TL;DR Anxiety doesn’t always look like worry. At work, it can look like competence, preparation, and staying composed while managing other people’s needs. Once you get home, that depletion may show up as irritability, withdrawal, difficulty making decisions, or having little patience left for your partner or children. Neither your professional self nor your at-home […]
TL;DR Neurodivergent teens may use a lot of energy at school managing social expectations, sensory demands, anxiety, and academic pressure. Once they’re home, that effort can show up as irritability, exhaustion, withdrawal, shutdowns, or meltdowns. For autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD teens, these reactions may be connected to masking and an overwhelmed nervous system rather than […]
Walk and talk therapy is a licensed counseling session held on foot outdoors, with your therapist. We offer it in-person in select cities and via telehealth throughout Florida. In our practice, we’ve found it’s one of the more useful approaches we can make for certain, but not all, anxiety patterns. If you’re considering walk and […]
Virtual walk and talk therapy removes many of the biggest barriers BIPOC clients face in traditional therapy, like the institutional setting that keeps your nervous system on guard, the surveillance dynamic that makes it hard to relax and unmask, or the feeling of being in an interrogation room that so many describe. When those barriers […]
If you are a BIPOC adult in Florida running on survival mode, we’ll help you name what you are carrying, understand how racial and intergenerational trauma show up in your body, and show you how culturally responsive therapy can finally feel like support—not more work. Living with Racial Trauma Takes a Toll on Your Body […]
February 2026: This personal essay was written in 2022 by Laketra Chick, MSW, Registered Clinical Social Work Intern, to explore the lived experience and history behind counseling hesitancy in the Black community. Drawing on both personal and professional perspective, Laketra names the very real reasons many Black people feel cautious about therapy and what it […]
First, can we have a united shout-out for all the new moms out there? Hip hip, hooray! You’ve carried a human, pushed it out, or had it surgically removed. That’s superhero stuff right there! But what’s that? Your superhero cape is feeling a little heavy? Well, let’s chat about that. Imagine you’ve thrown the most […]
The new year is well underway. Hopefully, you’re still rocking your new year goals. Many goals are set in the new year; ending bad habits, starting new good habits, being more productive, starting a new hobby, and returning to an old one. These are all wonderful goals that can add a lot to your life. […]
It is the month of December, and Thanksgiving is still on the minds of many of us. It is one day during the year everyone reflects on what they are thankful for during the previous ten months. They reflect on their thankfulness towards people, things, and experiences. It is a day many people spend with […]
The Holidays Are Among Us That means more time with friends and family. This is a wonderful thing, but it can also cause a great deal of anxiety. Sometimes even triggering. With an election having just passed, the political debate will be prime for the taking. Relationship statuses will be questioned. Family drama will be […]
160 Island Beach Blvd
Merritt Island, FL 32952
(321) 613-8685
Counseling offered via online
telehealth in Wisconsin & Florida.
Life Coaching offered via telehealth in all states
