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Calm and Focused Therapy

Our mission's to guide individuals in finding peace of mind through discovering their own calm and ability to focus.

We provide compassionate, personalized mental health care that empowers our clients to recognize their inner strength and restore balance.

03/04/2026

✨ We’ve Grown—Clayton, We're Here For You! ✨

Calm and Focused Therapy is excited to officially open our new Clayton location on in Flowers Plantation 🌿

This space was created with intention—to offer accessible, affirming, and community-centered mental health care for the Clayton community and surrounding areas, and we can’t wait to welcome you into this new space.

📍 Location: 34 Oleander Dr., suite 104, in Flowers Plantation, Clayton, NC

03/03/2026

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

🫀 February was American Heart Month—and Mental Health Is Part of Heart Health

Mental health and cardiovascular health are deeply connected.

Research shows chronic stress, depression, and untreated anxiety increase the risk of:
• Hypertension
• Heart disease
• Poor sleep and inflammation

Supporting mental health isn’t just emotional care—it’s preventative healthcare.

At Calm and Focused Therapy, we view emotional regulation, stress management, and nervous system support as whole-body care.

Reach out to learn more!

03/02/2026

✨ Upcoming Clinical Training (Virtual) ✨

Healing the Mother Wound

This clinically grounded, trauma-informed training explores the lasting emotional and psychological impact of early maternal relationships on identity, attachment, self-worth, and relational patterns. Designed for clinicians, this training offers both depth and practical tools to support meaningful healing work in therapy.

📅 Date: Tuesday, March 3rd
🕓 Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST
💻 Format: Live Virtual Training
🎤 Facilitator: Ashley Esry, LICSW, LCSW, LCAS
💲 Cost: $35
🎓 1.5 Credit Hours

✨ In this training, participants will:
• Define the concept of the mother wound and understand its developmental origins
• Identify common emotional, cognitive, and relational patterns linked to maternal attachment injuries
• Explore intergenerational and cultural influences on the mother-child dynamic
• Apply therapeutic strategies for repair, boundary setting, and re-parenting
• Integrate compassion-focused and trauma-informed approaches into clinical practice

Through reflective exercises, case examples, and clinical discussion, clinicians will gain insight into how the mother wound shows up in therapy and how to support clients in building self-compassion, emotional regulation, and resilience.
Purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Hunger-Understand-Nurturance-Protection/dp/1401960855?&linkCode=sl1&tag=calmaftherapy-20&linkId=b3f4379bb77ee80cd62c2a636d3977b5&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

👉 Register here: https://www.calmandfocusedtherapy.com/onlinecourses

03/01/2026

🧠✨ “Putting into words what we’re doing—especially telling another person—has the remarkable ability to make us aware in a way that enables real change.”

This insight from psychiatrist Anna Lembke, was shared on a wonderful podcast entitled, Hidden Brain, enjoyed by some of our very own clinicians here at CalmAF. This comes from an episode discussing the Path to Enough, which captures something at the heart of therapy: awareness creates choice and agency.

When thoughts and patterns stay internal, they can feel overwhelming or invisible. When spoken aloud—in a safe, attuned space—they become something we can understand, work with, and gently change.

That’s the power of therapy. 💚

02/28/2026

📚 Check Out Our Resource Library

Therapy tools, books, worksheets, nervous system support, neurodiversity-affirming recs, and other little healing favorites 🌈 📖 ✨

Curated with care → Made for you

Explore our Resource Page anytime:
👉 calmandfocusedtherapy.com/resources

02/27/2026

“I'm not in crisis, but I need help. . .”

If this sounds familiar—the new Open Access Program is here for that exact moment.
You deserve support before it becomes overwhelming. 🌿

Sliding scale • referrals • immediate connection to care

02/25/2026

🌿 Social Media Introduction Post 🌿

Please join us in welcoming Taylor Baker to Calm and Focused Therapy! 💙

We’re excited to introduce Taylor Baker, a dedicated and compassionate therapist who brings warmth, clinical skill, and a collaborative spirit to her work.

Taylor is passionate about helping clients feel genuinely seen and understood. She creates a supportive, non-judgmental space where individuals can explore challenges, build resilience, and reconnect with their strengths. Her approach is person-centered, trauma-informed, and grounded in evidence-based practices — meeting clients exactly where they are while helping them move toward meaningful growth.

✨ Taylor works with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress, and emotional overwhelm. She is committed to empowering clients with practical tools while honoring each person’s unique story and lived experience.

If you’ve been considering therapy, this could be your sign to take that first courageous step. 💫

Please help us give Taylor a warm welcome!

02/24/2026

🎉 We’re Officially Open in Clayton! 🎉

Calm and Focused Therapy is excited to announce that our new Clayton office is now open—conveniently located near Flowers Plantation!

📍 Now Open at:
34 Oleander Dr., Suite 104
Clayton, NC 27527

This new location allows us to better serve the Clayton community with compassionate, personalized mental health care in a calm and welcoming space. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, stress, burnout, life transitions, or simply seeking support—we’re here for you.

✨ Now accepting new clients in Clayton.
📞 919-283-3302
🌐 www.calmandfocusedtherapy.com

02/22/2026

🌿 We’re Hiring Clinicians! 🌿

Calm and Focused Therapy is growing, and we’re looking for licensed mental health clinicians who want to be part of a supportive, values-driven practice.

If you’re craving a work environment where:
✨ your clinical voice is respected
✨ collaboration is the norm (not the exception)
✨ your wellbeing matters as much as your productivity
✨ you can provide high-quality care without burning out

…then we’d love to hear from you. 💚

We’re building a team of clinicians who are passionate about helping others find peace of mind—and who also believe clinicians deserve the same.

📩 DM us to connect
🌐 Learn more: www.calmandfocusedtherapy.com

02/21/2026

🌿 Now Accepting New Clients - at our NEW LOCATION 🌿

At Calm and Focused Therapy, we believe healing starts with feeling seen, supported, and safe. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, or emotionally exhausted—you don’t have to carry it alone.

We are currently accepting new clients and would be honored to support you on your journey toward peace of mind. 💚

Therapy can help you:
✨ manage anxiety and stress
✨ work through life transitions
✨ improve emotional regulation
✨ build healthier relationships
✨ feel more grounded and confident

You deserve support that feels compassionate, personalized, and empowering.

📍 Now serving clients in Garner and Clayton
🌐 Learn more or request an appointment: www.calmandfocusedtherapy.com

02/20/2026

NOW ENROLLING!

✨ Introduction to Kink and Poly-Informed Therapy: Just the Basics ✨

Enrollment is closing soon for this live, interactive training designed to support mental health professionals in providing affirming, ethical, and client-centered care for clients engaged in kink/B**M and/or consensual non-monogamous relationships.

📅 Dates: Monday, February 23rd, 12:00-1:00pm or Thursday, February 26th, 5:30-6:30
💻 Live Virtual Training
🎤 Facilitator: Stacy Blankenship, LCSW
💲 $35
🎓 1 Continuing Education Hour Credit | NBCC | ACE

✨ In this training, you’ll explore:
• How shame, stigma, and provider bias impact the therapeutic relationship
• Foundational kink, B**M, and polyamory terminology
• Clear distinctions between consensual practices and abuse
• Consent, boundaries, communication, and relationship agreements
• Practical ways to create a safe, inclusive, and affirming therapy space

If you’re looking to strengthen cultural humility, ethical awareness, and confidence when supporting diverse relationship structures, this is your final opportunity to join.

👉 Register now before enrollment closes:
https://www.calmandfocusedtherapy.com/onlinecourses

02/18/2026

🚨 Last Chance to Register! 🚨

If you’re looking to strengthen your work with neurodivergent clients in a way that is affirming, ethical, and truly practical — this is your opportunity.

🌿 Navigating Neurodivergence: Practical Strategies for Therapists
📅 Wednesday, February 18th
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST
💻 Virtual Training
🎓 1.5 CE Credit Hours | ACEP #7925
🎤 Facilitated by Ashley Esry, LICSW, LCSW, LCAS

Neurodivergent clients deserve care that honors their identity — not treatment that unintentionally pathologizes their lived experience.

This clinically grounded training explores neurodivergence as a natural variation in brain functioning, including autism, ADHD, learning differences, and overlapping presentations. We’ll address common misconceptions, systemic barriers in mental health care, and provide applied strategies you can begin using immediately.

✨ You’ll walk away with:
• A clearer framework for understanding autism and ADHD (including overlap)
• Insight into executive dysfunction, sensory needs, and masking in therapy
• Strengths-based interventions that improve engagement and regulation
• Tools to create more accessible, collaborative, and affirming therapeutic environments
• Increased confidence in supporting neurodivergent clients effectively

This is more than information — it’s about transforming how we show up clinically.

Spots are limited and registration closes soon.

Join us. Strengthen your practice. Support your clients with greater clarity and intention.

👉 Register now at: www.calmandfocusedtherapy.com/onlinecourses

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Garner, NC
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