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Love Isn’t the Problem. Emotional Safety Is.

There’s a moment that shows up in a lot of relationships, and it rarely looks dramatic. You’re mid-conversation. Something comes up. You feel it before you can fully name it. And then you decide not to say it. Not because you don’t care. Not because you don’t love the...

Online Counseling Rejected Me

 Why Wasn't Online Therapy An Option? Recently I came across a Reddit thread where an individual was outraged that they had been rejected (their word, not mine) by a popular online counseling provider. Naturally, many of the comments were of shock and bewilderment. As...

The Unspoken Grief People Carry Into December

The world loves to treat December like a month-long celebration. Lights go up, playlists change, office treats appear, and people ask the same question over and over, “Are you ready for the holidays?” But if you are grieving, that question lands differently. You might...

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How EMDR Helps With Trauma

EMDR gets talked about a lot. Sometimes it’s framed like a breakthrough that fixes everything. Other times it’s explained in such technical language that people check out before they understand what it actually does. What usually gets lost is the most important part:...

Year End Reflection: How to Close the Year With Emotional Alignment

The end of the year has a way of bringing everything to the surface. Your wins, losses, unfinished conversations, quiet hopes, and the pieces of yourself you avoided because life kept moving. Year end reflection is not about judging yourself. It is about noticing what...

Follow Us to Simplicity: Culturally Informed Therapy in Atlanta

Welcome to Simplicity Psychotherapy! Whether you’re new to our community or reconnecting with us, we’re thrilled to share how we’re growing, evolving, and staying true to our mission to provide culturally informed therapy to the Black and Brown faces of Atlanta. At...
Holiday Burnout: When the Holidays Don’t Feel Like a Break
Holiday Burnout: When the Holidays Don’t Feel Like a Break

The holiday season can be a complicated time. Work may be shifting pace, but it is still demanding something from you. Family needs can multiply quickly. Your routine changes, your schedule fills up faster than expected, and the emotional load grows in ways you might...

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The Unspoken Grief People Carry Into December
The Unspoken Grief People Carry Into December

The world loves to treat December like a month-long celebration. Lights go up, playlists change, office treats appear, and people ask the same question over and over, “Are you ready for the holidays?” But if you are grieving, that question lands differently. You might...

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Helper Burnout: When the Help Needs Help
Helper Burnout: When the Help Needs Help

A client once told me she knew she was in trouble the day she sat in her car after work and couldn’t bring herself to walk inside. Not because something was wrong at home but because she knew the moment she crossed that threshold, someone would need something from...

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What If Therapy Wasn’t About Fixing You?
What If Therapy Wasn’t About Fixing You?

The first time I sat across from a therapist, I almost didn’t speak. Not because I didn’t have anything to say and trust me, I had plenty. But because I didn’t know how to talk without performing. And I’m a therapist. By the time I finally booked my own session, I had...

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Letting Go of the Guilt for Rest and Emotional Support
Letting Go of the Guilt for Rest and Emotional Support

Let’s start with this: Have you ever found yourself waiting until the end of the week, after the meetings, the deadlines, the caretaking, the gym, the calls, the everything, just to finally exhale? And even then, that rest doesn’t feel relaxing… it feels like you’re...

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Do I Have ADHD? What High-Functioning ADHD Really Looks Like
Do I Have ADHD? What High-Functioning ADHD Really Looks Like

Lately, more and more clients have been coming into therapy with the same question: "Could I have ADHD and not know it?" They’re not talking about what we were taught ADHD “looks like”—the kid who can’t sit still, who blurts things out in class, who’s always in...

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How to Navigate the Top Four Entrepreneur Challenges
How to Navigate the Top Four Entrepreneur Challenges

Being a professional or entrepreneur is thrilling, but let’s be honest, it’s also exhausting. On the outside, people see the accomplishments, the deals closed, the promotions, and the clients won over. What they don’t see are the constant internal struggles that come...

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Quiet No More: Reclaiming Confidence and Self-Expression
Quiet No More: Reclaiming Confidence and Self-Expression

There was a version of me who knew how to read the room but not how to speak in it. Who stayed quiet even when the words were there, sitting heavy in my chest. Who made herself small so others wouldn’t feel uncomfortable. I didn’t always recognize it as fear. I called...

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