If you have been through something that left your nervous system on high alert, you have probably been told to relax. Breathe. Meditate. Try yoga. Maybe you tried. Maybe it made you want to put your fist through a wall. I want to say something that might come as a relief. You are not failing at calming down. Your body is doing exactly what it learned to do, and it learned it for a reason. Your body is not broken. It is armed. When people talk about fight, flight, or freeze, m

This is one of the questions I hear most often, and the answer is often yes. All Heart Counseling focuses on Individual Counseling. One person is the client, and the work stays focused on what the person is going through. That does not mean therapy has to happen without the involvement of the important people in your life. Brief Family and Partner / Spouse Interventions There are times when involving a spouse, partner or family member directly supports the work a client is do