Solid Ground Counseling Center

01/15/2026

Reframe your resolutions!

Forget the pressure of "New Year, New Me" and the impossible resolutions. This year, try shifting your focus to setting compassionate intentions for your mental wellness. Instead of a rigid goal, choose a word or phrase to guide your daily choices—like Pause, Presence, or Intention. How can you integrate more moments of mental self-care into your daily routine? Let’s make this year about gentle growth, not perfection ♥

01/14/2026

Today is National Sticker Day!

We are celebrating the day, intended to mark the birthday of self-adhesive label creator R. Stanton Avery, by officially sharing our incredible Solid Ground Counseling Center stickers!

Perfect for your water bottle, laptop, cover of your favorite journal - you can snag one (or four!) from your therapist as you are around the office. Partnered with us and need to get your hands on one?? Just pop us a message and we will make sure to drop some off!

01/09/2026

Excited to use our series "Meet Your Therapist" to help you get to know our new colleague, Jordan! We love learning more about our team and feel it is a great way for you to get to know her to see if Jordan is a good fit for your therapy needs!

First up, we always ask, What brought you to the field of Marriage and Family Therapy?

Jordan shares she was drawn to Marriage and Family Therapy by a lifelong curiosity about what makes people feel truly seen and understood. She realized that understanding and connection can transform the way we relate to others, and she wanted to help individuals, couples, and families experience that kind of growth, support, and clarity in their own lives.

If Jordan feels like a good fit or you want to learn more you can reach her at
📱256-203-4061
💻jordangray@solidgroundmadison.com

12/25/2025

Wishing everyone the very best end to 2025 & a beautiful start to 2026!

We are taking some time off & will be back in the new year 🎊

12/21/2025

Sharing from one of our favorite blogs - because we think everyone in couple relationship can benefit from setting your relationship up for success in the new year 💁‍♀️

These are simple, timeless and effective tips!

Starting the new year with intention instead of in a post-holiday funk sets a positive tone in your marriage for the coming year.

12/15/2025

Holding Space for Grief ♥

The holidays often illuminate the empty chair of loved ones (for whatever reason) and magnify the ache of loss. Please know that if you are grieving, it is completely normal for that sadness to intensify in this season. What can make grief so hard is there is no "right" way to grieve, and there is no "right" timeline.

If this resonates with you, we would encourage you to try to ~

Give yourself permission to feel without the pressure to be "merry." Allow yourself to feel the sadness, anger, or numbness as it comes. You can feel joy and sorrow simultaneously; the both/ and principle 🫶

Create a tribute to find a meaningful way to honor your loved one. This could be lighting a candle, preparing their favorite dish, or sharing a cherished memory with family.

Plan your day by deciding ahead of time which events you will attend, and have an exit strategy ready. It’s 100% okay to step away or take a break when you need it! Your well-being comes first 😉

If you need extra support - we are here!

📱256-503-8586

12/13/2025

Hey all.... If the holidays don’t feel very “holiday”… I promise you’re not the only one.

Even if you're doing all the cozy things — the candles, the music, the movies, the sweaters - it can still feel hard to access the joy.

And of course it does! As people (moms!), we're carrying a lot. Routines, sensory overload, expectations, and the invisible mental load. How can we feel the joy when we're running on an overwhelmed nervous system?

If you feel a little disconnected, a little overloaded, or just not in the spirit — that’s okay. Truly.

This season, let yourself show up exactly as you are. No pressure. No perfection. Just you.

And if you need extra support finding your footing again, I’m here.

📱256-384-3796
💻dalalshahid@solidgroundmadison.com

12/11/2025

Today we get to celebrate TWO of our incredible teammates!

Dalal ~ You were a piece of our puzzle we didn't know was missing until you came along 🥹The way you support everyone in the quiet, unseen ways and provide a steady hand to the team brings us joy and gratitude. Thank you for being you 🫶

Sarah Beth ~ You keep us grounded with your gentle spirit, kind words, and abundance of encouragement. Even though you have been us less than a year, we already know we would be lost without you, so we are SO glad you are ours 🥰

Y'all help us wish our incredible girls a very Happy Birthday!!!🥳

12/10/2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our dear Magdaline 🥳 She is such a glue for the office - keeping us together with love and laughter & always looking fierce and sassy in the cutest outfits. We ADORE her - help us wish Magdaline the happiest birthday 😍🎉

12/09/2025

The holidays can bring an expectation of togetherness that can increase feelings of loneliness and isolation - yuck. We want you to know that these feelings are valid and very common. You are not alone in feeling alone 🫶

Some things you might try to help ease these feelings ~

Practice intentional connection - if large gatherings feel overwhelming, try reaching out to one or two people for more short, intentional and meaningful conversation. Big group interactions are not mandatory during this season! Quality over quantity can go a long way in bridging the isolation gap.

Volunteer your time - sometimes helping others can be a powerful antidote to isolation. Giving back can push your focus outward and connect you to your community. This creates an intentional shift in what your brain is focusing on and can have a big impact for many people!

Talk with your therapist - even with intentional actions to create connection and shift mindset we still need some assistance. Scheduling an appointment with your therapist can reinforce and validate the other work you are doing. We will heighten the work you are doing & encourage you in the areas you might need work in, ultimately easing the impact of this season.

If the holidays bring a little extra struggle for you - we got you! You can reach our office at 📱256-503-8586. We look forward to supporting your mental health needs ❤️

12/08/2025

Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves--and How to Find Our Way Back

By Ingrid Clayton

This book is helpful for adults who fall into a pattern of consistent caretaking and putting others' needs above their own, with a perpetual moving target for when their love or care will be reciprocated. To gain insight into why and how they find themselves in relationship patterns where they perpetually adapt themselves to attempt to “do the right thing” or self-abandonment in the name of meeting expectations. For those who struggle with a fawn response and have experienced complex trauma, which many recognize through the symptoms of people pleasing and/or codependency, it provides a helpful understanding of how this trauma response has both positive and negative impacts on a person's relationship dynamics. Through this book, one can better understand the deep impact of relational trauma and the systems that create dysfunctional adaptive survival to provide insight into both acceptance and healing.

-Elizabeth

12/04/2025

Here we grow again!!

SO excited to introduce you to the incredible Jordan Gray 🥳She is joining us from Tennessee, although her roots are in Alabama 😉

Jordan earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Alabama and then moved with her husband moved to Memphis, TN, where she worked in a level-4 residential treatment program for adolescent girls and families navigating trauma, attachment wounds, physical aggression, and suicidal ideation.

She is a therapist who believes healing happens best when people feel seen, safe, and deeply understood. Her clients often describe her as warm, authentic, and easy to talk to - the kind of therapist who will laugh with you one minute and help you unpack something heavy the next.

Jordan will begin seeing clients first thing in the new year, in the meantime you can check out her full bio here: https://solidgroundmadison.com/therapistinfo/jordangray/

Help us give Jordan a big SG welcome 🥰