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Barb Hill, LPC, 134 Frierson Street, Brentwood, TN (2025)

04/17/2025

As the seasons change, it’s easy to get caught in the habit of goal-setting and naming what we want to be different.

It is also common to feel frustrated with the slowness of the growth journey. Spring is a great reminder of how growth requires time, patience, and even discomfort. Even though we aren’t able to witness it until spring comes around, plants are changing and preparing year-round to eventually bloom.

The concept of blooming in the spring can be applied to the human growth journey. It’s important to recognize that growth can still happen during the slow seasons. Eventually, you’ll be able to realize that you were always growing. As we enter spring, I encourage you to have patience and compassion for yourself through your growth journey.

Take a few minutes to reflect on how far you’ve come, and be proud of yourself!

-Cammie Douglass, LMSW

04/14/2025

Spring can be a vivid reminder that new life and growth are possible.

A single flower holds a powerful message of hope; that beauty and new life can come out of what was cold, hard ground. When we engage ourselves and our desires with this reminder, we may long to shed some of the dead weight or unruly burdens that are no longer serving us. Whether it is from everyday stressors, or heartache, life can have a way of pulling us down.

Harmful beliefs, unproductive relational patterns, and uncared for wounds can limit our growth. Letting go is a process and begins with curiosity and mindful reflection. It takes effort to grow and change to sow your efforts into the kind of growth you long to see sprouting up all around you and within you. Remember, you have a right to grow, and to bloom right where you are today.

If you would like help in disentangling from things that are no longer serving you, we would be honored to walk alongside you. Please feel free to reach out for a free 15-minute consultation call.

-Dawn White, TLMFT

04/03/2025

Meet the Holding Space Counseling Team! 🤍

We are so grateful for this team of compassionate, dedicated, and supportive therapists who are here to walk alongside you on your journey.

At Holding Space, we believe in creating a safe, welcoming, and healing environment for every client we serve.

If you or someone you know is looking for an amazing therapist, we would love to connect with you!

02/07/2025

Self-compassion is essential for healing the hurts, pains, and traumas in our lives. It is essential because, surprisingly, what has the most impact on us is not the way others treat us, but the way we treat ourselves.

Part of self-compassion is having the awareness that all of us suffer and experience pain as a part of our shared human condition. Compassion also involves having a kind and caring attitude towards that suffering as you work to help relieve it. To show compassion towards ourselves we must first recognize that we are in pain or suffering before we look for help or healing. Once we see our own suffering, can we really treat that suffering with care instead of contempt? I think not.

To practice self-compassion, imagine a situation that was difficult for you, and write a letter to yourself as if you were writing from the perspective of what a dear friend would say to you. If you need help breaking the cycle of inner criticism and judgement, we would be honored to walk alongside you. You don’t have to do it alone.

-Dawn, TLMFT

01/15/2025

Self-compassion is a game-changer.

We often extend kindness to others but forget to offer the same grace to ourselves. Let today be a reminder to treat yourself with the love, patience, and care you freely give to those around you.

Take a moment to reflect: How can you show yourself kindness today? Comment below or share this post with someone who needs this reminder!

01/15/2025

Self-compassion is a game-changer.

We often extend kindness to others but forget to offer the same grace to ourselves. Let today be a reminder to treat yourself with the love, patience, and care you freely give to those around you.

Take a moment to reflect: How can you show yourself kindness today? Comment below or share this post with someone who needs this reminder!

01/09/2025

Self-compassion is an essential part of healing because it consists of self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. Self-compassion involves treating yourself the way you would treat a friend who is going through a hard time. It calls us to be aware of our pain in order to support ourselves rather than ignoring it or getting swept up in negative thoughts. Once you are aware of your pain, practice telling yourself, “This is difficult right now. How can I care for myself in this moment?”

-Cammie Douglass, LMSW

12/26/2024

Feeling like you’re always falling short or stuck in a loop of self-criticism? You’re not alone—and now is the time to break free.

Join our Self-Compassion Support Group and discover a supportive community and helpful tools to find relief from comparison and embrace kindness toward yourself.

If you’re ready to take the first step toward self-acceptance follow the link in our bio to fill out the application form, and our therapists will be in touch with you. Spaces are limited, so don’t wait!

12/24/2024

Being in relationships that we feel understood, loved, and accepted in is a vital part of our well-being.

The way we build these relationships is through our ability to be attuned to each other. What is attunement and why is it important? Dr. Dan Siegel states that, “Attunement is being aware of and responding to the emotions of another person, and is the process by which we form close relationships. It is that essential component that allows us to feel close and connected to others.”

You may have been a part of a conversation before where it felt like someone was talking at you or past you rather than really engaging with you. During this season, whether you are at a company party, seeing family members you haven’t seen in a while, or getting together with a friend over coffee, try having a more attuned conversation. Curiosity, acceptance, and openness are at the heart of attunement and can help us all feel more connected to ourselves and those around us.

If you want to learn more about having an attuned conversation, check out Dr. John Gottman and Nan Silver’s book, What Makes Love Last.

-Dawn White, TLMFT

12/17/2024

Finding a new therapist can feel daunting.

I truly believe that we cannot work with just any therapist; the “fit” really matters. From personality, to approach, to the interventions they use, even their personal worldview, are all factors that contribute to a therapist feeling like a good fit.

Here are a handful of questions that you can use when you find yourself looking for a therapist. These questions will provide a lot of insight not only into their role as a therapist, but also who they are as a person.

What other questions would you add that might be helpful for someone looking for a new therapist?

-Barb Hill, LPC-MHSP

12/12/2024

Pain is a powerful force.

Unresolved pain, whether physical, emotional or spiritual, will start as a whisper, and if left unattended, will turn into a scream. The “scream” could look like chronic pain in our bodies—migraines, gut issues etc. It could look like addiction, relational issues, and feeling numb and disconnected spiritually.

The most brave step we can take is to turn towards our pain and get curious about how it has been shaping what we’re afraid of and most passionate about. We aren’t trying to exile our pain, minimize or invalidate it, rather we are simply acknowledging it and noticing all the ways it has impacted us to this point.

As we acknowledge our deepest hurts, we gain more agency over our lives. We are no longer the “subject” of our stories, as Brene brown says, we are the author of it. If you are interested in learning more about this, I highly recommend the book, Redeeming Heartache by Dan Allender and Cathy Loerzell.

Barb Hill, LPC-MHSP

12/05/2024

Allow me to re-introduce you to our amazing team of therapists! (With emojis that remind me of each one!)

🤗 Dawn has been on the team for almost two years now! She joined us as a marriage and family therapy intern and is now with us as a licensed marriage and family therapist (TLMFT). She will greet you with a hug and a warm smile as she genuinely asks how you are. And she never misses the chance to joyously celebrate with you when things are going well, and lovingly sit with you when life feels hard.

☕️ Olivia has been on the team for about a year and is our amazing marriage and family therapy intern! She is wise behind her years, curious, kind, intuitive and almost always carrying around an iced coffee in her hand!

🌬️Cammie has been on the team for four months now and is our licensed social worker (LMSW)! She is grounded, honest, caring, and brings a levity to our team that feels like a welcomed breath of fresh air! (*note the emoji)

📣 Jayme has been on the team for two months and is our incredible practice manager. She is a true cheerleader for our team and clients and carries such genuine and sincere care and intention to every interaction. We would be lost without her!

As the practice owner and fellow therapist, I am honored to lead this team, but most importantly to work alongside each of these amazing women. Although this work is sacred it can also get lonely without a community like this surrounding you. My heart is grateful for this team and our clients who trust us to be their therapists. 🤍

Barbara Hill, MA., LPC-MHSP

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