Healing Doesn't Have to Look Like Survival.
Together we'll quiet the noise, reconnect with yourself, and create a life that actually feels like yours.
Licensed Professional Counselor - Supervisor (Texas)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Washington)
I'm Tia. Anxiety Specialist, Pattern Breaker, and Guide for the Healing Journey Ahead.
This is normally the section where I tell you all about me. Where I would list all of my degrees, certifications, and things that make me look super fancy. But I’m not going to do that. Therapy is hard. Therapy requires that you find a connection with a therapist who sees you for who you are and can guide you in a way that actually fits you.
See, all the letters behind my name, the schools I attended, and the trainings I have under my belt aren’t going to tell you how we’ll laugh together, even in the middle of the hard stuff. They aren’t going to tell you that I’ve stood in some of those same ugly places you may find yourself standing in now. They aren’t going to tell you how I’ll sit with you through the telling of some of your most vulnerable truths and not judge who you are. They aren’t going to tell you about the shifts that can happen when you finally have a space that belongs to you—a space outside of family expectations, other people’s opinions, and the pressure to keep it all together.
All that paper tells you is that the state said it was okay for me to work with you. The rest? That’s something you’ll have to experience for yourself.
You are capable of more
Going to therapy does not make you weak. Going to therapy is a sign that you want to reach your full potential. With the proper guidance you can get through your anxious mind in peace and reach a place that you only dreamed of in the past.
How you’re feeling right now is not your forever if you make the choice now to expand on what you think you are capable of doing.
Your anxiety does not have to win
Anxiety and those stupid things that she tells you is a liar. All those thoughts of feeling out of control, not being able to stop overthinking, missing out on the things that you want to enjoy, STOP now.
But the thing is, you have to trust that you are so much more powerful than your situation has made you feel. All those derailed trains can be put back on a straight path.
This is where I come in…
I’m not a believer in a one size fits all model. I have a lot of book knowledge from years in school, but I also have a lot of real life experiences that tell me that all that book stuff doesn’t apply to everyone.
I went to school and I’m fully licensed, you can verify that with the state of Texas. But the experience that I like to highlight is not pieces of paper on my wall, but the 10 plus years that I have been in the trenches. Not just in the trenches with clients but being able to climb out of my own trenches of anxiety.
I don’t work with those with anxiety from a book, but from real lived experiences. When you talk about the random thoughts spinning a million miles per hour in you head, I’ve been there. When you talk about the cleaning frenzy you go on just to have some sense of control in your life, I’ve been there.
I’ve been in most places that my clients have been. You will frequently catch me nodding my head in understanding as you talk about your life and it’s like you’re playing a scene from my own.
The difference between me and you, however, is the fact that I’m on the other side of the storm and you’re still in the midst of it. But I have a little secret for you…I know how to get to the otherside of that storm.
When you work with me you get a connection to a real person that will have a conversation with you not just listen to you talk. I like to let you know how real of a person I am and normalize the things that you are going through.
I’m not going to judge you for the chapter that you are on in the book that we call your life. Are you ready?
No Pressure. No Sales Pitch. Just a Conversation.
Starting therapy can feel overwhelming enough without feeling like you're being sold something. This consultation is simply a chance for us to connect, talk about what's bringing you here, and figure out whether we're a good fit.
If we are, great. If we're not, I'll help point you in the right direction.