Hearten House

02/27/2026

Next week, "messy" will look like bare walls, half-packed shelves, and a little more echo in the rooms.

After six years, we are saying goodbye to our West Broadway home. This space is magical in the best way, and has been the most perfect home for us. It has held so much. So many first sessions. So many brave conversations. So much becoming.

And now it is time to grow.

We are moving just a few blocks away into a space that gives us more room to do this work well and sustainably. More space. More privacy. More access. More capacity.

Some of what that means:
• A parking lot
• An elevator
• Genderless restrooms
• Several rooms set up like our current big room
• A silent air system
• Super soundproofing
• Giant windows that open to let air in

Transitions always feel a little wobbly, even when they are right.

We are working carefully to minimize impact and will send detailed updates as soon as we have a confirmed open date. The new space already feels like Hearten House. It will look like it more and more each day as we move in.

And then, we will celebrate.

What are you most excited about?

02/25/2026

There is something powerful about standing in a circle.

No front. No back. No one outside of it.

Each piece of fabric in this circle was chosen to represent a strength someone is bringing into the room: Patience. Humor. Persistence. Creativity. Care.

We don't start by trying to fix what's "wrong."
We start by naming what is already here, and giving it a physical form.

When your nervous system can see and feel support around it, safety increases. And when safety increases, deeper work becomes possible. Then the work happens inside that circle.

What's a strength of yours that you're are making visible today?

(PS for professionals: If you want to learn about this and other tools to help make group work more safe and effective, Aimee Hadfield is teaching a CE Workshop March 5-8.) Heartenhouse.com/training

02/24/2026

You don't have to define “different” before you feel it.

Sometimes it starts as a quiet noticing.
A sense that something in your life is ready for more space, more depth, or a steadier rhythm.

Not because everything is wrong.
Not because you are ungrateful.
Just because you are paying attention.

Let the question exist for a moment.

02/23/2026

Trinkets and tiny objects aren’t just trendy, they’re chosen because they hold stories.

They might look like nostalgia, aesthetic, or something random picked up along the way.

Most trinkets people carry around aren’t random. They're chosen because of what the objects themselves carry.

During a sandtray session last summer, a small truck stood out.

It brought to mind a story about the quiet courage it took to stay on a path and trust that things would work out. Courage that came through a reminder that it's important to fight for what's important.

This truck was chosen because it holds that essence of courage and perseverance, and the willingness to take risks.

Objects can stand in for qualities we want to strengthen. They can give shape to your internal resources so it can be seen, held, and returned to.

Psychodramatists call this "Concretizing" which basically means giving a form to something formless (making it concrete) so you can have an experience with it, and store a new memory in your body.

Tiny trinkets tell big stories, and if we let them, they'll remind us who we are.

And, it's pretty fun when the reminder you need is small enough to fit in your pocket.

02/22/2026

Sometimes stillness is the warm-up.

The movement can pause before the goals, the words, and the stories take shape.

Light shifts across the room, the air settles, and your nervous system catches up.

We don’t rush what’s about to unfold.

Therapy is about shared exploration, and the first step is simply being here.

02/19/2026

Healing shouldn’t be out of reach. Our low-cost therapy sessions ($10–$60) are led by highly trained, closely supervised interns who bring compassion, curiosity, and an experiential, mind-body approach to your care. This is space to slow down, regulate, and reconnect with yourself at a pace you choose.

Book a free consultation at heartenhouse.com.

02/02/2026

You know those parts of you that have been holding on through the long stretch: through the meetings, the news cycles, the grief, the noise, the trying?

That’s your fire. And your fire has stayed lit through it all. That's worth taking a breath (yes, right now) and noticing before you get back to your scroll.

Life can ask too much.
Existing in the world right now means you’re carrying a lot. You deserve more than survival.

Protect your inner fire like it matters.
Because it does.

And if you have been craving the kind of real change that happens in real life, real time, and real places like around a fire, under an open sky, or tucked into a city that feels like beauty and breath… we’re already holding the door open.

Speaking of doors: after six years on West Broadway, behind the orange door with the heart on it, we’re getting a new door in a few weeks. It's in a new larger space that’s made for more. More groups. More quiet. More accessibility. More learning. More community connections. And more of you.

01/26/2026

What if four days in the desert could help you hear yourself again?

This Southern Utah Group Therapy Intensive invites you into a supportive, experiential space where nature, connection, and guided therapeutic practices help you access your inner wisdom and next steps.

Across April 24–27, 2026, you’ll join our clinician-led team for a co-created blend of:
🌄 Sunrise yoga + coffee
🌄 Fireside process groups
🌄 Journal prompts
🌄 Community building
🌄 Creative + somatic practices
🌄 Moments to reconnect with your purpose and self

What’s included:
🌄 Meals, safety gear, and all guided therapeutic activities.

What you’ll bring:
🌄Your own transportation and personal outdoor gear (sleeping bag, tent, mess kit, etc.).
🌄 Intermediate outdoor comfort recommended — we’ll ask about your experience so we can tailor activities with safety and choice at the center.

Who it’s for:
🌄 Adults 18+
🌄 LGBTQ+ affirming — come exactly as you are.

Cost: $1,500 for all four days. If cost is a barrier, please reach out.

Learn more and reserve your spot: heartenhouse.com/outdoor-intensive.

01/26/2026

One (really great) answer to the question "What is psychodrama?"

"A Psychodrama Group is a place of action, love, truth, courage, and belonging."

- Dr. Scott Giacomucci

Excerpt from Trauma-Focused Psychodrama: Experiential Therapy for Complex PTSD (Available April 2026).

Pre order your copy here - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1041072414/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

01/23/2026

Healing isn’t linear, and it’s rarely tidy.

If things feel messy right now, it may be because something honest is shifting. 🤍

Curious if this is a fit? Start with a free consult at heartenhouse.com.

01/21/2026

Sometimes insight doesn’t come from talking, it comes from doing.

Experiential therapy invites you off the couch and into the present moment, using tools like floor cards, movement, imagery, and choice-making to help your nervous system experience something new.

When you can see it, step into it, and feel it in your body, clarity often arrives with more ease, and change tends to stick. You don’t have to explain everything perfectly for healing to happen.

Curious if experiential therapy can be helpful on your healing journey? Start with a free consult at heartenhouse.com.

01/21/2026

This week, our office coffee maker started acting up.
Not dramatically.
Just… tired.

And then we had a realization:
Most appliances aren’t built to last very long these days, especially not in a busy office with many devoted coffee drinkers.
So the fact that this Keurig made it a full year?
Honestly, kind of impressive.

💡 Instead of getting frustrated, we got curious.
We asked our intern, Emerson, to put a sign on the coffee maker—from the coffee maker’s point of view.

By reversing roles with the Keurig, they stepped into its world:
Overused.
Trying its best.
Ready for a backup system.

Because role reversal helps you see another point of view—even when that “other” is a coffee machine.

📝 This is a psychodrama technique we use all the time.
Role reversal builds empathy, perspective, and insight by asking:
What might this feel like from the other side?

Sometimes that other side is a parent, a partner, or a younger version of yourself.
And sometimes… it’s the coffee maker pointing you toward a drip machine across the counter →