or spiritual failure.

A psychologically mature spirituality does not demand that people deny reality in order to preserve a belief system. It allows reality to be reality. Seeking help is not weakness. It is not lack of faith. It is not spiritual inferiority. It is responsible participation in reality.

**adapted from Jim Palmer

We remember with deep gratitude today and everyday. We also acknowledge and remember the 17 veterans that die every day...
05/25/2026

We remember with deep gratitude today and everyday. We also acknowledge and remember the 17 veterans that die every day by su***de (based on most recent stats).

Yes!!
05/25/2026

Yes!!

05/21/2026

Matthew 9 is a longtime favorite passage of mine. Such a beautiful and powerful reminder of the role we can play in the lives of others. A reminder that we have the opportunity to see one another’s struggle, to love through service and to “carry” one another when it is needed. Here is a stunning prayer written by Rev Allison Burns-LaGreca based on this scripture passage. May you be blessed by it today.

A Prayer for the Road Ahead

Gracious and Compassionate God,
You who see us when we are weary,
who meet us in grief,
who speak tenderness before expectation,
walk with us now.

For those among us carrying burdens too heavy for words,
bring comfort.

For those whose faith feels fragile,
bring courage.

For those carrying others through difficult days,
renew their strength and soften their hearts.

Teach us to recognize the holy work of showing up,
the sacredness of soup shared at a kitchen table,
of quiet company,
of texts sent late at night,
of prayers whispered when words are hard to find.

Make us a people who carry one another well.

When we feel unable to walk, remind us that we are held.
When others stumble, make us willing to lift the mat.
When hope feels distant, place beside us companions who believe enough for both of us.

And may we leave this day with hearts strengthened by mercy,
trusting that healing still moves among us,
love still carries us,
and no one journeys alone.

In the name of the One who says, “Take heart,” we pray.

Amen.

05/14/2026

In case you weren’t aware, May is mental health awareness month. We’ll remain hopeful for awareness everyday, someday. For now, let’s talk for a minute about grief. I sat with my very first client as a terrified graduate level practicum counselor 30 years ago this month. I still remember after my first few sessions thinking that the common thread for all clients was grief. Thirty years later, that hypothesis has held true. Grieving the death of loved ones is obvious, although many do not seek support. Yet the losses in life are numerous and varied: job loss, loss of a marriage, loss of friendships, severing of family ties, pet loss, unmet expectations, loss of a freedom, loss of your world view, loss of safety, loss of physical health, loss of a dream, loss of a home, loss of identity, loss of faith. The list could continue but underneath most issues, there is a sense of loss whether it is real or perceived. And as a faith-based clinician, I know that faith does not solve the problem of emotional pain, it sustains us through it. If you are grieving, please consider seeking support for your journey. No one is immune and we are not meant to navigate it alone.

To each and every colleague out there…THANK YOU!!!
05/12/2026

To each and every colleague out there…THANK YOU!!!

05/10/2026

A beautiful, all-encompassing offering on this Mother’s Day. Thank you Reverend Yoo.

05/09/2026

Viktor Frankl was right — no person can take away your choice of attitude. Even in conditions of profound suffering, the human spirit retains the possibility of inner orientation. To what l, or whom, are you oriented today?

05/07/2026

Remember you are worthy of love and belonging. No matter what!!

Somewhere beneath the headlines, beneath the constant urgency, beneath the pressure to react to everything all at once, ...
05/06/2026

Somewhere beneath the headlines, beneath the constant urgency, beneath the pressure to react to everything all at once, there is still a quieter truth waiting for us. Human beings are still loving each other. Still feeding each other. Still praying. Still showing up. Still lighting candles in dark rooms. Still laughing at kitchen tables. Still planting flowers. Still believing that kindness matters. What are you still doing today that is sustaining you?

Adapted from the wise words of Rev Allison Butns-LaGreca

Thoroughly enjoyed facilitating a Complex Trauma training on Domains of Impact and Clinical Decision Making to the wonde...
04/30/2026

Thoroughly enjoyed facilitating a Complex Trauma training on Domains of Impact and Clinical Decision Making to the wonderful clinicians providing services at BasePoint!!




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