Cook Counseling and Consulting Inc.

10/21/2025

At Cook Counseling & Consulting Inc., we’re passionate about providing compassionate, high-quality care — and that starts with our team. 💙

💬 We’re looking for dedicated mental health professionals who are ready to make a difference in their communities. Whether you’re independently or dependently licensed, focused on individual therapy, couples and family work, or psychological assessment, we have opportunities across several Ohio locations. 📍

Explore our open positions on our website and take the next step in your career with a team that values growth, collaboration, and heart. 💯

cook counseling & consulting Careers Join Our Team of Clinicians At Cook Counseling & Consulting Inc., we’re passionate about providing compassionate, high-quality care — and that starts with our team. We’re looking for dedicated mental health professionals who are ready to make a difference i...

10/17/2025

If everything feels too loud inside your head, pause here. Try one of these grounding techniques:

• Name 5 things you can see
• Place your hand over your heart and breathe
• Say to yourself: “This feeling won’t last forever”
• Feel your feet on the floor—press down gently

You’re not too much. You’re just overwhelmed. Let your body lead you back.

10/15/2025

No breakthroughs. No big wins. Just steady breathing, soft boundaries, and choosing not to spiral. That counts.
If today was a day where you kept yourself grounded—even a little bit—that’s something to be proud of.

Your calm is not small. It’s sacred. 💙

10/13/2025

Not every pause is avoidance. Sometimes it’s your nervous system saying: “This doesn’t feel safe yet.”

This prompt invites you to explore the difference—not to judge yourself, but to understand what you need.

💭 Write it out. Notice the tone. Follow your truth, not just your fear.

10/11/2025

Coping and numbing can look the same from the outside—scrolling, zoning out, staying busy.
The difference? One helps you feel. The other helps you avoid.

This isn’t about judgment—it’s about awareness.

Because once you know what your nervous system is reaching for, you can choose what actually supports you.

10/09/2025

When you’ve learned that asking for help leads to disappointment, judgment, or control… You stop asking. You convince yourself it’s safer to do everything alone.

That’s not a flaw—it’s a survival strategy. But survival isn’t the same as peace.

You’re allowed to need others. You’re allowed to unlearn what hurt you.

10/07/2025

Missing texts, canceling plans, forgetting the thing you meant to do? It’s not because you don’t care. And it’s definitely not because you’re “flaky.”

When your nervous system is in survival mode, consistency can feel impossible.

Swipe through to learn how overextension shows up—and why your struggle makes sense.

10/05/2025

Reparenting isn’t about blaming the past. It’s about recognizing what you didn’t get—and choosing to give it to yourself now.

That might look like setting boundaries without guilt, learning to rest without shame, or speaking to yourself with softness instead of self-criticism.

10/03/2025

Rest isn’t a reward for doing enough.
It’s a need—like water, breath, or connection.
You don’t have to finish the list, prove your worth, or push through your limits to deserve a break.

✨ You’re allowed to pause simply because you’re human.

10/01/2025

You might know what unsafe feels like... Tension. Guardedness. Shutting down.
But have you ever paused to notice what safety feels like—in your body, not just your mind?
Emotional safety is more than a feeling—it’s a physical experience.

Swipe through to learn what happens in your body when you finally feel safe.

09/29/2025

We spend so much time chasing someone else's definition of "enough."
But what if you slowed down and asked yourself instead?

Take a moment. Journal it.
What does enough feel like, sound like, look like—for you?

09/27/2025

You want support. You know you're struggling.
So why is it still so hard to ask for help?

Sometimes the blocks aren’t obvious—they're learned, lived, and deeply human.

If you've ever felt stuck between needing support and not knowing how to ask for it… this one's for you.

Swipe through for 3 reasons asking for help feels hard—and why none of them mean you're weak.