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We are a team of authentic clinicians here to help YOU achieve your goals. In our space, you don’t have to mask who you are. In our space, we explore your strengths and what you want for your future. In our space, we get real and help you Discover Your Origins Story.

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Anxiety Counseling

You’re overwhelmed daily, feeling like you can’t quite catch your breath. You would label yourself as “anxious” and may experience muscle tension, restlessness, feeling like you want to crawl out of your own skin, and anxiety or panic attacks. Slowing everything down seems impossible and you want to learn skills to quiet the worry. We can work with that.

Career and Professional Stress Counseling

You try so hard at everything you do. You have dedicated your life to your accomplishments. It feels like a sigh of relief when others praise you for your ambition and dedication to others. Underneath, you also feel a sense of emptiness. No matter how hard you work, it always feels like something is missing. To others it might look like you have it all, but under all your busyness is the fear that you are not enough.

Depression Counseling

You may be thinking, “Aren’t we all a little depressed?” Terms like depression are commonly tossed around to depict a general feeling of sadness. It might be time to talk when most days you feel there is a heavy cloud weighing you down. You may feel as though getting out of the bed in the morning is impossible, and completing everyday tasks is getting harder by the minute. Even reading this far down the page is a chore.

LGBTQIA+ Advocate & Ally

Identifying as LGBTQIA+ is not a disorder. In our space, you won’t need to justify your existence or plead your case. You’ve had experiences that have left an impression and are looking for a way to unravel all the pieces. Whether you’re facing life changes, anxiety, depression, addiction, religious trauma or self-esteem, we can navigate the journey together.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders.

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When the Crises Never Stop: Living with Constant Hopelessness

Marlen Villegas Garcia, LCSW-A Picture this: it’s been a long day. You’ve spent most of it at your desk or sitting through lectures, commuting back and forth, and it just wasn’t a good day. So, you try to make it a little better. You decide to treat yourself. You...

Functioning in Crisis Mode: What Leon from Resident Evil Shows Us About Survival

Marlen Villegas Garcia, LCSW-A When people think of strength, they often picture someone like Leon Kennedy, a fictional character who is calm under pressure, quick-thinking, and able to push through anything thrown his way. In Resident Evil, Leon’s survival relies on...

Flying Under Pressure: Managing Anxiety Without Burning Out in the Aviation Industry

Tae'Sia Hall MS, LCMHC, LCASA Working in aviation means carrying a lot of responsibility. Whether you are in the cockpit, the cabin, on the ground, ATC, transportation, coordination, TSA, or behind the scenes, your job requires focus, precision, and constant...

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