Hightower Counseling

Hightower Counseling Jessica Hightower is an LPC focused on trauma informed care for adolescents through adult years.

Currently serving the Permian Basin for in person care and all of Texas with telehealth services.

For many, this season is filled with warmth, food, and family.For others, it can bring up grief, stress, loneliness, or ...
11/26/2025

For many, this season is filled with warmth, food, and family.
For others, it can bring up grief, stress, loneliness, or difficult memories.

This Thanksgiving, we honor all experiences.

✨ You are allowed to:
• Set boundaries with family
• Leave early
• Celebrate differently
• Feel joy and grief at the same time
• Take a break from the table
• Say “no” without guilt

Gratitude doesn’t have to be forced. Healing doesn’t have a timeline. And your nervous system deserves safety—today and every day.

Whether you’re surrounded by people or spending the day quietly, you are worthy of care, gentleness, and compassion. 🤍

🕯️ From our therapy space to you—wishing you softness, rest, and whatever peace is available today.

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Your nervous system isn’t broken—it’s trying to protect you.Whether you’re stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn, regu...
10/05/2025

Your nervous system isn’t broken—it’s trying to protect you.
Whether you’re stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn, regulation is possible.
It starts with gentle awareness, tiny shifts, and safe connection. This post walks you through what nervous system regulation really means—from survival responses to micro-tools that help you feel steady again.
Save this for when you need a reset.
Share with someone who’s learning to self-soothe.




DM if you’re ready to explore trauma-informed therapy together.

September is Su***de Prevention Month. Every life matters. Every story deserves to be heard. Let’s break the silence, sh...
09/03/2025

September is Su***de Prevention Month. Every life matters. Every story deserves to be heard. Let’s break the silence, share resources, and build a community where hope is always within reach. 💛
📞 Call or text 988 for free, 24/7 support.



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If you’ve ever been told you’re too sensitive, too emotional, too intense...Pause.Take a breath.And hear this: You’re no...
08/02/2025

If you’ve ever been told you’re too sensitive, too emotional, too intense...Pause.Take a breath.And hear this: You’re not too much. You’re deeply alive.

Being expressive isn’t a flaw — it’s connection.

Feeling deeply means you care.

Needing space doesn’t mean you’re selfish.

🧠 Therapy insight: Most people carry invisible stories. When you speak your truth, you give others permission to do the same. Healing starts with honesty — and compassion for your own voice.

🪞 Try this mini exercise:Place your hand over your heart and repeat:”My feelings are valid. I deserve gentle spaces.”


Soft boundaries, strong healing. 🌿This is your gentle nudge: saying “no” isn’t mean—it’s meaningful. Your peace deserves...
07/26/2025

Soft boundaries, strong healing. 🌿
This is your gentle nudge: saying “no” isn’t mean—it’s meaningful. Your peace deserves protection, even if it feels uncomfortable at first.
Let your self-love speak quietly but powerfully.

✨ Save this as your reminder:
You don’t need permission to feel safe.
You are allowed to choose clarity, calm, and care—again and again.



Ever wonder why some relationships feel more anxiety-inducing than others?It might have something to do with attachment ...
07/16/2025

Ever wonder why some relationships feel more anxiety-inducing than others?

It might have something to do with attachment styles—patterns we develop early on that shape how we connect and worry.

From craving closeness to pushing others away, this post walks through the connection between attachment and anxiety, with gentle insights to spark self-awareness 🌿

Save + share with someone who might need this reminder today 💛



It can show up as overthinking, chronic fatigue, fear of intimacy, or hyper-independence. You’re not “too sensitive” — y...
07/10/2025

It can show up as overthinking, chronic fatigue, fear of intimacy, or hyper-independence. You’re not “too sensitive” — you’re responding to what your system needed to survive.

Healing happens in safe spaces.
That includes boundaries, compassionate relationships, and moments where you finally feel seen without having to perform with strength. Let this space be a soft landing.
You’re allowed to be a work-in-progress and still be worthy of love, joy, and rest.


To our Texas community — we’re with you. ♥️ As the floods sweep through our state, so many are left navigating not just ...
07/06/2025

To our Texas community — we’re with you. ♥️

As the floods sweep through our state, so many are left navigating not just physical destruction, but emotional overwhelm and loss. If you’re feeling grief, fear, numbness, or even guilt for being safe—please know this:

✨ Your feelings are valid.

Trauma doesn’t just happen in the storm, it lingers in its aftermath. Whether you’re directly affected or holding space for loved ones, you deserve compassion and care.


✨ Sometimes the sign you need support… is realizing you’ve started asking yourself that very question.If you’re wonderin...
07/03/2025

✨ Sometimes the sign you need support… is realizing you’ve started asking yourself that very question.
If you’re wondering whether it’s time to connect with therapy, this gentle checklist is for you.
📝 Download, reflect, and check in with yourself..



Strength isn’t about what you ‘endure’ silently. It’s about honoring how your body fought for your survival, even when n...
06/28/2025

Strength isn’t about what you ‘endure’ silently. It’s about honoring how your body fought for your survival, even when no one saw it. Connection, safety, and integration are powerful medicine to move through those heavy places in life.


☀️🕶️As we head into the heat of the summer, it’s important to remember another part of self-care! Staying hydrated and u...
06/24/2025

☀️🕶️As we head into the heat of the summer, it’s important to remember another part of self-care! Staying hydrated and understanding potential interactions with our medications. Be well friends!! 🕶️☀️Thanks to for this awesome reminder!


I love this image from .therapy and . Such an awesome way to show what it means to sit with our emotions and be curious ...
06/03/2025

I love this image from .therapy and . Such an awesome way to show what it means to sit with our emotions and be curious about what is happening within ourselves. Emotional awareness begins here. How do you show up for yourself?


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