Renewal Family Therapy

01/16/2026

https://www.renewalfamilytherapy.com/post/the-invisible-toll-of-job-loss-job-hunting

The same year I became a mother, my husband lost his job. He held a master’s degree in chemistry and managed a laboratory, and just before our daughter was born, his supervisor had given him a performance review with satisfactory marks. All was going well and nothing indicated his job was at risk,...

01/09/2026

https://www.renewalfamilytherapy.com/post/why-telling-anxiety-to-go-away-doesn-t-work-and-what-helps-instead

When anxiety shows up, many of us respond the same way:“Stop worrying.”“Calm down.”“There’s no reason to feel this way.”But telling anxiety to go away doesn’t work — just like telling yourself you’re not hungry when you are.Both hunger and anxiety are signals from the body, not p...

01/07/2026

https://www.renewalfamilytherapy.com/post/what-is-an-emdr-intensive-and-how-can-it-help-you-get-unstuck

If you feel stuck in patterns you can’t seem to move past—no matter how much you talk about them or try to understand them—there may be more happening beneath the surface. Emotional overwhelm, persistent triggers, or feeling constantly on edge are often signs that your nervous system is still ...

01/01/2026

https://www.renewalfamilytherapy.com/post/why-2025-felt-mentally-hard-and-how-to-care-for-yourself-in-2026

As 2025 comes to a close, many people share a similar reflection: “That year took more out of me than I expected. Not necessarily because of one defining crisis, but because of a steady accumulation of stress, uncertainty, and emotional fatigue.If you felt more drained, anxious, disconnected, or e...

12/30/2025

Renewal Family Therapy has moved to Kansas City, Missouri and has in person therapy options available!!

We are still offering virtual therapy to those in Iowa, Kansas, and North Carolina as well as Missouri.

Come see what's new at www.renewalfamilytherapy.com

09/07/2021

New office location!

Renewal Family Therapy is now located in Peakway Market Square at 800 W Williams Street in Apex, North Carolina!

-In person sessions have been added while still offering telehealth sessions

-Now accepting Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Tricare West insurances too!

08/25/2021

https://www.renewalfamilytherapy.com/post/toxic-positivity

His words looped on repeat in my head as I drove out of the University parking lot. “I feel like the weight of the world is off my shoulders. I just told my major professor I am leaving grad school.” What? Why? Sure, it hadn’t been easy. Grad school is hard! No warning signs and he’s just no...

07/02/2021

https://www.renewalfamilytherapy.com/post/is-codependency-still-a-thing

The other day, while in the kitchen, my husband walked in and asked me, “Is codependency still a thing?” I lit up, as I love discussing these sorts of things, and responded, “It can be.” I met his bid for conversation on the topic by asking, “When you walk into the kitchen, do you like the...

05/13/2021

What can you still do during a gas shortage?
Talk to a therapist online!!!
Thank goodness for Telehealth. 😉

05/01/2021

Here is a picture of a brain scan before and after just FOUR sessions of EMDR therapy! Getting trained in EMDR completely changed the way I view and help individuals with trauma. It is a phenomenal therapy, and I am so thankful I get to offer it as a resource to the clients I serve.

03/11/2021

Renewal Family Therapy is now licensed in FOUR states! If you live in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, or North Carolina, you have access to counseling via telehealth!!!

In the words of my husband, this means I am licensed to work with over 22 million people!! (Please don’t all call at once). 😉