Out of the Woods EMDR & Counseling Services

04/23/2026

04/19/2026

We see you 🤍

04/11/2026

Today was heavy for me personally. But with every single rep we do of something hard or heavy it gets easier and feels lighter so embrace the suck and know we don’t quit each other or ourselves.

Challenge of the day: Take that broken label and smash it to bits, pick up the ok and hold on to that for as long as you have to in order to believe it.

You don’t have to be perfect or awesome or any other bs the world tells you, just strive for OK and know that working towards that is more than enough for right now.

04/11/2026

“The fact that you're here is proof enough.”
💀Art:

04/08/2026

Music healed me more than any one thing ever did. It was there as a child to drown out the screaming, the dishes breaking, the doors slamming, the silence that begged to be broken and went on far too long. It was there as a teenager to make every drive a journey, to make sense of the big things I couldn’t yet understand, to tell me I wasn’t alone in what I was feeling. It was there as an adult to bring me back to all of the moments I wish I had five more minutes with, to describe the moments I thought I would never survive, to scream into the universe with thousands of other humans experiencing the same thing as me. It has been my greatest translator as I repeat the songs that say the words I never could find.

Healing doesn’t always come from a therapy room. Sometimes it comes from something that’s been there all along 🤍

04/06/2026

Healing isn’t about life suddenly becoming perfect or learning enough coping skills that old patterns and thoughts don’t creep in.

Healing is about becoming activated throughout life and choosing another path, because you finally see there is one.

03/12/2026

The body keeps the score.

03/12/2026

Feeling numb is common and completely valid. Numbness is usually a protective response, not a sign that therapy isn’t working. For many people, especially those who didn’t have consistent emotional support earlier in life, disconnecting was a way to stay safe.

In EMDR, we don’t force feelings to surface. The process gently supports those protective parts, helping them soften at a pace that feels manageable and safe. Healing isn’t about pushing through, it’s about creating enough safety for your system to open when it’s ready.

03/05/2026

Our office will be closed to in person appointments tomorrow, 3/6/2026, due to the snow. All sessions will be virtual. Contact us at 603-338-1586 for scheduling needs.