Healing Starts with Understanding
Trauma, Anxiety & Relationship Insights from a Missouri Therapist
Welcome — I’m glad you’re here.
This blog is where I share tools, insights, and therapeutic guidance to help you understand trauma, anxiety, attachment wounds, relationship patterns, and the healing process.
All content is written by a licensed therapist providing online trauma therapy and couples counseling throughout Missouri — including Springfield, Kansas City, St. Louis, and surrounding areas.
Whether you’re exploring EMDR, wanting to understand your relationship triggers, or looking for support between sessions, you’ll find gentle, research-backed guidance here.
When Valentine’s Day Brings Up More Than Flowers: A Therapist’s Take on Self-Love
Valentine’s Day can bring up anxiety, comparison, and painful beliefs about worth—especially for those healing from trauma or relationship wounds. A therapist’s perspective on what self-love really means.
Listening to Yourself in a World That’s Always Telling You Who to Be
Feeling overwhelmed by New Year pressure? Learn how to set intentions that actually feel aligned instead of forcing resolutions. Written by a Missouri-based therapist offering online counseling.
Healing from Past Hurt to Build Emotional Safety in Your Relationship
Past trauma and attachment wounds can impact emotional safety in relationships. Learn how couples counseling and trauma-informed therapy help couples heal and reconnect. Online couples therapy available across Missouri.
Why I Ditch New Year’s Resolutions (And Why You Might Want to Too)
Discover why New Year’s resolutions often fail — and how setting intentions can create sustainable growth, emotional clarity, and long-term change. Includes journal prompts, mental health insights, and tools for creating a grounded year ahead. Online therapy available throughout Missouri.
When Anxiety Affects Your Relationship (and What You Can Do About It)
Relationship anxiety can lead to overthinking, emotional overwhelm, and communication struggles. Learn what’s really happening in your nervous system and how online therapy in Missouri can help you create emotional safety and a stronger, healthier connection.