Allie Wojcik Counseling

Allie Wojcik Counseling Licensed Professional Counselor | STL area

Women get thrown around labels that are deemed negative where men on the other hand are celebrated for these qualities. ...
05/31/2024

Women get thrown around labels that are deemed negative where men on the other hand are celebrated for these qualities. Truth is - the label is inaccurate. If you know a woman who has been labeled as any of these: there is a solid chance she is actually - assertive or a leader, she shoots it straight, and has solid boundaries. These qualities in a woman are NOT bad. They should be celebrated.
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05/28/2024
To move forward and do the SCARY thing. Even if you are shaking in your boots.. you did it & that my friend, is bravery....
05/23/2024

To move forward and do the SCARY thing. Even if you are shaking in your boots.. you did it & that my friend, is bravery.

You're going to upset people nor will every single person like you. Trying to satisfy each and every person is a task yo...
05/21/2024

You're going to upset people nor will every single person like you. Trying to satisfy each and every person is a task you will fail. You release a lot of pressure from yourself when you become comfortable in the discomfort of being disliked.

comfort may be something you seek, but it's not always going to be the right choice. You know what is comfort for me? Ch...
05/20/2024

comfort may be something you seek, but it's not always going to be the right choice. You know what is comfort for me? Chaos. You know what's uncomfortable for me? Peace. Chaos is something I've always known. Experiencing 'peace' in my life makes my body feel out of sorts, as if somethings wrong. The irony is - there's nothing wrong, it's just not what I am used to. Sit with discomfort. It may be the best decision you make all week.

WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO ME, AS A THERAPIST: 1. Human First: i may be your therapist, but I am not better than you. ...
05/15/2024

WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO ME, AS A THERAPIST:
1. Human First: i may be your therapist, but I am not better than you. I am not above you. I am another person, talking to a person about their life. It would be hypocritical, as a Human, to judge you.
2. Our Rapport: Building rapport and having a relationship with my clients is how success happens. If you don't vibe, it's not going to have as much as an impact. It's important to me for us to have that relationship & nurture it.
3. Showing Emotion: Grad School taught me to be a blank slate, a robot basically & I say, f**k that. My clients appreciate when I am shocked or in disbelief or angry for them. I know when it's appropriate and when it's not. They know it's never out of a judgement.
4. Humor: make the dark jokes, let's f**king laugh. It doesn't always have to be SO serious and if it makes the client feel safe and themselves - I AM ABOUT IT
5. Self-Disclosure: AHH the one that people fear and we've been warned so harshly to not do. My clients trust me more because they know things about me. I use self-disclosure when it benefits the client, not to make it about me. We are in a time where people want to know who they are sharing all of their vulnerabilities with and I have no problem with them knowing. It's used healthily and in the context that helps my client.
6. Meeting the client where they are at: I lovingly push but I don't expect my clients to have unrealistic expectations. I don't judge, I don't say "move faster" or that "you aren't doing enough" - I meet my client where they are at, because this is for THEM.

We get stuck in the loop of perfectionism. When we want to start something, we tell ourselves, for example: "I'm going t...
04/25/2024

We get stuck in the loop of perfectionism. When we want to start something, we tell ourselves, for example: "I'm going to start exercising more" and that must mean you need to do it 4-5 times a week, "to be doing it more" When simply, that day you could decide to get some more exercise, therefore meaning that you're exercising more than you were the day before. Start small and then add on because it feels good. You'll always put off starting something if you're giving yourself strict boundaries to what is considered "doing it the right way" Don't worry about doing it well, just start.

Sometimes you don't need to analyze and intellectualize the experience. Sometimes you need to just accept and look at th...
04/24/2024

Sometimes you don't need to analyze and intellectualize the experience. Sometimes you need to just accept and look at the simplicity of the situation at hand. - If you're feeling sad, heartbroken, frustrated, etc - let yourself feel those things, you don't need to automatically jump into trying to make sense of it.

the concept that you are too broken or too hard to love is BS. instead of thinking that you are too much, have you consi...
04/23/2024

the concept that you are too broken or too hard to love is BS. instead of thinking that you are too much, have you considered maybe they aren't enough for you? - don't settle, recognize your worth

accept that it wasn't meant to stay
04/19/2024

accept that it wasn't meant to stay

girl, look at you.. you're killing it.
04/18/2024

girl, look at you..
you're killing it.

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7750 Clayton Road Ste 303
Kirkwood, MO
63117

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