01/04/2026
Therapy is much more then just talking.....it includes psycho-education, learning coping skills, getting a correct diagnosis, help with medication or weaning from medication. Therapy gives the client a safe, nonjudgmental place to process their thoughts so the therapist can help them identify any faulty thinking that may not be true. Therapists do not "fix" anyone. Their goal is to walk with you, listen deeply to what you are saying and not saying, to offer suggestions and give the client tools they may not have that will aide in their healing outside of the session.
As a trauma therapist and a grief counselor... I am here to walk the journey with you. How you know your body is holding onto a trauma is by paying attention to when you tell a story from your past and you feel as if you are reliving the experience. The emotions may arise the same, the pit in your stomach returns, you can feel the fight, flight, freeze response return. These symptoms, and others.....identify unprocessed pain that can cause emotional, spiritual and physical illness. By using EMDR and other modalities with a trained therapist, together you can process the traumatic experience safely, and move it out of the body so you can heal.
When struggling physically we go to our doctor.....when struggling mentally we call our therapist. For the last 19 years I have done my own therapy and I have a spiritual director. I practice what I preach and do my own work; make sure your therapist does too!! If you are considering therapy please feel free to call me for a free consultation session. If I do not have an opening I have other colleagues I can refer you to. Making the call is the first step to healing. Let's make 2026 your year to heal.
You can do this.....we are ALL a work in progress! ❤🙏 Call me at "The Center for Pastoral Counseling" at 484-442-0064.
