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.
Why You Can’t Relax (Even When Everything Is Fine)
Struggling to relax even when life feels calm? Learn why your mind won’t slow down and how anxiety and past conditioning keep you in “go mode.” Online therapy in Missouri. |
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Things I Do as a Therapist to Support My Emotional and Mental Health
Therapists talk a lot about mental health tools like journaling, mindfulness, and slowing down. But what do therapists actually do to support their own mental health? In this post, I’m sharing 12 simple practices I personally use to care for my emotional and mental well-being.
A therapist shares 12 simple habits she uses to support her mental health, including journaling, mindfulness walks, gardening, and calming a busy mind.
Why You Can’t Accept Compliments (And What That Says About Anxiety and Self-Worth)
Do you struggle to accept compliments without minimizing, deflecting, or justifying them? Difficulty receiving praise is often connected to anxiety and low self-esteem. Here’s what it means — and how to start building healthier self-worth.