A Safe Space Counseling Center
Welcome to A Safe Space
If you are seeking an opportunity to expand your awareness about the patterns, habits and strategies that once worked for you, and may have been needed to survive, but are now keeping you from connecting and living your life fully, this is the place for you. Many mental health approaches focus on managing current symptoms, coping skills, behavior modification, or reframing thoughts. I believe that to truly heal, we must address the origins of these wounds, and bring to them the self-compassion, resources and presence that they need to heal. It takes bravery and commitment to become aware of our patterns and their effects, but with the right approach, anyone can truly heal and no longer be affected in their present lives by wounds from their past. If you are ready for positive change in your life, now is the time to consider reaching out for help that will allow you to have a rich relationship with yourself and others, as well as begin experiencing joy in your life.
Who do I work with?
Do you find that you are feeling stuck and trapped by feelings of loneliness, depression, fear and anxiety, or like you are constantly emotionally drained? Do you spend a great deal of energy focusing on projecting the image that you are getting along just fine, and are the picture of success and stability, while on the inside it feels like your relationships with yourself and others seem empty, difficult, or flat out falling apart? Do you find yourself still dealing with the same issues you have dealt with for years such as anxiety, depression, co-dependency, lack of confidence, or feelings of worthlessness? Are you plagued by memories, fear and pain related to past experiences that seem to be holding you hostage?
Perhaps some of the struggles you face look like:
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Anxiety, stress and worry, trauma and PTSD
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Being othered, criticized, abandoned and hurt due to your race, beliefs, sexuality, gender, appearance, age, or anything else
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Depression, sadness, shutting down
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Abandonment issues
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Feelings of loss and grief
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Relationship problems
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Shame, doubt and self-criticism
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Perfectionism
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Difficulty with Codependency and making your own needs a priority
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Problems with setting appropriate boundaries
If this is the case, and you are an adult seeking to change the direction of your life, you may want to contact me and discuss beginning your healing journey. Schedule a free phone consultation with me so we can discuss your individual needs and goals. This will give us an opportunity to connect, and I will be available to answer any questions you may initially have about what your counseling journey may look like. You will have a chance to share what you are looking for in counseling, what your past experiences have been, and to get an initial idea about whether you feel we would be a good fit to work together.
A Medicine Woman’s Prayer
I will not rescue you,
For you are not powerless.
I will not fix you,
For you are not broken.
I will not heal you,
For I see you in your wholeness.
I will walk with you through the darkness,
As you remember your light.
