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.

7 Tips for Better Sleep
Mattracea Wendleton Mattracea Wendleton

7 Tips for Better Sleep

You’ve heard it before, and I am sure you will hear it again: Sleep impacts our physical health, mental health, and emotional health. Even though you know this… Do you find yourself struggling with falling asleep, staying asleep, or feeling rested when you wake? Today, I provide you with 7 tips for better sleep. By the end of this post, you will be able to evaluate your current sleep habits and choose at least 1-2 new sleep tips to start implementing today!

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3 Reasons Why You Could Benefit from Counseling
Mattracea Wendleton Mattracea Wendleton

3 Reasons Why You Could Benefit from Counseling

Individual counseling is beneficial for many reasons, but today I provide you with 3 reasons why counseling can be beneficial for you. By the end of this post you will have an idea of whether counseling could be helpful for you specifically!

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