HOW TO START
Building a Life Worth Living
Which is best for you?
Virtual or face to face, maybe both
Telehealth, virtual Counseling, is safe, secure, and a confidential option for you to use for your Therapy sessions. Online Counseling can be used in the comforts of your own cozy space. Telehealth options are available to anyone who lives anywhere in the State of Mississippi.
In-person Counseling options available in Saltillo, MS.
“Life is beautiful.
Life is brutal.
Life is brutaful. ”
Individual Counseling
Life has a way of not turning out the way we hoped and that can cause distress. Unrealistic expectations, past hurts and trauma can lead to unwanted feelings that can turn into self-sabotaging behaviors, sometimes unknowingly. For some, trauma can interfere with daily living, causing a decline in one’s ability to function, keeping them from living a life worth living. Therapy can help guide you to a different way of thinking and acting, leading you to discover a balanced mind, Wise mind. Together we can work on building stabilization skills by increasing tolerance to stressors/triggers. As a team, we will work towards finding the roots to your struggles and cultivate a healthy way to live again so you can be your best self. Asking for help is a skill and your first step to healing.
“The past affects the present even without our being aware of it. ”
“I learned long ago that in order to heal my wounds, I must have the courage to face up to them.”
Couples/Marriage Counseling
Have you noticed how relationships are tough and sometimes no matter what you try to do to fix it, not much changes? This can lead to feelings of helplessness and frustrations with your mate, which is opposite of what your intentions are, right. We are made for connection. With the help of a trained Counselor, we can work together to get to the bottom of disruptions that have lead to eruptions. Don’t lose hope. With time and doing your own work, you can salvage your marriage by continuing to show up for each other and yourself, turning towards their bids, while building a lasting connection.
“Emotionally intelligent couples are intimately familiar with each other’s world. ”
“True commitment is choosing each other over and over again, because ultimately what makes relationships work is the decision to make them work.”
Child Counseling
Counseling children can look different compared to traditional talk therapy. Items are specifically selected to aid in facilitating communication, to develop positive self-regard, assisting in role playing, helps teach responsibility, reinforces empowerment, and guides trauma resolution towards healing. Children need direction, stability, consistency and room to be a kid, a place where they can lead, while learning to accept their world. Therapy can offer children a safe environment where they can learn to express themselves freely without judgement, while learning new skills. Play and sand tray type interventions are used in addition to traditional talk therapy, especially when children don’t have the words to express themselves, which is common for this developmental stage. Benefits are emotional expression, problem solving, self discovery, and healing. Caregiver/parental attachment/involvement is helpful and plays a key role in the therapeutic process with children. Frequent check-in sessions are required for you and your child to be successful in Therapy. By bringing your child consistently to Counseling, we can work together to help your child overcome their struggles. I appreciate your feedback.
“From the first touch of the sand, there often is a palpable release of tension as the body begins to find its natural rhythm again.”
“Play gives children the chance to practice what they are learning”
Adolescent Counseling
Teenage years can be exciting, rewarding, and full of ups and downs. Learning to understand self and figure out how to be an adult, while still underage, can feel challenging, when pulled in many directions. Confusion and uncertainty at this stage of life can turn into unwanted feelings and behaviors. Counseling can assist teenagers by offering a safe and confidential space to explore emotions, while building a solid identity unique to them. We are all different and have a purpose. Let’s work together to continue building resilience, while on your path towards a healthy mindset. Parental/Caregiver involvement is still potent and helps provide support for your teenager. Check-ins are necessary from family throughout the Counseling process.
“People are resilient, if they have one relationship, where they feel worthy and special.”
“Emotions are a compass. What we have learned is to go into them in a safe way. ”
“A healer does not heal you. A healer is someone who holds space for you while you awaken your inner healer, so that you may heal yourself.”
“As a lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world
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