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.
How Anxiety Presents itself in Every-day Tasks: “Do-er” versus “Avoider”
Anxiety presents itself in various ways. Two ways that are often related to are the anxious “do-er” OR the anxious “avoider”. Also referred to as the overfunctioner and the underfunctioner. These can be seen in day-to-day tasks and can cause some difficulty in well-being, happiness, and overall functioning to name a few. Have questions? Click the work with me button above!
Why You Might Want to Ditch the New Years Resolutions
Today I am sharing with you why you should “ditch the New Years Resolutions” trend. By the end of this post you will have justification as to why you might want to do away with resolutions, and replace them with intentions AND reflections. You will also be provided some prompts to help you with this!
What’s the difference between feeling anxious and feeling scared?
Read about how anxiety feels, what to expect, what anxiety can look like, and learn new ways to cope with anxiety. In this post you will learn more about anxiety coping skills and learn more about anxiety.
Are Depression and Anxiety the Same?
Read about similarities and differences of anxiety. Are depression and anxiety the same? Do they always co-occur?
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!