Kelseythetherapist

08/20/2025

It’s possible to stay in alignment with your values in a way that honors your needs and boundaries. Sometimes we need to be reminded that *we* are valuable too, and we aren’t an unlimited resource.

08/08/2025

These women are such a gift to me, in both life and practice. It’s an honor to work with other therapists who hold themselves to high standards- equally committed to growth, continued education, being truly trauma informed, and doing the work themselves.

I look forward to my days at the office because I LOVE my job, but also because they’re there. Whether it’s blabbing and laughing away, walking miles around the parking lot, or helping me move furniture for the 16th time, I know they’ve got me.

I’m excited for what’s ahead with 🫶🏻

07/14/2025

06/13/2025

Snapshots from the week(ish) ✨

1. The virtual set up I’ve been using lately/when needed
2. My side table is always full af
3. Celebrated my bestie’s birthday
4. Reflection for the Sagittarius full moon this past Wednesday 🌝
5. Utilizing my therapist couch privileges
6. I’ve obsessed over this song this week 😆
7. Whyyyyy so many drinks?????
8. Currently reading
9. Chipping away at the website in the in betweens
10. A quick trip to the Muse Knoxville 🥹
11. A little daily tarot moment, not unlike me to have some cards out

06/11/2025

Disorganized attachment is incredibly frustrating to live with.

Scratching the surface, this type of attachment trauma requires a whole lot of patience, consistency, trust. It requires relational risk with SAFE people, where we get the chance to discover it can be safe to be vulnerable and our needs can be met.

05/27/2025

Their words become the way we think and feel about ourselves. Our inner voice.

It shows up in the way we speak to ourselves when we make a mistake, when we’re upset or in need, what we see in the mirror, and how we show up in relationships.

No amount of unresolved trauma will be an excuse for harm done. It can, however, point to the reality that it was never about you.

05/13/2025

I hope everyone is recovering well from their Mother’s Day weekend- whether it be because it was busy and full, or because it was heavy and complicated. 🫶🏻

05/02/2025

No one gets it right 100% of the time, but safe people make an effort.

04/29/2025

There is important information from your traumatic experiences that we don’t want to leave in the past.

You have new skills, ways of intervening, and protecting yourself now - this is empowerment. You no longer have to tolerate harmful behavior or unsafe environments. You can protect yourself.

04/16/2025

Your symptoms make sense in the context of your experience. Lasting change can start to happen when we can safely bring these emotional truths to conscious awareness.

03/01/2025

This was so fun to reflect on. I wanna do it more often!