Guiding Light Counseling, LLC

05/25/2026

Accepting new clients!

05/18/2026

Do walks help you feel more regulated?

Next time you’re overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in your head… go for a walk.

Walking creates bilateral stimulation; a left-right rhythmic pattern that activates both hemispheres of the brain alternately. This is the same mechanism used in EMDR therapy, one of the most effective trauma treatments we have. Your body figured it out long before we had a name for it.

That rhythm signals safety to your nervous system. It helps process stored stress, unresolved tension, and emotional weight that gets stuck in the body when we’re sedentary and overwhelmed.

This is exactly what Brainshaping Academy is built on — the understanding that your mental health doesn’t start in your mind. It starts in your body. Your gut, your mitochondria, your immune system, your nervous system. All of it shapes how you think, feel, and function every single day.

Brainshaping Academy shows you the root cause biology behind anxiety, low mood, and brain fog — and gives you a complete plan to address it. Drop a YES below, and I’ll DM you a link to join the waitlist. 🧠

05/18/2026

Let's talk about grief.

Grief is heavy.

Grief is overwhelming.

It can feel like the grief will never end.

Throughout our lives, we grieve many things. Whether it is friendships, romantic relationships, pets, family members, jobs, identities, different roles we have had, etc., and it feels like a lot.

You don't have to grieve alone.

Therapy can be a place where you can give yourself permission to grieve and process the loss you are experiencing.

Want a safe place to untangle your thoughts and feelings? Psychology Today is a great website to find a therapist that can help!

View the latest from the world of psychology: from behavioral research to practical guidance on relationships, mental health and addiction. Find help from our directory of therapists, psychologists and counselors.

05/13/2026

📮 Send this to someone who could use a gentle reminder of how far they’ve come. 🌟

Revisiting is often part of processing.

Your nervous system is not always repeating the pain. Sometimes it is returning to it with more capacity, more support, and a different ending.

If this is where you are right now, be gentle with yourself. ❤️‍🩹

✨ Follow to support your sensitivity.
🔖 Save this for days when you need this reminder yourself.

Rooting For You,
Dr. Linnea






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05/13/2026

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05/13/2026

05/05/2026

Another great read!

If you have ever struggled with body image, experienced a body injury or illness, gave birth, had a miscarriage, etc....this is a great book to read that will validate all your feels.

05/04/2026

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05/04/2026

I have a business flyer! If this resonates with you, please feel free to put it up at your business or hand it out to people you know!

Thank you!

04/27/2026