Ethredge Counseling Group

03/23/2026

Welcome Colleen Morley! Colleen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate who helps couples, individuals, and families improve communication, navigate conflict, and rebuild connection. She is trained in the Gottman Method and uses practical, research-based tools to help couples feel heard, understood, and more aligned as partners.

Before becoming a therapist, Colleen spent over 20 years as a school principal and educational leader, working closely with families and navigating complex interpersonal dynamics. This background gives her a unique, real-world perspective on relationships, parenting stress, and the patterns couples can get stuck in over time.

Her approach is both structured and compassionate, blending psychoeducation with actionable strategies. She is especially passionate about working with couples facing communication breakdowns, recurring conflict, or healing after breaches of trust, helping them move forward with clarity, stability, and renewed connection.

03/16/2026

Many women carry the weight of painful childhood experiences quietly for years. Emotional neglect, family dysfunction, or growing up in an environment where your needs weren’t fully seen can leave lasting effects.

You are not alone in that experience.

Our Childhood Trauma Recovery Support Group for Women is a welcoming, judgment-free space where millennial women can connect with others who understand what it’s like to navigate healing from early life experiences.

This group is gently guided by a therapist, but it is not therapy.
There is no pressure to share, no expectations, and no requirement to talk. Some people speak, some listen, and everyone moves at their own pace.

The goal is simple:
to create connection, reduce shame, and remind you that you’re not the only one who has walked this path.

📍 Ethredge Counseling Group
📅 2nd Wednesday of each month
🕡 6:30–8:00 PM

Scan the QR code in the post to register or visit our website.

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03/16/2026

Ever notice how when something feels emotionally off… suddenly you become incredibly productive?
The inbox is empty.
The laundry is done.
The closet is organized.
On paper, everything looks handled. But internally something still feels unsettled.
Sometimes productivity isn’t just productivity — it’s a way of avoiding feelings that feel harder to face.
Claire wrote a thoughtful blog about how busyness can become a form of emotional protection and why slowing down to acknowledge what we feel can actually help us move forward with more clarity and energy.
If you’ve ever felt exhausted despite getting a lot done, this one might resonate.
https://ethredgecounseling.com/blog/when-productivity-becomes-emotional-avoidance

03/03/2026

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02/27/2026

Landrie and Channing sit down to chat about cultivating gratitude in relationship

02/24/2026

To read this week's blog - The Science of Emotional Safety in Relationships: https://ethredgecounseling.com/blog/the-science-of-emotional-safety-in-relationships

02/18/2026

✨ Meet Emily Carey, LPCA, CCTP, NCC ✨

Emily brings a trauma-informed, compassionate approach to supporting individuals navigating eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. She creates a space where clients feel seen, understood, and empowered to reconnect with themselves.

Emily integrates person-centered and psychodynamic therapy to help clients build insight, strengthen coping skills, and move toward meaningful change. We’re so grateful to have her heart, presence, and clinical care on our team. 🤍

Now accepting new clients — link in bio to schedule.

02/18/2026

Hard conversations aren’t avoided because we don’t care.
They’re avoided because our nervous systems take over.
When conflict shows up, your body often reacts before your words ever get a chance — leading to shutdown, defensiveness, over-explaining, or saying things you don’t mean.
This week’s blog breaks down why hard conversations feel so overwhelming, how the nervous system drives those reactions, and what actually helps you stay grounded and communicate more clearly — without melting down.
✨ Regulation first. Words second.
Read this week’s blog at: https://ethredgecounseling.com/blog/how-to-have-hard-conversations-without-melting-down

02/09/2026

Once a relationship becomes committed, attachment shifts from “Will you choose me?” to “Am I safe, seen, and emotionally held here?” That’s often when old wounds, conflict patterns, and anxious–avoidant cycles show up.

In this week’s blog, we explore why these changes happen, how they impact connection, and what it actually looks like to move toward more secure attachment as a couple.

✨ Understanding the pattern is the first step to changing it.
https://ethredgecounseling.com/blog/attachment-styles-in-dating-vs-committed-relationships

02/03/2026

If your life looks “full” on paper but still feels empty or exhausting, it may not be a motivation problem — it may be a values problem.
This week’s blog explores what happens to our mental health when our lives drift out of alignment with who we really are… and how small, intentional shifts can help bring us back.
✨ You don’t need a new to-do list. You may need a realignment.
https://ethredgecounseling.com/blog/how-to-create-a-values-based-life

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01/27/2026

Read the latest newsletter from Ethredge Counseling Group - Why You Self-Sabotage When You're Feeling Overwhelmed
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01/20/2026

Ever feel like your reactions seem out of proportion?

Like your body is on high alert EVEN when your mind KNOWS you’re “safe”?

That’s not you being dramatic. That’s your nervous system doing its job — sometimes a little too well!

In our newest blog, we break down:
• Why overwhelm, reactivity, or shutdown are actually protective responses
• How your nervous system can misread the present through the lens of past stress
• What micro-regulation is — and why small, everyday practices matter more than big resets
• Simple, doable ways to support your nervous system in real life (no perfect calm required)

This is about learning to work with your body instead of fighting it.

And doing it with more compassion, not more pressure.

Read the full blog here ⬇️

Understanding the Nervous System’s Protective Role Our nervous system plays a vital role in how we move through the world. It helps us respond to our environment, keeps us safe, and supports our ability to connect and function day to day. At times, feeling overwhelmed, reactive, or even shut down