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Paige Rome Therapy

Registered Provisional Psychologist
Trauma informed, client centred and attachment based therapy for teens, adults & couples. Based out of Airdrie, AB.

01/19/2026

Psssstt…I’ve got a not so secret secret for you:

When your nervous system is used to stress, urgency feels normal and stillness can feel threatening. Rest can bring up feelings of guilt, anxiety or an overwhelming urge to “do something useful”. It can also surface emotions you’ve been avoiding. Yuck, am I right?!!

Here’s the thing though…discomfort isn’t proof that you shouldn’t rest. It’s actually often an indication that rest is something you really, truly need. Discomfort doesn’t mean danger, sometimes it just means unfamiliar safety.

So let the rest be messy. Let it be awkward. Let it be new. Your nervous system will learn.

Slowly. Gently.

In its own time.

And that is A-okay 🫶🏻

**This account is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Content shared here is not therapy, does not constitute professional advice, and should not be used as a substitute for mental health treatment. For personalized support, please consult a licensed therapist**

| therapy | mental health | Alberta therapist | anxiety | depression | trauma | relationships |

01/05/2026

Learning about emotional boundaries isn’t about cutting yourself off from others, becoming harder or less available. It’s about staying in relationship without abandoning yourself.

Save this if you’re trying to find that balance 🖤

**This account is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Content shared here is not therapy, does not constitute professional advice, and should not be used as a substitute for mental health treatment. For personalized support, please consult a licensed therapist**

| therapy | mental health | self awareness | anxiety | depression | trauma | relationships |

12/31/2025

20,000 of you is honestly wild 🤯 . Grateful for the people who read, reflect, share and sit with this work alongside me. And how cool is it to have reached this milestone on the last day of such an important year in my practice??

In 2025 I received full registration as a psychologist in Alberta, opened , and had the honour of holding space for 150+ amazing humans over 600+ session hours.

Heading into 2026 with a lot more to look forward to and some big things quietly taking shape. Thank you for being here for it 🖤

| therapy | mental health | psychology practice | grateful |

#2026

12/29/2025

I know a lot of things as a therapist. AND knowing things does not make them easy to live by.

There are many times I avoid the conversation. Overthink the boundary. Relive the embarrassing moment. Push rest to tomorrow when I need it today. Want the feeling to be gone instead of felt.

This post is meant to say that I see you (clients and humans doing the work). It’s not easy, is it? And yet we continue to do it because we know the importance.

If you needed permission to not have it all figured out, or to show up to the work imperfectly - this is me offering it to both you and I.

(Not that you needed my permission…but I may have.)

**This account is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Content shared here is not therapy, does not constitute professional advice, and should not be used as a substitute for mental health treatment. For personalized support, please consult a licensed therapist**

| mental health support | therapy | anxiety | depression | trauma | relationships |

12/27/2025

“Sitting with your feelings” is easily one of the most misunderstood phrases in therapy.

It’s not about suffering on purpose. It’s not about drowning in emotion.

It’s about interrupting the reflex to immediately numb, distract or override what’s happening inside you.

Emotions are important sources of information. When we numb or avoid them, we miss out on all that information. By sitting with them (even briefly), we teach our nervous system that they are safe. And when we learn to stop fearing or repressing our emotions, they can deliver their messages and move on without becoming stuck 💌

Did you find this helpful? If so, share or save for later ❤️

**This account is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Content shared here is not therapy, does not constitute professional advice, and should not be used as a substitute for mental health treatment. For personalized support, please consult a licensed therapist**

Emotional regulation | mental health support | anxiety | depression | trauma | relationships |

12/22/2025

What we call symptoms usually start as solutions.

Anxiety once helped you stay alert in an unpredictable environment. Avoidance once protected you from overwhelm. Numbing out once made something unbearable survivable. Perfectionism once helped you feel safe, accepted or in control.

The problem isn’t that these strategies existed. The problem is that they are still running the show long after the context has changed. Your nervous system keeps using what used to work, even when it now creates more restriction, exhaustion or distress.

This is why trying to eliminate symptoms through force or self criticism often backfires. You’re fighting against a system that is (clumsily) trying to protect you.

Therapy is about asking “what was this protecting me from, and what do I need now instead?”

If you have been considering therapy, is accepting new clients. We are happy to support ❤️

**This account is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Content shared here is not therapy, does not constitute professional advice, and should not be used as a substitute for mental health treatment. For personalized support, please consult a licensed therapist**

| mental health support | depression | anxiety | trauma | relationships | airdrie therapist | alberta therapist | Calgary therapist |

12/13/2025

I firmly believe that the goal of therapy (and of life in general!) shouldn’t be to feel good all the time. Instead, it’s to live well…even when things feel hard. To be kind and compassionate to yourself when life throws you those inevitable curveballs. To maintain a connection to your core values in all that you do, even when it feels challenging to do so. And most importantly…I believe that human beings heal in connection.

My goal for every client first and foremost is to offer a space where you can feel seen, understood and genuinely cared for. Because in that environment…people have an innate capacity for healing, growth and positive change.

You already have it in you. My goal is just to support you in bringing it out ❤️

If you have been considering therapy, I am accepting new clients both in person in Airdrie and virtually across Alberta.

Visit www.commonthreadpsychology.com to book 🛋️💬

**This account is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Content shared here is not therapy, does not constitute professional advice, and should not be used as a substitute for mental health treatment. For personalized support, please consult a licensed therapist**

| therapy | mental health support | airdrie therapist | Alberta therapist | anxiety | depression | trauma | relationships |

12/08/2025

Intrusive thoughts get more intense the more you try to argue with them. ACT gives us another option: to drop the struggle and start unhooking.

The goal is not to fix or get rid of the thoughts, it’s to change how you relate to them so that they no longer determine what you do.

Defusion helps you step back from the thought instead of getting dragged into its storyline…making room for the feelings that come with it keeps them from taking over your whole body…and grounding pulls you out of the mental movie and back into your actual life.

You get to choose what you do next. Not the thought.

**This account is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Content shared here is not therapy, does not constitute professional advice, and should not be used as a substitute for mental health treatment. For personalized support, please consult a licensed therapist**

| therapy | ACT | anxiety | ocd | ptsd | trauma healing |

12/04/2025

JK obvs 😂 But I do think there’s something to be said about the fact that my top genre of the year was **screamo**

**This account is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Content shared here is not therapy, does not constitute professional advice, and should not be used as a substitute for mental health treatment. For personalized support, please consult a licensed therapist**

| therapy humour | mental health | anxiety | depression | trauma | relationships |

12/02/2025

Identifying your values isn’t some magic trick that automatically makes everything feel easier. In fact, sometimes they actually make things harder…but not in a bad way. Let me explain.

Values are direction. Meaningful direction. And sometimes that direction asks you to do things you’d rather avoid.

Choosing to set a boundary might come with anxiety. Choosing honesty might come with conflict. Choosing self-respect might come with grief. Choosing growth might come with fear.

It’s not supposed to feel effortless. That discomfort doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. It usually means you’re doing it right. Values are about choosing the kind of life you want to build and taking the next tiny step in that direction, even when it’s hard.

What value in life asks you to tolerate the most discomfort right now?

**This account is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Content shared here is not therapy, does not constitute professional advice, and should not be used as a substitute for mental health treatment. For personalized support, please consult a licensed therapist**

| therapy | mental health | acceptance and commitment therapy | meaningful life | anxiety | depression | trauma healing | relationships |

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http://commonthreadpsychology.com/

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