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 Love Feels Distant: Understanding Relationship Disconnection
Feeling disconnected in your relationship? Learn how relationship disconnection develops, the push-pull dynamic, and practical ways to rebuild closeness, communication, and emotional safety. Free resources for couples included.
Why Conflict Feels So Overwhelming in Relationships (and What’s Really Going On Beneath It)
Discover why relationship conflict feels so intense and what’s really beneath it. Learn how to reconnect through trauma-informed couples counseling in Missouri.