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“True transformation begins when we choose to face our fears, embrace our strengths, and take the first step toward the life we truly want.”
Christopher Denzler, MA, LMHC, LPC.
Rewriting the Past to Free Your Future
Trauma can change how you see yourself, how you remember events, and how you tell the story of your life. The relationship between traumatic experience, self-perception, and narrative memory determines whether past pain continues to control your choices or becomes fuel for learning and resilience. When you understand how trauma reshapes memory and identity, you can intentionally re-author those memories into healthier narratives that restore agency, meaning, and hope.
The Silent Epidemic: Mental Health in Rural & Middle America
In the quiet corners of rural and middle America, a crisis is unfolding—one that doesn’t make headlines but affects millions. Mental health issues are rising, yet access to care remains limited, stigma persists, and many suffer in silence.
Starting Counseling: What It Really Means
People often come to counseling in a moment of crisis—sometimes seeking support, sometimes feeling they have nowhere else to turn, sometimes by court order, or sometimes at the urging of a loved one. Whether therapy was your idea or someone else’s, the fact is: you’re here, looking for a counselor. And that’s a brave step.