What to Expect

Jennie told herself to ‘just breathe.’

“You can do this,” she told herself. “The phone consultation went so well. You felt like she knew exactly what you were feeling. Just sit here until she comes to get you.”

Jennie continued to focus on breathing, hoping to not have a full panic attack. A few minutes later, Jennie saw a woman walking toward her with a warm smile on her face.

“Are you Jennie? I’m Kim. Thank you for coming in today. Come on back to my office.”

Amazingly, Jennie’s heart stopped racing…

As Jennie walked through the door, the office felt warm and comfortable, and Jennie’s heart started to slow down. I went through some information that helped Jennie know what to expect in therapy. Jennie began to breathe more evenly as I told her that most clients feel nervous in their first session.

Then I told Jennie that she had the rest of the session (50 minutes) to dive into whatever details she felt comfortable sharing.

Slowly, Jennie began to confide that she didn’t know where to start or what to say.

“That’s normal,” I reassured her. “Just start where you feel most comfortable.”

“I’m having anxiety.” Jennie shared, tentatively. “It’s getting in the way of my life.” Holding back tears, she went on: “I’ve always felt like I could do anything. I’ve always been successful. I just don’t understand why this is happening! I don’t want anxiety to rule my decisions. I just want to find some PEACE again.”

Compassionately, empathetically, I leaned in and smiled at Jennie. “It doesn’t have to. You can find peace. Therapy can help you make changes so your relationships can get better, and I want to help you do that.”

Over time…

Every week, Jennie came in for 50 minutes. The first few sessions focused on the initial reason for contacting me: her panic attacks. She described them to me in detail, along with the grief she felt from missing out on all the things she wanted to do.

Jennie began to learn some new skills to do throughout the day to help her change.

Eventually, Jennie learned to manage her anxiety, and those symptoms became less frequent! More and more often, she began to feel like she wasn’t sure what to talk about in session because her weeks felt so good and productive.

Jennie then transitioned into going deeper to discover the root causes for her anxiety as well as some recurring negative thinking patterns.

She began to feel genuine freedom and peace.

Feeling heard, known, valued, and honored in therapy, Jennie shifted her thinking patterns and views of herself, learned healthy boundaries, and sharpened her communication skills, so she felt confident enough to have even the difficult conversations.

Jennie’s life – was changing.

She felt safe. She had grown to trust in my empathy and consistency.

Finally, Jennie decided to disclose being molested by a family member as a child. Therapy then shifted into trauma work but was smooth because of their established relationship.

Jennie felt daily peace and contentment.

She was enjoying life fully and had never felt so connected in her intimate relationships.

Again, it’s all about you.

Your needs. Your goals. Your safety. Your story.

Being heard. Being known. Being valued. Being honored.

Therapy is a journey to becoming unapologetically, authentically YOU!

It takes guts.

It takes courage to be vulnerable and reveal yourself, but we as human beings are deeply hard-wired to seek intimacy – to connect – to have a witness to ourselves.

But you can get beyond the pain.

We live in a world of pain, suffering, and heartache. When you don’t work through and heal these experiences, you’re likely to experience problems. And sometimes, they’re too difficult to overcome alone.

Trauma is the experience of a distressing event that causes you to feel overwhelmed and to struggle to emotionally process its impact. When children experience something beyond their developmental ability to process, it is traumatic. Many adults are now dealing with the problems caused from unhealed childhood trauma.

Take heart. If you’re suffering from lingering childhood trauma, there’s a way through it.

Experience hope again.

Therapy can help you feel the freedom to hope without fear of disappointment – experience deep connection – develop the courage to ask for your needs to be met – and savor the joy when your loved ones meet them.

It fosters contentment in your life, purpose in your days, and the knowledge that you have the tools to work through whatever challenges come your way.

Free, Fierce & Fully You.

Helping you find hope.

Let’s connect today with a free 20-minute phone consultation.

Call me at (970) 590-1477.