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Empowering Women Through Healing

Empowering Women Through Healing

For women, EMDR therapy holds immense promise as a means of addressing the unique challenges and traumas they may face throughout their lives. From childhood abuse and neglect to domestic violence, sexual assault, and gender-based discrimination, women often contend...

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Healing in the Holiday Season with EMDR Therapy

Healing in the Holiday Season with EMDR Therapy

The holidays are here and can bring much joy, but also can be a source of great pain. From the decorations to the Christmas music, buying gifts, and attending parties, the topic of expectations and disappointments are addressed in my counseling sessions with clients....

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day

Memorial Day.  A day for cookouts, family gatherings, and the beginning of summer.  A day full of red, white and blue decorations, burgers on the grill, outside games, beach, boating and loads of fun.    And while it is a good day for all those things, it was not...

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The Art of Poetry

The Art of Poetry

This month I would like to honor the art of poetry and the contributions made by those who share their craft.  As a young girl, I found that when I was struggling through a hard time and could not find the words, I could sit and write to express my own thoughts. It...

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Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month

March brings the celebration of National Women’s History month. As we reflect on a couple of significant women who have made an impact, may we realize the amount of suffering that took place to bring about lasting change. Corrie ten Boom was one of these women. She...

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Black History Month

Black History Month

As I prepared to attempt to honor Black History Month, I revisited a story that took place in our sleepy little town.  It was a story I thought I knew, but turns out, I actually knew very little. As I read the details of the events, I felt sick to my stomach.  Harry...

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Lives Touching Lives

Lives Touching Lives

It was an awkward moment.  That first meeting, then the second, third, fourth, and many more after that.  What I learned became a part of who I am.  I first began mentoring when our local high school felt that there was a need for students to form relationships where...

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Journey to Self-Love

Journey to Self-Love

Journey to Self-Love:  Learning Shame Resilience “I’d rather be dead than red on the head” was a chant I heard regularly as a kid growing up in Memphis, Tennessee. “Carrot Top” became an unwelcome nickname. I hated my red hair. As far as I was concerned, it did not...

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