Summit Community Counseling

Summit Community Counseling Summit Community Counseling is an outpatient mental health provider that works with individuals and

Summit Community Counseling is a full service mental health practice which provides individual, couples, and family therapy as well as mental health and psychological testing and assessments for a wide variety of purposes and needs. What makes our agency unique is our ability to match clients and therapists to meet the specific needs of each individual as well as providing those services where they are needed. Not all clients can make it to an office so we also offer home based services where clients can receive the mental health services they need without having to leave their homes. We are very much client centered and focus on the needs of the client, working in a collaborative effort to help individual’s reach their highest potential. With the breadth of experiences and variety of training our therapists encompass, we are able to offer the best research based approach to address the issues at hand.

You Don’t Have to Do Everything Alone to Be StrongThere’s a quiet pressure many people carry — the belief that needing h...
02/23/2026

You Don’t Have to Do Everything Alone to Be Strong

There’s a quiet pressure many people carry — the belief that needing help means falling behind. That strength means handling everything yourself. That asking for support is somehow a weakness.

But real strength looks different.

It looks like knowing who you are — and still letting someone stand beside you. It looks like offering support without losing yourself in the process. It looks like connection that feels balanced, not heavy.

You don’t have to carry everything alone to prove your capability. And you don’t have to dissolve yourself to keep connection. Healthy relationships allow both people to stand on their own feet — and still choose to walk together.

As this week begins, consider where you might soften the belief that independence is the only form of strength. You are allowed to be supported. You are allowed to support others. And you are allowed to remain fully yourself in the process.

You Don’t Have to Prove What You Already CarryThere is a quiet shift that happens when you stop trying to convince the w...
02/20/2026

You Don’t Have to Prove What You Already Carry

There is a quiet shift that happens when you stop trying to convince the world that you are worthy.

You speak more calmly.
You choose more intentionally.
You walk away when something doesn’t align—without needing to explain your value.

Living from worth feels different than chasing it. It is steadier. It is quieter. It doesn’t depend on applause, messages, or reassurance to remain intact. It allows you to show up honestly rather than perform endlessly.

When you no longer need to prove yourself, relationships soften. Boundaries feel natural instead of defensive. Decisions become clearer. You move not from fear of losing connection, but from confidence in who you are.

As this week closes, consider one place where you can stop proving—and simply be. Worth is not something you earn through perfection. It is something you practice through alignment.

You Are Allowed to Protect Your EnergyFor many people, saying “no” feels heavier than saying “yes.”Holding a limit feels...
02/18/2026

You Are Allowed to Protect Your Energy

For many people, saying “no” feels heavier than saying “yes.”
Holding a limit feels riskier than overextending.
Choosing rest feels more uncomfortable than choosing exhaustion.

But boundaries are not barriers to love.
They are the structure that allows love to remain steady.

When you constantly stretch beyond your limits to maintain connection, something inside you begins to thin. Resentment grows quietly. Exhaustion follows. And over time, the version of you that shows up is no longer grounded—it’s depleted.

You are allowed to protect your energy.
You are allowed to say “that doesn’t work for me.”
You are allowed to need space without needing to justify it.

Healthy connection does not require self-erasure.
It requires honesty.

This week, consider one small place where clarity might feel kinder than compliance. Boundaries are not about pushing people away. They are about staying whole enough to stay present.

Your Worth Did Not Change This WeekendFor some, Valentine’s Day felt warm and connected.For others, it felt quiet. Or co...
02/16/2026

Your Worth Did Not Change This Weekend

For some, Valentine’s Day felt warm and connected.
For others, it felt quiet. Or complicated. Or heavy.

And in the silence that follows a day centered on love, it can be easy to measure yourself against what you think you should have. A partner. A grand gesture. A message that never came.

But your worth did not shift based on someone else’s response.
It did not increase because of attention.
It did not decrease because of absence.

You are not more valuable when chosen.
You are not less valuable when alone.

Love is meaningful—but it is not proof of your worth. The steadiness you build within yourself is what allows love to be healthy when it comes, and grounding when it goes.

As this new week begins, let it be one of returning to yourself. Not as consolation—but as foundation.

You Don’t Have to Carry What Was Never YoursWhen something goes wrong in a relationship, many people turn inward with ha...
02/13/2026

You Don’t Have to Carry What Was Never Yours

When something goes wrong in a relationship, many people turn inward with harsh questions. What did I do wrong? Why wasn’t I enough? If I had tried harder, would things be different? These questions can feel responsible—but over time, they become heavy, quiet burdens.

Self-blame often grows where clarity was missing. Where feelings weren’t named. Where repair didn’t happen. Blaming yourself can feel like the only way to make sense of pain—but it’s not the same as understanding it.

You are allowed to release what doesn’t belong to you. You are allowed to acknowledge effort without erasing your needs. Healing begins when you stop asking how to shrink yourself to keep connection, and start asking what allows you to stay whole.

As this week comes to a close, consider what you’ve been carrying that may not be yours to hold. Letting go isn’t giving up—it’s making space for relationships, choices, and self-understanding that feel steadier, kinder, and more honest.

Connection Isn’t About Never Breaking—It’s About Knowing How to ReturnEvery close relationship experiences moments of st...
02/11/2026

Connection Isn’t About Never Breaking—It’s About Knowing How to Return

Every close relationship experiences moments of strain. Words come out wrong. Feelings get hurt. Distance creeps in quietly. Many people believe these moments mean something is wrong—that the relationship is failing, or that they are. But rupture is not the opposite of connection. Silence and avoidance are.

What truly matters is repair. The ability to come back. To say, “That was hard,” and stay present anyway. Repair is where trust is built—not in perfection, but in willingness. It’s the moment someone turns toward you instead of away.

If conflict feels frightening or exhausting, it’s not because you’re incapable of connection. It’s often because you learned that repair wasn’t safe or possible in the past. But that story doesn’t have to define your future. New patterns can be learned—ones where honesty doesn’t cost connection, and closeness doesn’t require self-abandonment.

This week is a reminder that relationships grow stronger not by avoiding difficulty, but by moving through it together. Repair is an act of care. And every time connection is restored, something resilient is built in its place.

Connection Should Feel Safe, Not UncertainMany people grow up believing that love must be earned, maintained carefully, ...
02/09/2026

Connection Should Feel Safe, Not Uncertain

Many people grow up believing that love must be earned, maintained carefully, or endured quietly. They learn to minimize their needs, over-explain their feelings, or stay silent to keep the peace. Over time, connection can begin to feel fragile—something that might disappear if they ask for too much or show too much of who they really are.

Healthy connection feels different. It feels steady. It allows space for honesty without fear. It doesn’t require perfection to remain intact. Emotional safety is the quiet knowing that you can be yourself—and still belong.

If relationships have felt confusing or exhausting, it doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means you learned how to survive connection before you learned how to feel safe within it. And that can change. With patience, support, and self-compassion, new patterns can form—ones rooted in trust, clarity, and mutual care.

This week is an invitation to reflect on what safety feels like in your relationships. Not what looks good from the outside—but what allows you to breathe, soften, and show up as yourself. You deserve connection that supports you, not connection that keeps you guessing.

You Don’t Have to Be Strong All the Time to Keep GoingResilience isn’t loud. It doesn’t always look like confidence or p...
02/06/2026

You Don’t Have to Be Strong All the Time to Keep Going

Resilience isn’t loud. It doesn’t always look like confidence or productivity or pushing through. Sometimes, resilience is quiet. It’s getting up after a hard day and choosing to be gentle instead of critical. It’s resting when you need rest. It’s admitting that something is heavy—and letting that be true.

So many people believe strength means carrying everything alone. But real resilience is knowing when to pause, when to soften, and when to reach for support. It’s trusting that you don’t have to rush your healing or prove your worth through exhaustion.

Even small acts of care matter. A deep breath. A moment of honesty. A choice to keep going without punishing yourself for how long it takes. These moments build resilience not by force, but by kindness.

As this week comes to a close, remember: you are allowed to move forward at your own pace. You are allowed to need support. And you are allowed to grow in ways that don’t look impressive to anyone else—but feel steadier, safer, and more true to you.

You Are Not Broken for Feeling LonelyLoneliness has a way of convincing people that they are invisible—that they’ve been...
02/04/2026

You Are Not Broken for Feeling Lonely

Loneliness has a way of convincing people that they are invisible—that they’ve been left behind or somehow missed the lesson everyone else learned about belonging. It can whisper that needing connection is weakness, or that asking for support is too much. Over time, those messages can make the world feel very far away.

But loneliness is not a flaw. It’s a sign. A quiet signal that your heart is wired for connection, meaning, and shared presence. It’s proof that you are human, not deficient. And it deserves care, not criticism.

You don’t have to force yourself into relationships that don’t feel safe. You don’t have to perform happiness to be worthy of connection. Real belonging begins when you allow yourself to be honest—about what you feel, what you need, and what you’ve been carrying alone for too long.

This season is an invitation to reconnect gently. With yourself. With others who can meet you with kindness. With the truth that you were never meant to do life entirely on your own. Even small moments of real connection can begin to soften the edges of loneliness and remind you that you still belong—exactly as you are.

Learning to Be Gentle With Yourself When the World Feels HeavyFebruary can feel quiet in a way that’s heavy. The days ar...
02/02/2026

Learning to Be Gentle With Yourself When the World Feels Heavy

February can feel quiet in a way that’s heavy. The days are still short. The warmth of the holidays has passed. And everywhere you look, there are reminders of what you think you should feel, have, or be by now. In moments like these, many people turn inward with criticism—believing pressure will carry them through.

Self-compassion is choosing a different path. It’s the moment you stop treating yourself like a problem to fix and start treating yourself like someone worth caring for. It’s speaking to yourself with patience instead of blame. It’s allowing rest without guilt and acknowledging pain without judgment.

When you soften your inner voice, something important happens. You don’t become weaker—you become steadier. You create room to breathe. You make space for healing. From that place, growth feels less like survival and more like movement forward, one grounded step at a time.

This month is not about perfect love or constant positivity. It’s about learning how to stay connected—to yourself, to others, and to hope—especially when things feel hard. You don’t need to earn kindness. You deserve it simply because you’re human, and because being on your own side changes everything.

As January comes to an end, take a moment before judging how it went.You don’t need to decide if it was “good” or “bad.”...
01/30/2026

As January comes to an end, take a moment before judging how it went.

You don’t need to decide if it was “good” or “bad.”
You don’t need to measure it against anyone else’s progress.
You don’t need to start over.

You are already moving.

This month may have challenged you. It may have slowed you down. It may have asked you to listen more closely to yourself than you expected. None of that means you fell short.

It means you learned.

You learned what drains you.
You learned what steadies you.
You learned that growth doesn’t always arrive with excitement — sometimes it arrives with clarity.

And clarity is powerful.

As February approaches, you don’t need to erase January or rewrite its story. You can carry forward what helped and gently release what didn’t. You can keep the parts of yourself that strengthened and leave behind the pressure to be someone else by now.

You don’t need a clean slate to keep going.
You don’t need perfect momentum.
You don’t need permission to continue.

You are already doing it.

Let this be the end of the month without judgment — not a finish line, not a verdict, just a steady handoff into what comes next.

You’re not behind. You’re not restarting.
You’re continuing — with more wisdom than you had before.

As you move through this week, you might notice something shifting.Energy returning. Motivation reappearing. A quiet urg...
01/28/2026

As you move through this week, you might notice something shifting.

Energy returning. Motivation reappearing. A quiet urge to do more, fix more, catch up faster.

That’s understandable — and it’s also worth slowing down long enough to listen to.

You don’t have to sprint just because you’re starting to feel better.

Sometimes the most caring thing you can do for yourself is choose a pace that you can actually live with. One that doesn’t rely on adrenaline or pressure to keep going.

Burnout doesn’t only come from hard times. It often comes from pushing too hard after hard times.

You are allowed to move forward gently.
You are allowed to build momentum without exhausting yourself.
You are allowed to choose consistency over intensity.

Progress doesn’t have to be loud or dramatic. It can look like:

Saying no a little sooner

Leaving space in your schedule

Letting growth feel steady instead of urgent

This week isn’t about proving that you’re “back.” It’s about choosing a rhythm that supports you for the long run.

You don’t need to rush to earn rest.
You don’t need to overdo things to justify progress.
You don’t need to burn yourself out to move forward.

Let today be a reminder that how you grow matters just as much as how far you go.

Address

5689 South Redwood Road #27
Taylorsville, UT
84123

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18012662485

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