Anchored In Healing

02/02/2026

Shame forms when parts of us learn that our needs, emotions, or mistakes are unsafe to be seen. When that shame gets activated in relationship, the nervous system shifts into protection, defensiveness, withdrawal, blame, or control.

People don’t communicate poorly because they don’t care.

They communicate defensively because something inside them feels at risk.

Shame heals not through being confronted or corrected, but through safety.

* Through curiosity instead of accusation.
* Through attunement instead of intensity.
* Through relationships where emotions can exist without punishment.

When shame is protected by empathy and regulation, it no longer has to fight.

And when shame no longer has to fight, real communication becomes possible.

11/01/2026

A new year invites reflection, intention, and growth. Growth doesn’t happen in isolation, it happens in relationship.

We have some excellent groups starting in the next few weeks, thoughtfully designed to support emotional regulation, self-awareness, and meaningful change. Let this new year be about you!! 🥳

1. Women’s Changing Course group beginning, Tuesday 1/13 @ 7:00pm.

2. Adult DBT group beginning Wednesday 2/4/26 @ 6:00pm.

3. Middle School DBT Social Skills group beginning Wednesday 2/4/26 @ 4:00pm

Reach out to allison@anchoredinhealing.com for more information and to sign up. Spaces are limited so reach out today!

01/01/2026

✨ Welcoming a New Year of Healing & Hope ✨

As a new year begins, AnchoredInHealing is here to remind you:

You don’t have to carry yesterday’s weight into tomorrow.

This year, we invite you to:

🌱 Heal at your own pace
💙 Prioritize your mental well-being
✨ Choose growth, compassion, and balance

Here’s to a year of inner strength and gentle progress.

Happy New Year!

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas

This Christmas, may you find peace, hope, and gentle moments of healing.

From all of us at AnchoredInHealing, we wish you a season filled with comfort, connection, and renewed strength. 🤍✨

17/12/2025

So many people minimize their pain because “they didn’t mean to hurt me,” “it wasn’t that bad, ” of “other people had it much worse than I did.” But our nervous system doesn’t heal from someone’s intentions, it heals when we honor our lived experience.

Naming what happened is not about blaming, it is about creating context. It’s about owning the truth of your story. It’s about acknowledging the impact so your body, mind, and relationships can move toward repair.

When you give yourself permission to tell the truth about your experience:

• you reclaim your voice,
• you break patterns of self-doubt,
• and you create space for real healing, boundaries, and change.

You can hold compassion for someone and still honor the harm you experienced. Both can be true.

And healing begins with that clarity.

14/12/2025

Gift yourself the gift of YOU!! This is such a great opportunity starting in the new year. Make 2026 a year of emotional heath and freedoms from old beliefs, insecurities, and struggles that have held you back. This is a closed 10 week, in person group, facilitated by one of our highly trained fully licensed therapists. You will not be disappointed! Reach out today if you are interested. There are limited spots and it will fill up!

09/12/2025

Acceptance isn’t passive. It’s one of the most courageous acts we can offer ourselves.
It means letting go of the stories, defenses, and illusions that kept us surviving but no longer help us thrive. So many of us fight reality because what feels predictable, even if it is not serving us well, feels safer than facing the truth or the unknown.

Acceptance isn’t defeat, it’s how we take our power back. The moment we stop wrestling with what should be and start working with what is we release the delusions that keep us stuck, and we reclaim our ability to choose, to change, and to move forward. When we commit to reality, we make space for clarity, healing, and growth.

21/11/2025

As children, many of us learned which emotions were “acceptable” and which ones led to disconnection or rejection.

So we learned to shut them down in order to stay attached to the people we loved.
Healing isn’t about getting rid of those emotions. It’s about creating safety to feel them, understand them, and move through them in ways we never could before.

This is the work of emotional regulation. When we regulate our emotions we do not control them, we connect with them. This allows us to connect with others in deep and meaningful ways. We cannot securely attaching to others if we do not securely attach to ourself. And we cannot securely attach to ourself if we do now allow ourself to feel all our feelings. We heal when we come home to ourself.



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18/11/2025

Kids express their world through toys, games and imagination. That’s why play therapy is so powerful.

Through guided play, children learn to:

✅ Share what they’re feeling without having to ‘talk’ it
✅ Build coping skills, self-confidence and emotional resilience
✅ Improve behavior, social skills and communication
✅ Process trauma, anxiety, grief or big life changes in a safe space

At Anchored in Healing, our play therapy sessions are designed to meet your child where they are - with compassion, understanding and a fun therapeutic space.

14/11/2025

Whether you’re moving cities, starting a new job, ending a relationship, welcoming a new identity, change is inevitable.

But adjustment is optional, and it doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

At Anchored in Healing, we understand:

✅ Life transitions often stir up fear, uncertainty, grief for what was - and hope for what could be.
✅ You’re not only adapting to new external circumstances - you’re also adjusting internally: your sense of self, your routines, your relationships.
✅ With the right support, you can navigate change without losing yourself.

On this page you’ll find guidance to:-

* Recognise signs you’re stuck in transition
* Create meaning and momentum in new beginnings
* Develop resilience and clarity amid uncertainty

Change is happening - you don’t have to face it alone.

11/11/2025

Breaking free from sexual addiction starts with understanding - not shame.

At Anchored in Healing, we help individuals uncover the emotional roots of sexual addiction - guiding them toward healthier connection, self-worth, and lasting recovery.

Healing is not about perfection; it’s about compassion.

10/11/2025