Spirituality Therapists in East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN

My approach with my clients is one of being relaxed and personable. I am methodical in pacing therapy with the client's own needs and coping skills. Clients are taught usable ways to deal with stress, intense emotions and disturbing thoughts. My goal is to help each client focus on living life to the fullest instead of going through the motions of living life. As a Christian counselor, I respect each individual's beliefs in God and salvation. I actively seek God's healing graces to guide me in my work to help my clients.

Many experiences in life can motivate us to look for support―a difficult current or past relationship, overwhelming stress, unprocessed trauma, or maybe just a sense of being stuck. You aren't alone. My hope is that you find in me a nonjudgmental, caring presence to listen and help you process whatever pain or disconnection you might be experiencing. My aim is to guide you toward the wholeness you seek.

TRAUMA: A threatening experience that is too much, too fast. When stressed out or truly overwhelmed, our instinctual survival responses can be blocked. If unable to complete our body’s survival responses, trauma occurs and symptoms emerge. We can feel stuck in flight, fight or freeze. Negative feelings, thoughts, behaviors and stress disorders often lie within the mind-body connection. As one who facilitates healing from emotional, spiritual, and physical pain and suffering, I am dedicated to working compassionately, non-judgmentally and collaboratively with you to become "unstuck" and find a greater sense of healing and wholeness.

Brene' Brown once wrote "The magic is in the mess". Owning your story is one of the most challenging, yet courageous adventures that we live. You don't have to do it alone. My goals as a coach are centered around helping you improve your resiliency, acceptance/contentment with life, reconcile loss/grief, and improve the overall balance of mind/body/spirit needed to enjoy life. Utilizing mindfulness and other techniques, we'll explore ways to improve the way you respond to life's challenges. My approach is holistic and person-centered while providing you the support needed to grow.

Are you ready for a change? Have you been struggling to find direction in your life? Is substance use or addiction part of your story? Do you feel like others dictate your agenda leaving you feeling unfulfilled or inadequate? Are you one of the many struggling with stress, anxiety, overwhelm and depression? You are not alone. Many of us are left searching for more depth and meaning in our lives and feeling like we are not living up to our true potential. Some of us are also finding that our personal finances are out of alignment with our lifestyle as we try to solve internal struggles with external solutions. I'm here to offer hope.

Life can be hard and it helps to have someone who will walk alongside you during those times. I consider it an honor to listen to the stories of my clients and help them navigate through the complexities of life, both past and present. My office is a safe space to bring whatever is keeping you stuck or repeating destructive patterns of behavior and begin a road to healing.

"We are born in relationship. We grow in relationship. We are wounded in relationship. And we are healed in relationship." - Harville Hendrix. Therapy can benefit us in many ways including feeling heard, growing in self awareness, and healing from adversity life throws at us. It is also a great place to learn compassion for ourselves and empathy for others in our lives. As a therapist, I believe people are relational creatures. We can thrive or suffer greatly depending upon the quality of our relationships with God, others, and ourselves.

Concentrations:Marriage and Family Counseling Premarital Counseling Couple Therapy Trauma Adolescents Individual Anger Management Group Therapy

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Do you ever feel like your choices are limited and like your movement towards growth is stunted? Therapy provides the opportunity to tap into the wisdom of how to live a more fulfilling life that is hidden within all of us, but at times feels out of reach. My work is to facilitate deep exploration of who you are, your needs, what propels you towards change, and what shapes the choices you make in your life. You can re-write the remaining parts of your life's story because you will have access to the author again: YOU.

My hope is to create a relationship between the therapist and the individual that fosters positive and lasting change. To that end, I work patiently to ensure a sense of trust and safety. In addition, I feel I work well with individuals who go to therapy to be challenged, to be "unstuck." In these cases, I can be supportive while also being firm and direct. My approach is sensitive to the individual's life circumstance, their personality, and their comfort level with the therapeutic process.

Becky approaches clients as uniquely beautiful and gifted and works to assist clients in overcoming barriers that prevent them from embracing their innate strengths. Becky affirms all gender identities, religions, disabilities, ethnicities, and cultures and encourages clients to find healing within each aspect of their person. Life can be exhilarating and shattering, pleasant and painful, beautiful and horrific. All emotions tell us something about ourselves and our circumstances. All emotions are good and should be handled with care, because they are the forces that lead us to ourselves.

Are you looking for personal growth and the possibility of change? Do you like setting goals and reaching them? Forward Counseling is a group of independent professionals that utilize evidenced based interventions to move our clients towards their goals. We offer individual, family, group, and couples counseling virtually or in office. To get started, call or complete a contact form on our site at forwardcounseling.com/contact

Poet Maya Angelou wrote: "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you". Opening oneself is a courageous and vulnerable act and I want you to know that I will provide you a space to explore at your own pace, and a place to feel known, heard and accepted as you journey in your healing. As part of the process I help you identify and foster your strengths while allowing you to explore your personal path to healing. I utilize talk as well as expressive arts therapies to meet your unique needs and comfort level.

Individuals seeking psychotherapy are often at a critical moment in life when their inner pain and struggles are no longer tolerable and must be acknowledged, explored, and understood. Within the therapeutic relationship, the deepest and often unknown parts of ourselves can be gradually brought to light. While relief from specific disorders and symptoms is an initial goal of psychotherapy, devoted attention to the process of coming to know and accept oneself and experience a renewed sense of meaning and purpose is the ultimate aim, one that continues to unfold over a lifetime.

You may be going through a major shift in your life and have reached a breaking point. The good news is that you no longer have to figure it out by yourself. As a skilled and empathetic psychotherapist, my desire is to help individuals overcome anxiety, depression, grief/loss, life transitions, family and marital/relationship discord.

Kristena is a compassionate, empathetic, and solutions-oriented licensed clinical social worked. She received her MSW from Aurora University in 2021 and has since relocated back to her hometown of Memphis, TN.  She enjoys working with adolescents and adults to improve their relationships and better their lives all around. Kristena has experience with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) , trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), person-centered and solution-focused therapy. She has active licenses in IL and TN.