Pecan Counseling

10/29/2024

Welcome our newest member of Team Pecan Counseling, Heidi Voet, LPC-S! In addition to her work as Clinical Director at Chapter House Sober Living and Counseling Center, she sees individuals and families impacted by addiction. We are beyond excited to have her on our team! For more information or to schedule an appointment, click this link: www.pecancounseling.com/heidi-voet

03/25/2024

If you struggle to identify who you are and what you like counseling can help. Unpacking your history and your role in it can create a lot more room for you.

03/24/2024

Adult tantrums are most common for adults that don’t know how to regulate themselves and lack emotional maturity. Sometimes unhealed trauma can cause heightened reactivity as well. Check out the list of adult tantrums behaviors!

03/24/2024

Trauma isn’t always a tangible experience, it can also be long term exposure to an emotionally unhealthy relationship. Relational hurts can be hard to explain, but can be incredibly hurtful.

01/27/2024

Feelings of betrayal can feel intense when your person is navigating addiction. If you find yourself of a loved one stuck in the cycle of trauma responses, know there is help.

01/25/2024

Complex or developmental trauma is definitely real, and treatment for it is our specialty 👏🏻

01/20/2024

Security is the skill of holding on to yourself in the midst of challenge.

01/18/2024

We specialize in treating s*x addiction and helping couples and families heal from addiction trauma. If you are someone you love is struggling with s*x addiction, reach out. We are here to help! *xaddiction

01/18/2024

We love us some Brene Brown ❤️

01/17/2024

Emotional maturity is a developed skill. It’s never too late to develop any of the listed skills. Personal growth is possible 💪🏼👏🏻

01/16/2024

One of the markers of effective counseling is a reduction in these symptoms. Emotional development is often overlooked, leading to relational turmoil as an adult. Growing in emotional maturity is a major part of healing 💪🏼

10/25/2023

Break the cycle of addiction by understanding and healing from the wounds that led you there. When facing the cycle of addiction, “just stopping” can be incredibly difficult, if not seemingly impossible. But more importantly, even if we manage to “go cold turkey,” we run the risk of relapse because we have not actively done the deeper work of understanding and healing from the wounds that led us there. This is why trauma-informed addiction counseling and care can be vital in breaking the cycle of addiction. As one trauma and addiction therapist notes, “In trauma-informed care, we take a safe, slow approach to healing the hurts that have led to addictive behavior.”

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Addictive behavior can be a coping mechanism for something bigger: unhealed trauma. Understanding trauma’s role in addiction helps us see how we might help.