HOUSE Counseling

12/18/2025

Your purpose is always connected to making a positive impact on others. You think it’s about you, and it is. But it’s also equally about other people. We’re all connected. We’re all in this together. Keep going.

12/18/2025

I found this little brass ashtray at my favorite antique shop, Timeless Treasures. Worn. Heavy. Quietly beautiful.

We talk a lot about breath, right? Regulation. Pausing. Coming back into the body.

And sometimes, if we’re being honest, what feels like a big exhale looks like a deep drag of a good ole’ Camel cigarette.

Is it the best thing for our temple? For our body?

No.

But are these people still showing up? Still doing the work? Still sitting in the chair, telling the truth, trying again?

Yes.

Healing doesn’t usually start with perfection. It starts with presence. With staying. With one step. Then another.

This little ashtray made me smile because it reminded me of that truth:

Come as you are.

We’ll figure the rest out together.

— HOUSE Counseling

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12/17/2025

We are so happy to have Noah in Oxford!

12/17/2025

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12/14/2025

This course offers a unique look at Pierce Brooks’ ten deadly errors of policing through the lens of mental health and wellness. Anjuli Thompson relates each of the ten errors to mental health topics such as stress, trauma, mental wellness, and healing as it relates to law enforcement. Students wi...

12/06/2025

Thank you.

So often, we treat anger like something shameful - especially in children.
We tell them to calm down, quiet down, go to their room, or “stop overreacting.”
And sometimes, we do it with the best of intentions — because we were never taught what to do with our own anger, either.

But anger isn’t the problem.
It’s a signal.
A sign that something feels unfair, unsafe, or out of control.

So no — the goal isn’t to teach our children NEVER to feel angry.
That just teaches them to suppress it, to disconnect from themselves, and to carry it in their bodies in ways that show up later — in anxiety, in self-doubt, in passive aggression, or explosive outbursts.

The goal is to teach them how to be angry.
How to notice it.
Name it.
Move through it.
Express it without hurting others — or themselves.

Because when we help children understand their anger, we’re not just raising kids who behave well.
We’re raising emotionally intelligent humans.
People who can advocate for themselves, navigate conflict,
and stand up for what matters —
without causing harm.

Anger, when met with compassion and guided with care, becomes a tool for growth.
A pathway to understanding...

And that’s the kind of strength the world needs more of. ❤️

Quote Credit: Lyman Abbott ❣️

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12/05/2025

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12/03/2025

December in Oxford is packed with holiday magic! ✨
Enjoy light shows, parades, musical performances, and free movies at OPAC. Gather your friends and family and make the most of this joyful season 🎄
We can’t wait to celebrate the holidays with you! 🌟

12/02/2025

OXFORD!!! We are hiring!!!

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11/29/2025

11/26/2025

We hope you and your family have a peaceful, restorative holiday. Our office will be closed on November 27th, but we will be lightly open on the 28th for anyone who needs support or wants to get scheduled. Please feel free to text, email, or call us, and we will get you set up from there.

We are grateful for every single person who walks through our doors. 🧡

🍂 Happy Thanksgiving from HOUSE Counseling! 🍂

11/22/2025

Everything works out. Always—sometimes quietly, sometimes slowly, but always.