Can Couples Counseling for Jealousy and Envy Change Your Relationships? As a counselor, I’ve sat with countless individuals and couples who feel haunted by jealousy or envy—but don’t always know how to name it, much less work through it. These are not surface emotions. They’re often deep, tangled, and sometimes laced with shame. But here’s […]
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Jealousy in Relationships: How Couples Counseling Can Help You Rebuild Trust and Connection
As a therapist specializing in couples counseling, as well as relationships and emotional regulation, I’ve seen firsthand how jealousy and envy can silently shape the way couples relate to each other—and to themselves. These emotions often carry a heavy weight: fear, shame, and even self-doubt. And yet, they’re also very human. If you’ve ever searched […]
Navigating the Chaos Within: How Counseling for Anxiety Helped Me Work Through Conflicting Emotions
When I first searched “counseling for anxiety near me,” I didn’t realize I was carrying more than just generalized anxiety. What I found, with the help of a deeply supportive therapist, was that my anxiety had layers—rooted in trauma, attachment wounds, and the stories I told myself about my worth. This kind of complex emotional […]
The Grief Roller Coaster:
The Grief Roller Coaster: What It’s Like to Ride the Emotional Ups and Downs of Loss. When I first lost someone I loved deeply, I expected grief to feel linear—like a straight road I’d walk down until one day, I’d feel better. But instead, it felt like I’d been strapped into an emotional roller coaster […]
Root Pain of Anxiety
How to Work with the Root Pain of Anxiety I’ve been there—the endless “what ifs,” the racing heart, the fear that something bad is about to happen. It’s exhausting. You might be trying everything: breathing exercises, self-help books, meditation apps. And maybe they help… for a moment. But then the anxiety creeps back in. Why? […]
Grief Counseling
Loss is unavoidable on the human journey. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a major life transition, loss leaves a mark—and where there is loss, grief follows. Yet grief doesn’t always fit neatly into our busy lives. In fact, it can feel like a tidal wave that […]
How Loneliness Fuels Anxiety — And What You Can Do About It
Loneliness isn’t just a feeling—it’s a physiological state that can quietly fuel anxiety. When we feel isolated, our nervous system can slip into chronic alert, scanning for connection but finding none. Over time, this unmet need for human closeness can deepen emotional distress and amplify anxious thoughts. In counseling for anxiety, loneliness is often the […]
Counseling for Anxiety: How to Maximize the Power of a Client’s Coping Strategies
When my clients struggle with anxiety, they often lean on familiar coping strategies to find temporary relief. These techniques can include deep breathing, grounding exercises, journaling, or reframing thoughts—tools many clinicians routinely teach. But what if these go-to methods are only scratching the surface of the issue? What happens when coping strategies stop being effective? […]
How to Expand Your Tolerance for Anxiety: A Process-Based Approach to Healing
How to Expand Your Tolerance for Anxiety: A Process-Based Approach to Healing Anxiety isn’t the enemy. In fact, trying to get rid of it completely may be the very thing that makes it worse. This guide explores how shifting your mindset about anxiety—from something to eliminate to something to work with—can help you build long-term […]
How to Transform Anxiety from Fear to Confidence
Anxiety can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to control your life. With the right tools, anxiety can be transformed from a constant fear response into a source of energy, awareness, and even confidence. Understanding the Anxiety Equation One of the most practical tools to understand anxiety is Dr. Christine Padesky’s equation: Anxiety = Overestimation […]