Learning to Thr;ve Therapeutic Services LLC

01/14/2026

The power of purpose. Join Pastor, Fred and myself as we explore from the angle of Mind, Manna, and the Maker 

KeywordsEnneagram, personal growth, purpose, relationships, therapy, self-awareness, Christ-centered, mental health, parenting, choicesSummaryThis conversati...

12/06/2025

https://youtu.be/CMa83VPhx5o?si=cOxdCoExETKFf9ex

Summary:Keywordsmental health, therapy, EMDR, brainspotting, emotions, anxiety, family dynamics, identity, pastoring, personal growthSummaryIn this engaging ...

12/03/2025

I as honored to be asked to share a little of my story with VoyageKC magazine

Today we’d like to introduce you to Julie Ladd. Hi Julie, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today? Do you have a cup of coffee or your favorite drink to sit for a while? I think, like most people, my story is […]

11/26/2025

Sometimes we are encouraged to go outside our comfort zone to grow.

In the inaugural episode of our podcast series, we dive into the multifaceted life of Julie Ladd, exploring her journey from childhood to becoming a therapis...

10/19/2025

Day 3 done! I have officially completed phase 3 of Brainspotting!

10/19/2025

For anyone who has followed me or knows me for any period of time, knows I have a HUGE passion for integrating Brainspotting into sessions. I fall more and more in love with this technique, from personal therapy and into my sessions with clients.

Learn about the most basic component of Brainspotting, the Brainspot. Brainspotting (BSP) was discovered in 2003 by David Grand, Ph.D. Over 10,000 therapists…

10/19/2025

Day 2 completed and headed to the office to get started on day 3! I’m very tired but feel so much lighter.

10/17/2025

Day 1 of Brainspotting phase 3! Such an honor to be part of so much healing!

10/17/2025

While I was in Scotland I made the decision to continue expanding on my current foundation in Brainspotting. Adding Phase 3 to my tool belt. Excited to be able to offer this to my current and future clients.

09/24/2025

I hope that my clients see me as validating. But I also hope that they see me as gently challenging their thoughts and behaviors that are keeping them in a cycle that is not helping their healing. The trauma that we experienced growing up is not our fault, where we can work on taking ownership is putting in the work now so that we can break generational trauma. 

Unlike mental health professionals, chatbots are designed to keep you engaged—not necessarily to support your well-being.

Learn more about why ChatGPT shouldn't be your therapist: https://at.apa.org/a51dd1

08/27/2025

Love this!

08/25/2025

It’s been a minute! I have been battling emotionally and physically for the last 8 months.

I went to the doctors in March with brain cloudiness and just blah. They gave me prednisone thinking it was allergies. Several months past, June and I’m still in that space, it was severely impacting me in all areas of life. I went back and advocated for myself for they to do a deeper panel blood work. It came back that my hormone levels were off. I started on bio-identical hormones and have noticed a significant improvement in my brain fogginess.

I also did not realize that I was depressed and getting worse until I started feeling better. So many times it is hard to see how bad things are until you start getting out of it.

All of this to say, if we notice that we or others we know are off. Encourage them to get checked out. Uplift them, pray for them, whatever you do as encouragement.