Women's Mental Health Counseling

Are you the person everyone relies on to run that committee, volunteer your time, or plan that event? You don’t always have the time, energy, or interest, but you find yourself still saying yes because you don’t want to disappoint anyone or you want to avoid conflict.

You’re always stressed, running on empty, and turning yourself inside out to meet everyone’s needs and expectations of you. You can make a lot happen and people count on you, but you’re finding yourself overwhelmed, frustrated, angry and resentful. Often there’s just no energy left for you to do what you want to do, if you even knew what that was.

Or perhaps you’ve been told “You’re a lot” or “You’re too much” and they told you to make yourself smaller and you did, but now you suspect that’s not serving you and you want to step back into your power and you’re just not sure how.

Maybe someone along the way made you feel unworthy or unlovable or you grew up in a house that was absent of compassion, kindness or praise and you wonder if you’re too messed up or “Broken” to ever have the family or relationships you so crave.

there was a way to quiet your inner critic, to prioritize your own needs without apology and to let go of the shame, guilt, self-doubt and overthinking that’s holding you back???

But it could mean learning to set boundaries, working through pain and loss, taking a look at your dysfunctional childhood, or owning your place in the world. It’s not easy work, but boy is it worth it!

Together we can rewrite your story and create a firm foundation for you to step into the world as your full self. We will untangle the negative stories that you have held onto, see how and if they’re still serving you, and work towards creating new beliefs about yourself and your place in the world as the strong, powerful woman you were meant to be.

Therapy is not selfish, it is an investment in Yourself. After all, you can’t pour from an empty cup.

Uncover the beliefs that have held you back and replace them with empowering ones. It’s time to live as the strong, powerful woman you were always meant to be.

Contact Julie Shepardson to learn more about the impact of counseling and to schedule an appointment.