Adult Counseling

As you look at the choices you’ve made you may be wrestling with your thoughts and feelings, questioning who you are or how can you do life differently. Perhaps you find yourself:

Not being the spouse or parent you want to be
In a marriage or relationship that feels dead or impossible
Still single
In and out of relationships and can't figure how to settle down
Stuck in a pattern of destruction
Seeing the world in black and white
Lost and hopeless
Exasperated
Overwhelmed
At the end of self
At the end of circumstances
At the end of relationship
Feeling less than
Wanting to do life differently
See yourself differently
Conquer challenges more effectively
Not live life in fast forward missing the important things in life

How we can help!

Click each picture to learn how we can help you in these various areas of life and/or struggles.

Managing Intense Emotions

Intense emotions can be paralyzing! Ever feel like your feelings call the shots. If you feel angry you react angrily rather than seeing the emotion as an indicator and having a response to a situation. Emotions can reck havoc for a numerous of reasons be it depression, anxiety, ADHD, Highly Sensitive and the list goes on. Whatever is your why the fact is that the relationship you are currently having with your emotions isn't working for you anymore and is negatively effecting not only you but your relationships and dreams. It's time to discover your emotional command system, examine your emotional heritage, sharpen your emotional communication skills, reset your mindset and level up your emotional IQ.

Traveling Light Counseling we will help you manage intense emotions by:

* understand, manage and overcome anxiety in order to walk through life with more peace and control
* understand, manage and overcome depression in order to walk through life with a mind that is still and not trying to escape.
* understand and manage your anger in order that you build relationships and are less stressed.
* work through feelings of overwhelm and/or panic in order to make the choices you need to make, go the places you want to and need to go and be in the relationships you desire most.
* learn the connection between your thoughts, feelings and actions in order to walk through life with a greater of awareness and clearer perspective.

Young Adults

"Growing up sucks" is how our young adults put it. Having to figure out life and do this thing called adult life can be overwhelming and challenging at best. Being a young adult wasn't the same when your parents were growing up. The navigation and challenges that come with it all is paralyzing at best. We will help you:

* discover your power, in order to feel confident and comfortable making big decisions.
* get in touch with the things you value most in order to clarify your paths relationally, personally and professionally
* unload and offload any baggage you have been carrying around from your childhood in order that you can go into the next chapter of life lighter and freer.
* develop skills in order to live a fulfilling life, full of balance and intentionality.
* find normalcy in your new reality in order to not only survive all the challenges and transitions but survive and grow.

Some young adults struggle with special circumstances which contribute to their struggle such as:
* Step family issues
* College
* ADHD
* Depression
* Anxiety
* Life transitions
* Death
* Grief and Loss
* Failure to Launch

Jaimie and Yvette specialize in helping young adults overcome those difficulties and find a greater sense of satisfaction in their lives and relationships.

Neuro Diversity

Neurodiversity in ones life can take its toll. Especially, when you're ill equipped to navigate the twists and turns that come with your neuro divergent brain. Together we will unpack how your neuro divergent brain effects you, your parenting, your relationships and your work. With a goal of understanding the uniqueness of your Neuro Divergent brain and creating a customized plan to level up the areas of strength and create systems for the areas of weakness.

Reconnecting with Self

"Who Am I"? Perhaps you are that adult that somewhere along the journey of life, you lost your way and/or yourself. You've somehow learned to survive through life on auto pilot and want to change the script of your life.
You'd love to reconnect with yourself and perhaps even love yourself in ways you never have before, but you don't know where to begin. Navigating through life's up's and down's takes its tool on us and it's so easy in the journey of life to lose sight of self. Be it because of the speed of life, role changes, poor choices, lack of healthy boundaries, life transitions, break-ups and age. Whatever the reason now is the time to take inventory or your life and begin the rebuilding process to a tomorrow with no regrets (or fewer). Leaning into your story and cleaning up the areas that need to be cleaned. Rebuilding the areas that have fallen apart. Fight for yourself because no-one else will. The fight begins with you.

Traveling Light Counseling we will help you rediscover yourself:

* get in touch with the things you value most in order to clarify your paths relationally, personally and professionally
* unload and offload any baggage you have been carrying around from your childhood in order that you can go into the next chapter of life lighter and freer.
* learn and implement healthy boundaries in order to live a more balanced and happier life with improved relationship patterns
* increase self confidence and self esteem in order to confidently walk through life
* increase self awareness and self love in order to be the best version of self with no regrets.
* gain a new perspective on life in order to travel lighter and brighter
* transform your mindset in order to manage your thought closet, make intentional choices and live in gratitude
* create healthy lifestyle choices in order to implement good self care.

Attachment Disorder

Increase your ability to connect with others and increase emotional awareness.

Divorced/Blended Families

Though divorce can be difficult for most, as emotions run high and patience runs low it doesn't have to run or ruin your life or that of your children. There is hope. Your child doesn't have to be a divorce static and you and your co-parent can both survive and thrive through this often unexpected chapter of your life.

Grief & Loss

Grief and loss is a painful journey as grief comes in all shapes and sizes and doesn't care what season of life your in or what you have going on. It's unpredictable. It holds you hostage until you work the steps.

But your loss doesn't have to be fixed. Grief expert Megan Devine says, "Some things in life cannot be fixed they can only be carried." We agree with that statement at Traveling Light and want to help you carry the grief that your life has brought you for one reason or another.

Traveling Light Counseling we will help you manage the waves of grief that comes with both expected and unexpected loss by:

* working through the cycle of grief and pain in order to process through the steps of grief in a healthy way, in your own time frame and in your own way
* createing a coping tool kit in order to navigate the triggers in life.
* reestablishing a new norm in order to live a life with intention and meaning.
* creating and strengthen your support system in order to connect and not be isolated
* acknowledging that any loss, big or small is significant

Some young adults struggle with special circumstances which contribute to their struggle such as:
* Step family issues
* Divorce/Long term relationship ended
* Life transitions
* Health Anxiety (as a result of COVID)

What the Counseling Process Looks Like

Counseling (or therapy, psychotherapy) is the process of meeting with a therapist (or counselor) in order to:

reduce internal suffering which occurs in the form of
- problematic behaviors,
- beliefs,
- feelings
- somatic responses (sensations in the body).
Self-growth
Self-discovery
Build coping skills to be able to handle negative experiences and emotions.
Resolve barriers which interfere with positive qualities such as
- joy
- compassion
- peace
- self-esteem
- spiritual connection
- love

Together with a counselor, you will:

learn
grow
explore
unpack
understand yourself
understand your world
understand you're suffering
understand your experiences

Many people enjoy therapy and relish the journey of becoming more conscious about themselves, their inner world and their relationships.

How long does change, healing and growth take?

We recommend:

Weekly for 45-minute sessions with an 8 week commitment.
- Despite the 8 week recommendation the process and therapy is a unique process and is discussed during the intake and assessment phase. After 8 weekly sessions, you and your therapist can discuss the movement toward your treatment goals and whether reducing sessions to biweekly or terminating therapy is the next step as this a process that is very personalized to everyones unique situation.

For those desiring Christian Counseling Yvette will add the disciplines of faith that pull from biblical teaching. Including elements such as:

Prayer

Use of scripture be it either read or referenced

Assigned Bible Studies, reading and retreats

Explanation on how to integrate Christian truths and values into the marital relationship

Adult Counseling

How we can help!

What the Counseling Process Looks Like

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