Being Stuck in the Past is Keeping
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Heart Pounding – Palms Sweating – Mind Racing
The weight on your chest feels heavier and heavier by the day.
It’s been years since you were assaulted, but yet, you can’t seem to shake off that feeling of being on edge whenever you’re around men who aren’t part of your inner circle.
Feeling safe in the world is almost like a foreign concept by this point.
Being able to breathe and let your shoulders drop is a workout, and you need constant reminding to practice.
Your Body Is Here… but Your Mind Is Elsewhere
You’re distracted at work, and it’s beginning to show.
Focus and concentration are being eroded, and it makes little sense that you still feel this way even after all these years.
Blanking out and trouble remembering details are frustrating the crap out of you!
Which Makes You Even More Anxious!
Worrying about the worst-case scenario is normal, right? RIGHT???
Continually running through what could go wrong because, in your life, you’ve seen it go very, very wrong. You want to cut off potential threats of danger before they have the chance to harm you or the people you love.
Second-guessing yourself, not trusting people’s motives, and keeping a close eye on all the dangers of your world are part of your daily thoughts. But that’s normal, right? RIGHT????
When Time Doesn’t Heal All…
Trying to push the thoughts away hasn’t seemed to work.
Trying to numb the mind chatter with a few glasses of wine in the evening used to do the trick… not so much anymore.
Keeping SUPER busy and staying very productive looks good to everyone else, but inside you’re still a mess.
You’ve even done some regrettable things with some regrettable people to try to dull the pain.
People say that all wounds will heal in time; for you, this pain hasn’t healed on its own. Actually, it seems like that old wound keeps getting ripped open. It’s time to get a professional to look at that wound with you to help you finally heal from within.
Learn How to Take Your Life Back
Things can be different. Things can be better. And you can have all the skills and ability to take control into your own hands.
You’ve gotten stuck in your past, and therapy will teach you the skills and techniques to get unstuck – and gain control over your brain.
It begins with first recognizing how your brain has processed these events. You will learn how to intercept those thoughts and then use precise skills to reprocess the events in a healthier way. Each skill will build on the previous one until you’ve mastered your memories.
Then, we shift our focus to addressing your life since the trauma. We look at each area of your life, and we apply the skills to help you affect change in all the areas that have been troubling you.
With a strategic and systematic approach, you will learn all the skills you need to take back how your brain thinks and experiences the world. We’ll use homework, worksheets, and activities to help you master the techniques you need to master your mind.
Your recovery is in your hands!
“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone.” – Mr. Rogers
Hi, I’m Cassie.
I’m going to say something a little controversial right now… (you ready for it?) I believe in science! And I use it to help make your life better.
As a therapist north of Boston, I’m on a mission to help women take back their lives after a traumatic or violent event from their past. I help women understand how that event has impacted the way they think, feel, and behave… and then I teach them how to make lasting change in their lives.
I want you to have success in your life outside of your one hour a week with me. We’ll use science, skills training, and data-driven feedback to tailor your therapy to your unique needs.
I hope that by the end of our work together you’ll have all the techniques you need to be your own therapist and maintain all the gains you made through our work.
How I’ll Help You
Backed by Science
Our work will use research-backed approaches where you’ll heal from the past to end its adverse effects on today. We’re not going just to sit around and talk about all the bad things that happened to you… no, no, no! We’re going to use proven techniques to make your daily life better.
Skills You Can Take with You
Like homework? Great! You’ll do homework every day. Yes, every day! You’ll get to use either a workbook or an app (your choice) to help you stay on track with your homework. You’ll have all the skills, talents, and abilities to be your own therapist in-between sessions!
Results You Can See (and feel)
Every week we’ll use a specialized tool to track your progress, so you can get real-time data to see how the skills are moving the needle for you. This will help us know if we’re on the right track or if we need to tweak anything to optimize your results.
What I Offer
“There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.” – Hannah Gadsby
Don’t lose another minute to your past. Call me now to get started today.