Madrone Center for Counseling, PLLC

01/25/2026

So true 🫶

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01/25/2026

🩷 "Thoughts like to predict, but the body knows what is real. Presence is where clarity lives".
By: Chibs Okereke

By Chibs Okereke

01/25/2026

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01/24/2026

Business is growing and we are excited! We have the best clinicians working here who truly care about their clients! We are so thankful for your trust in us! Take a peek at the transformation happening here adding another office space! It's almost complete!

01/24/2026

Hello secure attachment! We welcome you!

A woman once explained it in a way that left no room for confusion.

I am not here to manage you.
I am not here to monitor your decisions.

Because love is not supervision.
And partnership is not parenting.
I am here as your partner.

Which means I chose you as an equal, not as a responsibility.
It means I trust you to think, to decide, to act with awareness.
It means I am not interested in control, and I am not available for chaos disguised as freedom.

Partners protect what they are creating together.

Not because someone is watching.
Not because they are afraid of consequences.
But because what they’re building matters to them.

You are free to choose your actions.

No ultimatums.
No restrictions.
No fear-based rules.

But I am just as free to express my boundaries.

I will say what feels right to me.
I will say what does not.
I will be honest about where my line is, without apologizing for having one.

I will not threaten.
I will not manipulate.
I will not beg.

I will simply be clear.

And clarity is powerful.

Because boundaries are not about controlling someone else.
They are about honoring yourself.

They are about saying, this is what I can stay in, and this is what I cannot.
This is what keeps me safe, and this is what costs me peace.

That is not control.

That is self respect.

And self respect is not the enemy of love.
It is the foundation of it.

Healthy relationships don’t survive because one person gives up their autonomy.
They survive because two people take responsibility for their choices.

They survive because honesty is allowed.
Because discomfort is addressed instead of avoided.
Because respect is not conditional.

Love that requires silence around your boundaries is not love.
Connection that only works when one person swallows their truth is not healthy.

Real partnership is simple, even if it’s not easy.

Two adults.
Two sets of choices.
Two people who understand that freedom and responsibility are not opposites.

They coexist.

That’s how trust is built.
That’s how safety is created.
That’s how relationships last without either person disappearing inside them.

Not through control.

Through clarity.

01/23/2026

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Growth rarely shows up wrapped in comfort.

Most of the breakthroughs in your life started with something falling apart, someone leaving, a plan failing, or a routine getting disrupted.

Discomfort forces you to look at the parts of your life you were avoiding. It pushes you into new rooms, new skills, new versions of yourself you never would have met if everything stayed easy.

Nothing changes when you are cozy. Everything changes when you are challenged.

Sometimes the shove you hate becomes the shift you needed.

Looking back, the discomfort always makes sense.❤️

01/23/2026

Secure attachment, mentalising, affect regulation, reflection ... these can all happen in the therapy room when the therapist is solid and secure, robust enough to deal with whatever comes up for the client.

webinar series: https://www.carolynspring.com/trauma-webinar/

01/21/2026

https://insig.ht/nINxVps46Zb

ADHD with a QR code on mindfulness tools. 🫶

Understand ADHD Strengths and Challenges

01/20/2026

Her words... Your boundaries are not barriers but guides! 🫶

By Nedra Tawwab

01/15/2026

What a great course to listen to on Insight Timer! If you have the plus program you can join it. If you don't, there are so many other free sessions for you.

This course will teach you three simple, yet unconventional steps to solve any problem, by looking at how you judge yourself and the world around you. This is all about learning about states of consciousness and having the ability to shift your consciousness at will.

01/12/2026

Today I will know I am good enough and what I'm doing is good enough! 🧘‍♀️

01/09/2026

Celebrating my 8th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉