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Trinity Family Counseling Center

Individual, Couples, Family, and Group Counseling
Day and Evening Hours by Appointment.

10/31/2025

Healing doesn’t mean you stop missing who or what you’ve lost.

We often remind our clients that you can laugh while still feeling the ache. You can decorate for the season and still have heavy days.

Joy and sorrow can sit side by side, and both deserve space.

Be gentle with yourself this season. There’s no right way to feel. 🧡

10/29/2025

“Life has changed without my permission.”

If you’re grieving, those words may feel all too familiar.

Loss has a way of breaking into our lives uninvited — leaving us disoriented, heartbroken, and carrying a pain that feels impossible to explain.

Grief is personal. It’s lonely. And it doesn’t follow a timeline. But with time, care, and support, you can begin to make sense of your new reality — and carry your loss in a way that allows space for healing, too.

You don’t have to figure it out alone. 💚

Learn more about our individual and group grief support at trinityfamilycounseling.com

10/27/2025

Let’s be honest, most of us have fallen short of our own expectations at some point. Whether it’s in our work, our parenting, or just trying to hold it all together… we’ve all had moments where we felt like we should’ve done better.

But here’s the thing, “perfect” isn’t the goal.

In fact, chasing it can leave us anxious, burned out, and stuck in a cycle of never feeling good enough.

We often remind our clients that perfectionism isn’t just about high standards, it’s about fear. Fear of failing. Fear of being judged. Fear of not being worthy if the outcome isn’t flawless.

The first step toward healing is to start listening to that inner voice that demands perfection, and gently challenge it.

Try replacing “I should’ve done more” with “I did my best today.”
Try trading “perfect” for “possible.” 💚

10/24/2025

Breakups aren’t just “hard.”
They can feel like your whole world just cracked open.

Even if everyone’s been through one. Even if people mean well when they say, “You’ll move on,” or “You’re better off.”

But when the breakup is fresh, especially if it was unexpected or unwanted, it doesn’t feel like everyone goes through it. It feels like you’re the only one who can’t breathe right now.

At Trinity Family Counseling Center, we understand that breakups bring more than heartbreak. They can bring grief, rejection, confusion, and a spiral of “what ifs.”

You don’t have to sort through it alone.

Therapy can help you untangle the pain, process what happened, and begin to rebuild. Because healing isn’t about pretending it didn’t hurt. It’s about finding your way back to yourself, one steady step at a time. 💚

📖 Read more: https://www.trinityfamilycounseling.com/will-i-ever-be-ok-after-this-breakup/

10/22/2025

Think of boundaries like a fence around your emotional yard. They don’t just keep the unwanted out, they help you clearly define what’s yours to carry… and what’s not.

At Trinity Family Counseling Center, we often talk about boundaries as your emotional property lines. They help you protect your energy, your values, and your well-being.

If you’re constantly feeling hurt, drained, or responsible for things that aren’t yours to fix, it might be time to check where your fence line is — and whether it’s been crossed.

Boundaries aren’t about shutting people out. They’re about staying grounded in what you own, what you don’t, and how to show up in relationships with both kindness and clarity. 💚

📖 Read more: https://www.trinityfamilycounseling.com/boundaries-your-emotional-property-lines/

10/20/2025

If you’ve ever crossed paths with Tonya Ratliff, you know she brings both wisdom and heart to everything she does. 💚

As the Owner and Director of Counseling Services at Trinity Family Counseling Center, Tonya’s leadership, experience, and compassion shape the work we do every day. With decades of experience in counseling, parenting, grief work, and blended family dynamics, Tonya is a trusted voice in both the counseling room and the wider community.

She’s also the lead facilitator of our Walk With Me Grief Support Group, a powerful space where those navigating loss are met with empathy, honesty, and hope.

Whether she’s mentoring new counselors, speaking publicly on topics like parenting or remarriage, or walking with families through seasons of grief, Tonya’s commitment to growth, healing, and integrity is unwavering.

We’re incredibly proud to have her at the heart of Trinity Family Counseling. ✨

10/17/2025

Your child didn’t choose this.

The divorce may have been the right decision for you, but for your child, it changed their world without their permission.

At Trinity Family Counseling Center, we work with parents navigating the complex emotions, questions, and challenges that divorce brings — not just for them, but for their kids.

💚 Read our full blog: https://www.trinityfamilycounseling.com/divorce-from-a-childs-perspective/

10/15/2025

Maybe you’ve heard this from someone who meant well. Maybe you’ve even whispered it to yourself.

But grief doesn’t work like that. It doesn’t follow a neat timeline. It doesn’t wrap itself up after a few months. And it definitely doesn’t disappear just because others are ready for you to be “okay” again.

At Trinity Family Counseling Center, we want you to know: there are no “shoulds” in grief.

Grief is deeply personal. It shows up in waves. It’s messy. It’s exhausting. And it’s normal.

Whether your loss is recent or years behind you, you deserve space to process at your own pace. There’s no deadline for healing. 💚

https://www.trinityfamilycounseling.com/

10/13/2025

When was the last time you sat in stillness? Not scrolling, not rushing, not fixing... just being?

In a world that moves fast, quiet can feel uncomfortable. But it’s often in the silence where clarity begins to form. Where thoughts settle. Where your inner voice gets a little louder.

Whether you’re thinking, praying, journaling, or simply breathing, quiet matters.

Give yourself permission to slow down. It’s not wasted time. It’s sacred space. 💚

10/10/2025

We’ve been keeping a little secret… and it’s finally time to share! 🎉

Our brand new website is LIVE, and we couldn’t be more excited to show it off. It’s warm, welcoming, and thoughtfully designed to help you get to know who we are and how we can support you.

Take a look around! We’d love to hear what you think! 💚

https://www.trinityfamilycounseling.com

10/08/2025

What we say to our kids in the day-to-day moments, the praise, the criticism, the tone, it doesn’t just stay in the moment. It becomes part of them.

Your words become their self-talk. Their self-worth. Their inner voice.

At Trinity Family Counseling Center, we help parents become more aware of this powerful dynamic, not to add pressure, but to encourage intentionality and kindness in how we speak to our children.

Even the smallest words can echo for a lifetime. 💚💭

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10/06/2025

Starting counseling can feel like a big leap, and choosing the right counselor can make all the difference.

At Trinity Family Counseling Center, we understand how personal this decision is. You're not just picking someone to talk to, you’re choosing someone to walk with you through some of the hardest (and most important) parts of your life.

So what should you look for?
Here are a few things that truly matter:

💚 Do you feel a sense of warmth and care right from the start? That first contact matters. You should feel respected, not rushed.

💚 Does the counselor have experience with what you're facing? Ask. It’s okay to find someone who really understands your specific challenges.

💚 Do you feel emotionally safe? The trust between you and your counselor is one of the strongest predictors of growth and healing in therapy.

Read more here:
https://www.trinityfamilycounseling.com/counseling-process/considerations-when-choosing-a-counselor

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Shelby Charter Township, MI
48317

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http://trinityfamilycounseling.com/

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