Port of Peace Counseling, LLC

“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.”
- Author Unknown

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After facing a traumatic event, experiencing anger is normal. The anger might be toward the perpetrator, God, yourself or the event. Unresolved anger will slowly destroy you, your family and friends.

You are not alone with this anger. It is painful, but you have to let it go. You might feel that you have the right to be angry, but you cannot move forward until you let go of the anger. I want to help you recognize your triggers for anger.

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
– Author Unknown

if you are ready to move forward, please call me at 404.987.9099 to set an appointment.

Recovering from a traumatic incident is not easy. One of the hardest symptoms to tackle in trauma is flashback. The main features of flashbacks are intrusive and vivid images that occur in a waking state. If you find yourself having flashbacks, you are not alone. Listed below are some  grounding techniques that are helpful when facing flashbacks.

Grounding techniques: Name things in your surrounding, listen to music, hold an ice cube in your hand, clap your hand, count to ten, draw, practice deep breathing exercise, etc.

Remember the flashbacks are not real although at the moment they feel real. Allow me to help you stay in the present, please call me at 404.987.9099 to set an appointment.

“Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit” – Ronald Reagan

Traumatic events can steal your freedom. Let me walk with you in discovering your freedom. Please call me at 404.987.9099 for an appointment.

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

- Robert Frost

Being in a therapist’s office can be scary for you. As a therapist who believe in clients’ full potential, allow me to take this journey with you. The road is scary, but you do not have to walk this road alone. Allow me to validate and normalize your feelings. Allow me to challenge you and dream with you. Please call me at 404-987-9099 and let us make your dreams reality.

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Life is a gift from God. Do not let the past be a constant worry. Do not be anxious about the future. Let me help you enjoy today, call me at 404-987-9099 to set an appointment.

Good communication is the key to good and great relationships. With good communication, conflicts are resolved and resentment and bitterness do no wallow in our lives. Many relationships are destroyed because we do not talk and listen to each other.  Sometimes when we talk our pains take priority, and we do not validate others. Good communications skill is more than listening. Good communication is active listening, communicating our feelings, setting boundaries and problem solving. Conflicts do not have to destroy your family and your friendship, let me work with you in discovering great communication skills. Please call me at 404-987-9099 to set an appointment.