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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.

04/04/2026

Respectfully, I disagree 🙅🏼‍♀️

Accountability is hard sometimes! But a good therapist doesn’t just provide endless validation. They will help you see your patterns, shine a light on your role within them and walk beside you as you introduce change.

Have you had a therapist challenge you in therapy? How did it feel?

**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 | self acceptance | personal growth | anxiety | depression | trauma | therapist | counselling |

04/01/2026

Avoidant attachment is often misunderstood.

From the outside, it can look like someone who doesn’t care, doesn’t want closeness, or is emotionally unavailable on purpose. But what’s misunderstood is that the distance is usually a strategy for safety, not a lack of feeling.

For many people, closeness has historically felt overwhelming, inconsistent or unsafe. So the nervous system learns to self-rely, minimize needs and maintain distance between self and other.

It can look like pulling away, going quiet, or needing space right when connection deepens. Not because the relationship doesn’t matter. I repeat - not because the relationship doesn’t matter! But because closeness activates something that feels hard to stay with.

Avoidant patterns are often protective. Moving towards more security looks like slowly expanding what feels safe in relationship with others.

Does this resonate? If so, follow along for a continuation of a series of deep dives into all the attachment patterns, how they develop, what they can look like and how we can heal.

**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 | relationships | communication | attachment theory | love | self acceptance | airdrie therapist | Alberta therapist |

03/30/2026

Anxiety is a long time friend of mine. And yes, I now call it a friend (despite years of torment). Do I always want this friend around? No, sometimes it’s a bit much. But does it mean well? Yes. Is my life easier if I stop trying to dodge its phone calls and hiding under my bed when it knocks on my door? Also yes.

I always speak to my anxiety clients about the two different ways we will work with anxiety in the therapy space.

1) We will work with it in the short term by developing a few key coping strategies that can help you ride out the most uncomfortable moments. But even more importantly we will…

2) Work to change your relationship with your anxiety for the long term. Anxiety doesn’t go away. But the good news is we don’t need it to. By changing the way we relate to it we can take the control back in our lives. We CAN live the life we want to even IF our annoying little friend anxiety tags along.

As an anxiety lifer myself, I promise you that even if it comes along for the ride…you can learn to tolerate its presence and maybe even sometimes be grateful for its good intentions.

If you’ve tried all the coping skills for anxiety and are still frustrated by the impact it has on your life…I am accepting new clients both in person in Airdrie and across Alberta virtually.

I’d love to help you shift your relationship with your annoying little friend anxiety too ❤️

**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**

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03/27/2026

Anxious attachment is what happens when connection has historically felt inconsistent or uncertain. It can show up as overthinking, needing frequent reassurance, or neglecting your own needs to avoid abandonment.

It’s your system trying to keep the relationship secure. But sometimes, the ways in which it learned to do that are no longer helpful or can end up pushing partners or loved ones further away (the exact opposite of what you want).

Moving towards secure attachment isn’t about shutting down your needs, it’s about relating to them differently. Learning to communicate them directly. To pause instead of spiraling. To tolerate space without assuming the worst.

Your attachment style is not your personality, it’s an adaptation. And with the right inputs, your brain and body can learn something new.

**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 | attachment theory | relationships | healthy communication | anxious attachment | avoidant attachment | fearful disorganized attachment | secure attachment | connection

03/26/2026

There’s nothing like a therapist-client relationship so strong you can tell it to em straight 💞

**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**

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03/25/2026

more important than getting the last word.
more important than proving your point.
more important than “winning”.

sometimes protecting your peace looks like saying less.
sometimes it looks like walking away. you are allowed to choose what feels calm, steady and safe for you.

the next time you feel the pull to engage in the toxic patterns of the past, remind yourself: my peace is more important.

**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 | inner peace | self compassion | healthy boundaries | relationships | self love | break the cycle |

03/24/2026

If you’ve ever wondered why you feel anxious, overwhelmed, or shut down in relationships…learning about your attachment style could help.

Your attachment style shapes how you experience emotional connection, conflict, trust and closeness. These patterns often develop from early relationships and fit largely into four categories:

1. Secure attachment (feeling safe, stable and connected)
2. Anxious attachment (fear of abandonment, overthinking)
3. Avoidant attachment (emotional distance, shutting down)
4. Fearful/Disorganized attachment (wanting closeness but fearing it)

The important thing to know: these are not personality flaws. They are learned relationship patterns rooted in your nervous system. And they CAN change.

Through self awareness, emotional regulation, and safe relationships, it’s possible to move towards secure attachment.

If relationships feel triggering, confusing or intense…there is nothing wrong with you, there’s something to understand.

I’ll be following this up with a series doing a bit of a deep dive into each attachment style and how to best work towards shifting towards more security. If you think that could be helpful to you, follow along to learn more.

**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**

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03/17/2026

Your nervous system learns through experience. That’s why simply telling yourself that you’re safe doesn’t always help you FEEL safe. Healing from trauma happens in small moments.

A slower breath. Feet firmly on the ground. A safe person beside you.

These moments might seem simple, but they’re not small to your nervous system. They are how it learns “I may not have been safe then, but I am safe now”.

If you are looking for a trauma informed therapist to support you through these changes, we are accepting new clients at ❤️

**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**

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