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Abundant Life Counseling St. Louis, LLC

Julie Williamson, LPC, NCC, RPT offers professional counseling for women in St. Louis, who are facing challenges related to anxiety and relationships.

This page is for support and is not therapy. Abundant Life Counseling St. Louis LLC is dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families in the St. Louis area flourish in the midst of life’s perplexing struggles and challenges. Therapist Julie Williamson seeks to increase hope, embody empathy, and encourage authenticity by joining with you to collaboratively assist you in achieving your ther

apeutic goals. Louis LLC wants to help you gain clarity, understanding, and above all, flourishing in your relationships with God and others, despite life’s trials and tribulations.

07/22/2025

Boundaries ≠ revenge

If you’d like to read more about what I’m talking about, you can read my latest blog post, linked in my profile or here:
https://abundantlifecounselingstl.com/?p=1328🌱

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07/15/2025

God already *has* this situation whether I acknowledge it or not. Instead of throwing my hands up or avoiding this situation, I can acknowledge how I’m feeling, choose a way to respond that is in line with my values, and set boundaries when and where appropriate.

If you’re thinking, “but, wow, this sounds really hard!”, then be encouraged that you are not alone! The Lord promises to sustain us, but experiencing the full measure of His comfort means allowing these hard feelings to exist. And you don’t have to walk this path by yourself. That is the beautiful part of community. If you’d like to read more about what I’m talking about, you can read my latest blog post, linked in my profile or here:
https://abundantlifecounselingstl.com/?p=1328🌱

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07/08/2025

I scheduled this post about a month ago, long before the incredibly tragic flooding in Texas over the weekend.

While (thankfully) I’ve not heard anyone touting this as a response to the suffering occurring right now, I’ve been mindful of my brain’s own attempts to offer some kind of explanation, search for someone or something to blame, brainstorm solutions so this sort of thing never happens again. And that’s not all bad, right? If someone or some system failed or something went wrong or something like climate change is to blame, then we should look for ways to improve and problem solve so this kind of tragedy is even less likely to occur again in the future.

But this sort of thinking can become problematic when we deny and avoid the pain, the sadness, the grief of what we (individually and collectively) may be feeling, using solutions or Scripture as a substitute, antidote, or tool to write away pain and suffering. Problem-solving and explanations are important and have their place, but not at the expense of making space for honoring our grief and suffering. When we make space for the grief and pain of loss, we honor the humanity and dignity that God instilled in us as His creation, made in His image.

It also makes so much sense to be wondering what possible reason could God have to allow a flood so tragically take so many lives, including young summer campers? I think even venturing to guess the reason why is a lost cause. If I knew why, would that make it less tragic? Would it lessen the suffering of the families directly impacted and who lost loved ones?

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07/01/2025

As I’ve grown, studied counseling, and participated in my own counseling, I’ve come to see how emotions hold no moral value – they are not “good” or “bad,” they just are.But more than that, they give us information. Not only do they show us what we really care about and what our values are, they connect us to each other and to the Lord.

But I fear that we, as Christians, have divided emotions into “good” or “bad,” and then taken Bible verses and prescribed antidotes to the “bad” ones. We’ve “spiritualized” emotions. We’ve taken our God-given ability to feel and assigned some kind of spiritual value or meaning to what we feel.

I go into more detail about this in today’s blog post. Click the link in my profile or here: https://abundantlifecounselingstl.com/?p=1328🌱

06/24/2025

According to therapist Ben Eckstein, we engage in worrying for two purposes: to find certainty and to alleviate distress. Our worrying can take various shapes, and no matter what shape our worrying takes, we cannot find absolute certainty and we will feel distress in our lives. I’ll be going over the various shapes that worrying takes, as outlined in Eckstein’s book, “Worrying is Optional,” and providing an affirmation we can practice when we notice ourselves engaging in that type of worrying.

Today, we’re talking about seeking reassurance. In my personal experience with anxiety, I’ve been a big reassurance seeker. One thing my personal therapist has said that has helped me when I’ve felt anxious and wanted reassurance is to consider my intention: am I information gathering? Or am I looking for the promise that EVERYTHINGISOKAYRIGHTNOWANDALWAYS?!

While gathering information is important, we know that absolute certainty that everything will be okay forever and forever and that us or our loved ones won’t experience hardship is not something that we can attain. So if you find yourself in this position, offer yourself compassion - the thing you fear is probably pointing towards what you value the most. It makes sense that you feel afraid and want someone or something to alleviate your pain.

To read more about Eckstein’s work and to learn more about how I treat worrying and anxiety, check out the link in my profile or here:
https://abundantlifecounselingstl.com/?p=1320 🌱

06/17/2025

06/10/2025

According to therapist Ben Eckstein, we engage in worrying for two purposes: to find certainty and to alleviate distress. Our worrying can take various shapes, and no matter what shape our worrying takes, we cannot find absolute certainty and we will feel distress in our lives. I’ll be going over the various shapes that worrying takes, as outlined in Eckstein’s book, “Worrying is Optional,” and providing an affirmation we can practice when we notice ourselves engaging in that type of worrying.

Today, we’re talking about mental review or checking, which involves looking to the past to gain clarity. As Eckstein writes, the problem is that the more you check your memories, the less clear they become – not to mention, we can never have 100% certainty that we’re remembering what happened 100% clearly. Our memories are just types of thoughts, mental pictures that are “subject to bias, perception, and distortion.” Mental review or checking is just another way we strive for certainty, even though absolute clarity is not possible.

The next time you notice yourself mentally reviewing or checking your memories, try this affirmation instead: My memory of this experience is just a thought. I can notice this thought as just a string of words or images. I can tolerate sitting in this discomfort.

To read more about Eckstein’s work and to learn more about how I treat worrying and anxiety, check out the link in my profile or here:
https://abundantlifecounselingstl.com/?p=1320 🌱

06/03/2025

According to therapist Ben Eckstein, we engage in worrying for two purposes: to find certainty and to alleviate distress. Our worrying can take various shapes, and no matter what shape our worrying takes, we cannot find absolute certainty and we will feel distress in our lives. I’ll be going over the various shapes that worrying takes, as outlined in Eckstein’s book, “Worrying is Optional,” and providing an affirmation we can practice when we notice ourselves engaging in that type of worrying.

Today, we’re talking about rumination, which involves combing through thoughts over and over to reexamine them and find something useful in them to alleviating our distress. The next time you notice yourself searching your thoughts, try this affirmation instead: Combing through my thoughts won’t change the outcome. I can tolerate sitting in this discomfort.

To read more about Eckstein’s work and to learn more about how I treat worrying and anxiety, check out the link in my profile or here:
https://abundantlifecounselingstl.com/?p=1320 🌱

05/27/2025

In his book, “Worrying is Optional,” Ben Eckstein outlines different shapes worrying can take and ways we can respond to each type. Check out my full review of his book at the link in my profile or here:
https://abundantlifecounselingstl.com/?p=1320 🌱

05/20/2025

Today on the blog, I’m reviewing the book, “Worrying is Optional” by Ben Eckstein. This book was a quick read that normalizes the experience of worry while providing a unique framework for differentiating between thoughts of worry and the action of worryING. Check out the link in my profile or here https://abundantlifecounselingstl.com/?p=1320 for my full review to see if it’s a book you might be interested in checking out! 🌱

05/13/2025

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05/06/2025

Books I’ve recommended to clients so far in 2025:

1. Emily oster’s expecting better: such a helpful resource for pregnant women in regards to taking antidepressants while pregnant, exercise guidelines, and the all-important question of can I eat sushi while pregnant – as always, consult your individual OB as you take Oster’s information into consideration for your individual pregnancy.

2. Eve rodsky’s fair play: the mental load in motherhood is SO heavy! Rodsky’s book and card deck help level the playing field in a partnership and can make such a difference in relationship and parenting satisfaction.

3. How to avoid falling in love with a jerk: if you’ve been following me long enough, you know this is a go-to recommendation for me for those looking to establish healthy, long-term dating relationships and/or considering marriage.

4. Worrying is Optional: I really like how the author distinguishes between the act of worryING and experiencing normal worry THOUGHTS. He presents anxiety in a way I haven’t thought of before and this is a helpful resource for those who have tried to change their thoughts to no avail (because, spoiler alert, it’s really hard—dare I say impossible—to stop yourself from having a thought!). I have a review of the book coming later this month!

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Abundant Life Counseling St. Louis LLC is dedicated to helping women in the St. Louis area flourish in the midst of life’s perplexing struggles and challenges. Therapist Julie Williamson seeks to increase hope, embody empathy, and encourage authenticity by joining with you to collaboratively assist you in achieving your therapeutic goals. Abundant Life Counseling St. Louis LLC wants to help you gain clarity, understanding, and above all, flourishing in your relationships with God and others, despite life’s trials and tribulations. This page is intended for support and education, and is not therapy.