Olivia Fadul, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

04/20/2025

Planning ahead:
Instructions: Print this out and put on your refrigerator to remind yourself to journal each day.

Journaling is a great way to feel seen, heard, and validated. Below is a calendar of journal prompts on how find purpose this May.

Tip:
1. Journaling can be a tool to find clarity.
2. Share your journal with your counselor.
3. Journaling can be a self-discovery tool to gain insight about yourself and purpose in life.
4. You may write in a paper journal, on the computer, or use the the apple app called "Honestly" to record your thoughts.

Alt text: Journal Prompts for finding purpose this May.

May 1- Things you'd do if you knew your couldn't fail.
May 2- Times you've most felt like yourself.
May 3- Activities that make you lose track of time.
May 4- Hobbies and activities you enjoyed when you were younger.
May 5- A time you were most proud.
May 6- People who inspire you and why.
May 7- A past success or achievement that gave you a deep sense of fulfillment.
May 8- A purposeful action you could do today.
May 9- Questions you are afraid to ask yourself.
May 10- Three examples of success outside of your career.
May 11- Something you could do differently if you could go back and why.
May 12- What motivates you to make a decisions
May 13- If a friend asked you to help them find purpose, what questions would you ask.
May 14- A time you helped or supported someone and how you felt.
May 15- Way you can free up some times in your day.
May 16- What would you do if you knew you didn't have to work?
May 17- The one thing you are proud of this year.
May 18- What makes today purposeful for you?
May 19- Times in the last 12 months you have been the happiest
May 20- What would you want to learn if you knew time wasn't an issue?
May 21- Something you can do today to take a step forward in anything.
May 22- Places you could go to find new people.
May 23- Places you could go to find new opportunities
May 24- What would your dream day look like?
May 25- Activities that you can do for free that bring you joy.
May 26- The people you care most about and why.
May 27- Things you regret doing when looking back
May 28- Five simple joys worth getting up for.
May 29- What you enjoyed about May.
May 30- Things you wish you done in May that you can do in June.
May 31- How do you want to be remembered?

04/18/2025

Weekly Counselor Wisdom:

A cosmic truth bomb:

That glowing beast?
The Sun.
A fiery star 1.3 million times bigger than Earth.

That speck?
That’s you.
With your deadlines.
Your heartbreaks.
Your overthinking.
Your need to win that argument.
Be liked. Be right. Be seen.

But the universe?
It’s not watching.
It’s not judging.
It’s just expanding.

So here’s the real flex:
Emotional intelligence is not about being calm.
It’s about context.

You weren’t invited? Okay.

They misunderstood you? Breathe.

Things didn’t go your way? Zoom out.

Because in this grand celestial playground...
Every fight, every fear, every fame—
is a flicker.

And yet—
your empathy can ripple.
Your forgiveness can echo.
Your presence can shift someone’s orbit.

So ask yourself:
Am I shrinking into the noise?
Or expanding into the space?

Because the Sun never screams for attention.
It just shines.
So can you.
-Author Unknown

12/18/2024

I am a relational counselor. I believe in cultivating an environment of love, warmth, empathy, and compassion conducive to healing. My counseling practice is one where I build a humanistic rapport with my clients. I do not believe in a one-size fit approach. Succinctly, my approach embodies compassion, gentleness, active listening, validation, and culturally responsive care for my clients. In other words, this means I hold the umbrella for my clients and acknowledge each person's culture and identity, beliefs, and values are inherently unique and are valued in this space you and I share. To hold an umbrella means embracing all journeys. I realize healing is the bravest investment one can make for themselves. Being vulnerable and working on yourself does not come easy. Therefore, providing a safe space for individuals to show up as themselves authentically is what I value most; I do this by taking a collaborative approach. As an individual with an invisible disability, poet, and 2nd-Generation Filipinx American, defining my truth empowers me to want to empower others so they, too, can find their truth, voice, and power.

Olivia's Areas
As a counselor, I am passionate about many different areas. Some of my favorite areas I excel in are helping clients navigate and their lived experiences with neurodiversity (ADHD/ADD/Autism), Deaf and Hard of Hearing, living with a Disability, Major Life Transitions, Perfectionism, Creative Types, Stress Management, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Adjusting to new places, new jobs, and cultures, Cross-Cultural Communication, Filipinx and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI), Colonial mentality/colorism, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) issues, Micro-aggressions or discrimination, Women Issues, LGBTQIA+, Personal Growth

Olivia's Experience
Olivia began her career working in Substance Abuse. She has served as a case manager, in-patient residential therapist, and adolescent counselor.

Her counseling accomplishments account for presenting over 20 counseling presentations, serving on the Alabama Counseling Association Executive Council, 2 state counseling division presidencies in both Alabama and New Mexico.

About Olivia
Olivia is an established counselor since 2011. She is passionate about diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. As counselor she works from a framework of acceptance, love, and inclusion.

Counseling Modalities/Skills she is skilled in is:
*Strength-Based Therapy
*Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
*Positive Psychology Therapy
*Relational-Cultural Therapy
*Trauma Informed
*Neurodiverse Counseling
*Client Centered
*Disability Affirmative Therapy
*LGBTQ+ Affirming Counseling
*Compassion Focused Therapy
*Poetry, Metaphor, and Creative Arts therapy
*Intersectionality
*Adjustment to Disability
*Disability Identity

Therapy can provide a safe space to process thoughts, feelings, and a space where one can learn about self.Below are some quotes from celebrities who have benefited from therapy:"Through therapy and a lot of thinking and writing my memoirs, I've been able to use my life as a lesson." - Jane Fonda“...

12/17/2024

Wellness tip for the day:
1. Read this Affirmation meme from the top or read from the bottom. Either way, these have words of wisdom to fill your cup.
2. Invest in yourself for 2025. Adulting can be hard. It is an investment to talk to someone outside of your family or friends. Doing so can allow you to be present and make wise decisions. Talk to a counselor such as myself to explore boundaries and patterns that can allow you to be your best self.



Contact:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/olivia-ann-fadul-albuquerque-nm/329602

03/29/2024

Over on that other space where I create things - we've had a month of talking about . Talking about things that drain us vs things that recharge us.
But I also wanted to take a moment to talk about some of the bigger things that drain us.
I LOVE talking about but it's also so important that there's an acknowledgment of the many things that impact our ability to "Fill Up Our Cup". There are so many things (in and out of our control) that drain us in a multitude of little ways. 🩷

03/28/2024

03/28/2024

This took everything for me to write. As an individual with disability this article sums it up.

Credit to Counseling Today, Magazine of the American Counseling Association