ALR Therapy LLC

04/01/2026

Indiana, I am so grateful for the opportunity to join your community. It is a true privilege to offer a space for your healing and growth. Now accepting new telehealth clients! 🤍 •
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03/18/2026

Hello, Georgia! 🍑
Now providing virtual, empowerment-focused care!
I am so honored to grow my practice and continue providing the same compassionate, strengths-based support that helps you feel safe, grounded, and enough. Whether you are in Florida or Georgia, I’m here to help you find a place to land and move forward.

💳 Now accepting Cigna, Aetna, & self-pay in GA
📩 813-521-8084 | amandalroutten@gmail.com

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02/18/2026

Acceptance doesn’t mean “liking” the pain. It just means refusing to spend your limited energy fighting it. When you stop pulling, the tug-of-war ends, and you finally get your breath back.
Today’s reminder: You don’t have to like it to stop fighting it.

02/06/2026

Something that has been deepening in my work over the last few years is a total shift in how I view “happiness.” 🧠
It’s easy to think that if we just stay positive enough, the difficult stuff will stop showing up. But I’ve realized it’s rarely the pain itself that breaks us—it’s the exhausting struggle against it.
The quote above sums it up perfectly. When we try to avoid the reality that life involves pain, we actually create more suffering for ourselves.
Lately, I’ve been leaning into the power of simply allowing our feelings to be there. We don’t have to like the difficult emotions, but when we stop fighting them, we stop wasting our energy.
That energy is finally freed up for what actually matters: processing those feelings and moving toward the life you want to live. 🕊️
Having “bad” feelings doesn’t mean you’re failing; it means you’re human.
Are you currently in a “tug-of-war” with your emotions, or are you ready to drop the rope? 👇

02/03/2026

I’ve been a self-appointed Acrostic Master since the late 90s. 📝✨
It started with glitter gel pens in elementary school and carried all the way through college, where I spent many nights making them with and for my friends to make sense of the chaos.
Decades later, as a therapist, I still use that same logic. When life feels like one long to-do list and you’re struggling to be “on” for everyone, sometimes you have to go back to the basics.
To the one doing it all: You don’t have to earn your right to breathe. Rest isn’t a reward for a job well done—it’s a requirement.
Swipe through for a childhood-inspired breakdown of what R.E.S.T. actually looks like when you let go of the guilt. 🌿
Your space to exhale is ready when you are.

01/19/2026

Progress doesn’t have to be loud to be real.
Real, lasting change is built on the back of these tiny, intentional moments🪷
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01/11/2026

Keep going.
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01/06/2026

You are the only part of your life that is truly irreplaceable—please stop trading your peace for your productivity. 🤍
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01/02/2026

A gentle reminder as we enter a new year💜.
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12/24/2025

Showing up for the holidays doesn’t have to be an ‘all or nothing’ choice. You can choose to be present where it’s healthy and still protect your space where it’s not. Take the pressure off yourself to perform and put the focus back on your peace🕊️
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12/22/2025

Finding the safety to heal from the past and set boundaries for your future. .

11/29/2025