Lionheart Counseling Services exists to walk beside you as you navigate life’s challenges. We will work together to help you strengthen your own well-being and relationships so that you may find happiness, contentment and balance in all aspects of your life.

Why lionheart?

The lion is a powerful symbol of courage, strength and leadership. It is said that true strength comes from the heart. Lionheart counseling services aims to empower clients with the tools needed to face their challenges BOLDLY and build RESILIENCY.

Trauma Specialty

Often times there is this stereotype that trauma can only be experienced by veterans, first responders, those who have experienced natural disasters, and victims of physical and sexual abuse. The truth is trauma takes on many forms. Trauma is any experience that overwhelms our internal resources and exceeds our ability to cope. It’s also the experiences that did NOT happen for us that should have. The impact of trauma is ongoing mental, emotional, and physiological distress.

Often times my clients come into therapy and they minimize their experiences. They say “Well it’s really not that bad, other people have had it worse” or “It’s not a big deal. I just don’t think about it” and the most popular “I’m fine”.

Trauma is unique to each person - What may be experienced as trauma to one person, another person may be able to shake it off and process the experience as they would any other event in their life. This does NOT mean there’s something wrong with you if an experience that one person can move on from you feel stuck in. It just means we have different levels of distress tolerance, and there may be some neurobiological and genetic stuff going on influencing the way you process events in life. I encourage my clients to shift away from minimizing their experiences

A quick disclaimer: Experiencing trauma does not always indicate a person has a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, it is a very common diagnosis for those who have experienced ongoing traumas and/or ongoing distress from a past trauma.