Evolution of Self: Counseling and Consulting LLC

11/12/2025

Happy Evolution of Self Thanksgiving: We are grateful for Jamie Baston, LISW-CP

This Thanksgiving season, we’re feeling extra thankful for Jamie Baston, who brings over 20 years of clinical experience and endless warmth to Evolution of Self. In the past year, Jamie has expanded her expertise through training in DBT and EMDR, and she’s now part of the Greenville DBT Collective, continuing her passion for evidence-based care.

Jamie is truly a master of relationships—her fun, friendly spirit and deep well of skill make her someone both clients and colleagues turn to for support, laughter, and genuine kindness. She has a way of making everyone around her feel seen, valued, and at ease.

We’re so grateful to have you, Jamie. You make our office brighter every single day. 💛🦃

🍂 No need to gobble up compliments—Jamie’s already amazing!

11/11/2025

🌿 Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation Group Begins a New Start at Unit 1 in January. Sign up now to reserve your spot!

Telehealth | Tuesdays at 11 AM
Facilitated by Amber Hudson, LPC-A under supervision of Emily M. Williams, LPC/S, LAC/S, MAC, CS, DBT-LBC

Are you ready to understand your dissociation instead of fearing it?

This group offers a guided, compassionate path toward understanding and healing the parts of you shaped by trauma.
Through weekly telehealth sessions, you’ll learn to build safety, strengthen self-connection, and navigate life with more presence and stability.

🧠 What You’ll Learn

Over multiple units, participants gain the tools to reconnect with themselves and manage dissociation in daily life:

Unit 1: Understanding Dissociation & Trauma-Related Disorders
Explore what dissociation is, why it develops, and how trauma impacts the mind and body.

Unit 2: Initial Skills for Coping with Dissociation
Develop reflection skills, inner safety, and the ability to approach—rather than avoid—your inner experiences.

Friends & Family Day
A supportive opportunity for loved ones to learn how to best understand and encourage healing.

Unit 3: Improving Daily Life
Strengthen routines, rest, nutrition, and relaxation to support nervous-system regulation.

Unit 4: Coping with Trauma-Related Triggers & Memories
Identify and manage triggers while planning for difficult moments with compassion and structure.

Unit 5: Understanding Emotions & Cognitions
Learn emotion regulation, the window of tolerance, and ways to challenge unhelpful beliefs.

Unit 6: Advanced Coping Skills
Address shame, anger, fear, and inner-child needs while improving decision-making and self-care.

Unit 7: Improving Relationships
Heal attachment wounds, set healthy boundaries, and strengthen communication.

💻 Group Details

📅 When: Tuesdays @ 11 AM
🖥 Where: Telehealth via secure video
👩‍🏫 Facilitators: Amber Hudson, LPC-A | Supervised by Emily Williams, LPC/S, LAC/S, MAC, CS, DBT-LBC

🌱 Who It’s For: Adults seeking understanding, regulation, and connection while navigating trauma-related dissociation.

🔗 To Register: evolutionofselfcounseling.org
or email emilywilliams@evolutionofselfcounseling.org

✨ This isn’t about suppressing parts of yourself—it’s about learning to live together in safety and understanding.

11/11/2025

Today, we pause to honor the courage, service, and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans. Your strength, dedication, and resilience remind us of the human capacity to endure and to heal.

At Evolution of Self, we recognize that courage doesn’t only happen on the battlefield, it continues every day in the quiet work of recovery, reconnection, and emotional openness. To all who have served: thank you for your service, your bravery, and your humanity.

If today brings up difficult emotions, remember that honoring your service also means caring for yourself. Reach out, connect, and take a moment to breathe. Healing is not a solitary act; it’s something we do together. 💙🤍❤️

11/11/2025

🧡🦃 Grateful Beyond Measure 🦃🧡

This Thanksgiving season, we’re pie-high with gratitude for our incredible community partners!

✨ Greenville DBT Collective — thank you for your collaboration in helping us provide evidence-based, full-model DBT services across the Upstate. Your commitment to quality and compassion helps change lives every day.

✨ Life Worth Living Project — we’re so thankful for your non-profit mission to expand access to these life-saving treatments for our community.

💫 Join us in celebration!
You’re invited to the Life Worth Living Project Launch Party on November 19 @ 5:30 PM
📍 Double Stamp Brewery — 819 Laurens Rd, Greenville, SC 29607

Let’s raise a glass to collaboration, compassion, and a life worth living. 🍂💛

11/10/2025

🍂 Happy Evolution of Self Thanksgiving! We are thankful for Amber Hudson 🍁

This Thanksgiving, we’re feeling extra thankful for Amber Hudson, the newest member of our team—though it feels like they have been part of the family for much longer! After spending a year with us as an intern, Amber has continued to shine with their conscientiousness, grit, and compassion. They recently completed their comprehensive DBT training, is currently training in dissociative work, and continues to be an incredible asset to our team and clients alike.

Amber, you’re a real gem—stuffed with talent and seasoned with heart! 💛

11/08/2025

11/07/2025

We’re extra thankful for Jennifer this Thanksgiving!
In the past year and a half, Jennifer Pence, LPC-A, has been feast-ing on knowledge—completing intensive training in DBT, RO-DBT, and EMDR, joining the DBT Collective, and now adding dissociation training to her plate!
Jennifer’s dedication, heart, and care for her clients fill our office with gratitude every day. She’s truly one of the reasons our team keeps growing and thriving. 🍁🧡

Feast your eyes on dedication and heart—thank you, Jennifer!

11/06/2025

Happy Evolution of Self Thanksgiving month! We are so grateful for the therapists in our office who make this practice shine in the way that it does!

This week, Evolution of Self wants to shine the spotlight on the wonderful Jenna Sahli! Jenna brings such warmth and compassion to every session, meeting her clients right where they are with empathy and care. Newly trained in EMDR, Jenna continues to expand her clinical skills while supporting a wide variety of EAP clients with professionalism and heart. Her kindness, curiosity, and steady presence make her an absolute joy to have in our practice, and it’s clear her clients feel the same. We’re so thankful for all she brings to our team and our community!

“Grounded. Compassionate. Growing. That’s Jenna.”

11/05/2025

Theresa Wheeler is now a member of MINT.

10/31/2025

Margaret Cross, LPC-A is a shining star at Evolution of Self. She just completed her workshop on the Deep Brain Reorienting Alexander Technique! With a special interest in dissociation work, Margaret is a leader in our comprehensive Dissociation Program! Check out her discussion on her experience!!

Check out π r Square’s video.

10/28/2025

🎃 When Halloween Hits Different 🎭

For many, Halloween is a season of fun—costumes, parties, and spooky thrills. But for others, this time of year can stir up unexpected emotional challenges.

People who live with trauma, dissociation, or anxiety disorders may find Halloween’s themes of fear, masks, and unpredictability triggering. Loud noises, flashing lights, costumes that obscure identity, or horror imagery can bring up memories of past trauma or amplify feelings of detachment and unease.

🕯️ For those who dissociate, Halloween can blur reality, further making it harder to stay grounded when everyone around is “pretending” to be someone else.

👻 For those with trauma histories, exposure to violence (even staged), darkness, or surprise scares may activate the nervous system’s fight, flight, or freeze response.

💀 For those with anxiety disorders, the sensory overload such as crowds, noise, costumes, can heighten panic or social anxiety.

If this season feels heavy or strange, know you are not alone.
You are allowed to set boundaries, skip events, or find quieter ways to participate.
Grounding practices like deep breathing, connecting with safe people, or keeping a sensory tool on hand can help you stay present.

This Halloween, let’s remember that not all fears are fun fears.
Offer grace, understanding, and gentleness both to yourself and others. 🧡

10/25/2025

Join us for the Life Worth Living Launch Party! The Life Worth Living Project is a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) services across the Upstate. DBT is an evidence-based approach that teaches mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. In partnership with The DBT Collective, we’re making these life-changing tools more accessible to those who need them most. 🌱