Female Therapists in Green Hills, Nashville, TN

Hi there! I am humbled and excited to walk with you on your therapy journey! I am passionate about working with those experiencing OCD, Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma-Related distress and dysfunction. I work to create meaningful and sustainable change both inside and outside of the therapy office. Walking alongside clients and families as they discover their own resiliency and “why” for embracing discomfort in a safe and supportive environment is my goal!

Immediate availability. Welcome to a space where you're encouraged to embrace your authentic self, even if you're feeling disconnected from your own life. You are enough. My approach revolves around honoring your comfort and safety while processing emotions. By ensuring you feel at ease every step of the way, we allow our minds and bodies to navigate through challenges more effectively. Together, we'll explore coping mechanisms that resonate with you, alongside trauma-informed techniques such as Sandtray and S.A.F.E. EMDR. These tools will guide us in uncovering the roots of your frustrations and charting a path forward.

I have a passion for counseling children, adolescents, and young adult women. I practice therapy from a client-centered approach while incorporating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused, and Mindfulness Based therapies to provide treatment. The utilization of these techniques allows for a blend of flexibility and structure in therapy while meeting the unique needs of each individual that I work with.

I work with those suffering from anxiety, depression, substance abuse/addiction, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorders, personality disorders, relationship struggles, and life changes. I also help clients who are struggling with a lack of confidence, negative self-talk and thoughts, and the feeling of not being good enough or not doing enough.

Do you carry the mental load for your entire family? Do you find yourself pushing yourself past your limits, because if you don’t do it, who will? Do you feel numb inside but you keep going? Do you find yourself wishing that there was a planner, home organizer, exercise class, or skincare product that would fix everything? Do you feel like self-care is one more thing you’re failing at? The self-care we are sold won’t fulfill our need for connection, belonging, nurturing, fun, and wholeness. True self-care begins when we begin to look at what is going on under the surface of our burnout.

Accepting new clients. I help clients move beyond any pain or obstacles that are getting in the way of being able to participate more fully. Anxiety, depression, loss, trauma or uncertainty can intrude on life and make it much harder to be the better version of yourself. I am passionate about helping clients walk through any current challenges and resolve the past and move into the future with new possibilities and life fulfillment.

I believe that relationships are the foundation of our functioning. Relationships give us a multitude of places that can be fraught with difficulties, opportunities for conflict, and certainly come with a frequent and sometimes intense ebb and flow of emotions. Each of these relationships continue to help us as we learn and grow, becoming ever more insightful and healthy people. Whether you need a supportive and listening ear, a fresh perspective, or someone to help you learn and implement new skills, I’m here to help.

Have the terrible 2's never stopped or gotten worse after your child turned 2.5 yrs? Do you have a young child with more frequent, long, or intense temper tantrums and behavior problems than is expected for the child’s age? Does your child seem to get a thrill out of purposely annoying others, get in trouble regularly at preschool, or react with defiance and aggression to adult requests and limits? Or, is your child so anxious that you are dreading daycare or school drop offs because your child has to be pried off of you? Is your child struggling to adjust to a transition like parents’ divorce, a new sibling, grief, or trauma?

So often we get caught up in survival mode and coping with the day to day. Everyone deserves to thrive. My ideal client may be wrestling with any number of life challenges such as anxiety, depression, family/ relationship conflicts, and chronic stress leading to emotional and physical exhaustion.

Casey Dycus is an experienced counselor that is committed to helping teenage girls, women, marriages, and families regain a sense of balance, holistic living, and stability for their daily lives. She specializes in helping those that need help to work through their traumas, depression, and anxiety. When people get stuck in their lower functioning emotions and are in survival mode it is often hard to get out of that place and find meaning and joy in life. The process is to recognize patterns that keep one stuck in harder places and make goals to connect and heal so that higher emotions and behaviors can be achieved.

What an honor it is to share space with folks who want to enjoy their lives to the fullest! I'm here to help you improve relationships, regulate emotions, overcome past hurts, and plan for living your best life. I'll work with you to move past barriers so that you can achieve your goals. I am passionate about empowering you to be the greatest version of yourself. If you measure yourself as a "human doing" instead of a "human being”, if you have difficulty setting boundaries with friends and family, if you find yourself repeating the same patterns that are no longer serving you, I'd love to talk with you.

I help women who want to dig deep, heal past trauma, and do life differently than they've done before. You may have had some difficult life experiences or trauma you know you need to process but are unsure how to do so. You may feel overwhelmed by thoughts and emotions that do not seem to match the situation at hand. Maybe you have some direction in your life but still feel something is missing. Relationships may be a source of pain for you, though you desire to have deeper, more connected relationships. I would love to walk alongside and support you on your own unique journey of healing and transformation.

“ Something needs to change. I just want to feel better.” You find life’s challenges overwhelming. Sometimes sadness overcomes you. You need a good support system, but navigating relationships can be difficult and frustrating. The effects of past trauma continue to impact your life. Making day-to-day decisions and finding the motivation to follow through feels insurmountable. You don’t really know who you are or what you want out of life. Learning to cope with life’s obstacles, connect well with others, make wise and confident decisions, heal past wounds, and live into your authentic self are hard work but worth the effort.

I believe that some of the most sustainable human growth occurs via relationship. This is why I believe in the power of Psychotherapy: it can be a unique opportunity for healing, a process in which -- through genuine connection and honest feedback, we can begin to make sense of the way we have come to view ourselves, our relationships, our sense of spirituality and interconnection, and the world around us. Through our work together, my clients can begin to gain the tools needed in order to change that which they can control, but also genuinely accept that which they cannot.

Healing, improving, achieving goals, and finding purpose in life are foremost in human thought. Developing your own tools and skills will improve your ability to be mindful, to regulate emotions, to tolerate distress, and to be effective in your relationships. Teaching these skills for the past 12 years has improved my own ability to navigate life's challenges. Learning these skills builds confidence, assurance of self, and opens alternatives to getting out of the immediate stuck pattern of thoughts and actions you find yourself in.

Are you angry? Angry with everyone, angry with life, even angry with God? Do you feel disillusioned about life and distrustful of others? Did you know that these are classic hallmarks of post-traumatic stress disorder? After surviving a traumatic event, many people experience all of these things and more, which can disrupt every aspect of life. I hope it will encourage you to know that all of these reactions to trauma are completely normal and treatable.

Education professionals, I intentionally and wholeheartedly hold space for you. The challenges and even barriers to show up in instructional environments are vast. Sometimes, they are also internal. Perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and people pleasing are just a few daily battles often faced as you navigate the many hats you balance in your professional and personal lives. Prioritizing a time for you to process your experiences can start in your own home. Virtual therapy can provide that safe space needed for processing, exploring, and nurturing our compassionate selves to combat the demands of the day.

Therapy is a unique and special type of relationship. Being vulnerable with another person requires bravery, and I deeply value the trust that we develop over time through our work. You are taking a courageous step forward in your healing process to make your first appointment! I am versed in a variety of empirically supported treatments such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (CPT), and like to blend multiple approaches in the way that will bring about the best results for you.

Are you struggling with women's issues related to anxiety, depression, grief, or loss? Do you feel alone or overwhelmed in coping with stressors of every day life? I have an educational, professional and personal background in working with issues that plague many women or new parents. I enjoy working with women experiencing anxiety, issues related to early parenthood, fertility, loss, or postpartum issues. Please call for a FREE 15-minute consult with me to find out more!