Road to Hope Counseling LLC

11/24/2025

Will be starting scheduling for the first week of December soon! Office Hours : Tuesday-Friday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM.

11/22/2025

11/21/2025

Sounds familiar…😉

11/20/2025

You always have a choice to do what makes you comfortable. If you struggle with social anxiety and ESPECIALLY if you have experienced trauma that involves family members, PLEASE drive yourself to family gatherings this year. If that is an inconvenience to others, too bad 💁‍♀️

If you aren’t able to drive yourself, have a friend or safe family member drive you. However, this driver MUST be ok with leaving the event immediately as soon as you say you need to leave. Trauma makes us feel trapped and vulnerable and someone else dictating whether you can leave or not will cause higher anxiety.

Part of what I teach my clients is to face anxiety provoking situations with courage, but they don’t have to do that every-time. Sometimes avoidance is ok, too. Remember, you are worthy of safety and you are important enough to be taken care of (even if you are the only one taking care of you). 🙂

11/17/2025

Being judgmental keeps us in a negative mindset, which can cause us to be less patient and more irritable 😖

Here’s a trick to help:

When you realize you are judging something or someone, stop and describe what you’re judging.

For example: if a car pulls out in front of you, your first reaction might be “What the ****!! Dumb***!” Instead, start describing the situation: “blue car, Chevrolet, two people in front seat, license plate is “ “, license ” Keep describing until you’ve calmed down again.

You can use this with other people too. Just start describing the color and style of their clothing, their hair color, eye color, etc. It will distract you from becoming emotionally invested in the situation. 🙂

11/13/2025

Here’s one of the negative thinking patterns. Anxiety monster 👹 tells you that everything WILL NOT be fine. So, you agonize and over plan every detail to try and keep that “not fine” thing from happening. When everything does turn out fine (or at least not as bad as you expected) what happens? The anxiety monster says “See? the only reason this turned out fine was because you listened to me and over thought everything. You should be grateful to me for helping you!”

If another person said that to you, you would think they were manipulating you (and you would be correct). 👍

So, why let the anxiety monster lie to you like that? 🤨

11/11/2025

Thank you to all of those who’ve served . 🇺🇸

11/10/2025

Happy Monday to all of those who celebrate. Just a few quick reminders to keep in mind this week! 🙂

11/08/2025

When your partner is upset, your job is to create a safe space of listening and trying to understand. It’s not the time for you to give unasked for advice or bring up how their situation affects you. 😶

11/06/2025

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11/03/2025

Before you give your opinion to someone else about what they said or what they’re doing, think to yourself “did they ask for my opinion?” before you open your mouth. 🤔