Mindful Therapist Aniela Sârbu

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Mindful Therapist Aniela Sârbu

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Psychotherapist, Clinical psychologist
Compassionate Inquiry a trauma-informed approach
Somatic Therapy
Mindfulness coach

Healer of sensitive souls | Feminine awakening guide | Trauma-informed mindfulness coach | Conscious relationship guide | Here you will find a holistic counseling and wellness space for your emotional self-awareness, healing past traumas and attachment wounds, and mindful living with a heart-centered approach. My name is Aniela and I am your guide in your Personal Alchemy - a Journey to healing and transformation for your body, mind, and spirit. My approach combines the methods of Western psychology, psychotherapy (cognitive-behavior, psychodynamic, and psychosomatic therapy, and clinical psychology experience) with ancient Eastern wisdom practices such as yoga, mindfulness, compassion, and meditation practices of heart and awareness. I use Compassionate Inquiry as a heart-centered and self-compassion approach to help you navigate early childhood trauma and attachment wounds.

11/11/2025

When I Asked My 7-Year-Old This Question… 🤍

I asked my daughter Maya:
“Can you tell me one thing that you like about you?”

She paused for a moment and said:
“One thing is that I am blessed. Does it count?”
“Yes.”
“I am blessed by God to be loved. To have a loving mom and loving family.
And also… I love being me.
I care about people, I have happy things in my head, and even though I have only two friends—it means I have my back covered all the time.”

✨

Her words stopped me.
Because what she said—so pure, so simple—is what every child needs to feel:
💛 I am loved.
💛 I am safe.
💛 I am cared for.
💛 I belong.

Children don’t need perfection.
They need presence—safe, steady, loving presence.
When they feel emotionally safe, they grow into confident, kind, grounded humans who trust love.
Life happens. We all struggle. We all do mistakes. As parents we worry a lot about how we raise our children. The responsibility feels so heavy so many times.
What I have learned through my work and as a parent, is that children don’t need perfect parents, not expensive lifestyles, or parenting skills by book. They don’t need perfection, just presence. A safe, steady, loving presence where they can relax and enjoy life.
And when we, as adults, realize we didn’t always have that…
that’s where our healing begins.
We become that loving presence for our inner child,
the voice that whispers:
“You are safe now. You are loved. I’ve got your back.”

🤍 Reflection:
– What would your inner child say if you asked, “What do you like about you?”
– How can you remind them today that they are blessed, loved, and safe?

11/10/2025

Running from Reality 🤍

When we’ve been hurt, avoiding the truth can feel safer than facing it.
So we run.
We stay busy. We scroll. We work. We care for everyone else.
We distract ourselves just enough to not feel what’s really there.

At some point, this was survival.
It was your nervous system saying: “This is too much for me right now.”
So you learned to disconnect - from pain, from truth, from yourself.

But avoidance has a cost.
It keeps us half-alive - functioning, but not truly living.
Reality doesn’t disappear when we avoid it. It waits…
in our anxiety, our exhaustion, our quiet sense that something’s missing.

Healing begins the moment you stop running.
When you finally pause and whisper:
“What am I afraid to feel? What truth have I been avoiding?”

You don’t have to face it all alone.
Therapy can be that safe space - where truth meets compassion,
and your body learns it’s safe to be here again.

🤍 If you’re ready to stop escaping and start understanding, I’m here to help you meet yourself - gently, at your own pace.

May you find the courage to pause instead of run.
May you remember: facing what’s real is not breaking - it’s beginning.

Aniela🤍

www.MindfulTherapist.us
🤍 Sessions online.
🤍 Office: THE BOX, 425 Boardman Ave, Traverse city, MI
“The place where people bloom.” Photo: Pinterest

11/07/2025

The Power of Connection 🤍
Why we heal in safe relationships - when disconnection has become a quiet epidemic.

We are wired for connection.
From birth, our nervous system looks for safety in another’s eyes, warmth in a voice, comfort in presence. Connection isn’t a luxury - it’s a biological need that helps us feel safe, alive, and whole.

When connection is missing - when we live in isolation or in relationships that don’t feel safe - our system moves into survival mode. We become anxious, guarded, or numb. Many people tell me in therapy they feel “lonely even when surrounded by people.” Because true connection isn’t about proximity; it’s about being felt, seen, and understood.

In a world that’s fast and overstimulated, therapy can become that sacred space of connection - where you don’t have to perform or be perfect. Where your story, your silence, and your emotions are met with compassion and safety.

Healing begins in connection.
It’s safe to feel. It’s safe to be seen. It’s safe to be you.

🤍 Reflection:
Where in your life do you feel safely seen - and where do you still protect your heart?

May you find spaces that feel safe enough for your soul to rest,
and people who remind you that connection is your birthright.

With love,
Aniela 🤍
www.MindfulTherapist.us
Sessions online • Office: THE BOX, Traverse City, MI
The place where people bloom.

11/05/2025

Your Body Remembers - and It Also Knows How to Heal 🤍

Science now confirms what many of us have long felt: the body keeps the score of everything it has endured. Every heartbreak, worry, and unprocessed emotion lives not only in the mind - but in the body.

As a trauma-informed therapist, I see this every day.
We don’t struggle because we don’t understand our past - we struggle because our bodies still live inside it.

Healing isn’t just about insight or positive thinking.
It’s about teaching the body that it is safe again.

Through breath, grounding, movement, and therapy, we help the body release what it once had to hold. When the body feels safe, the mind can finally rest.

Your body holds memory, but it also holds wisdom.
Every calm breath, every gentle pause, every moment of softness is a step toward peace.

May you remember that your body is not your enemy, but your oldest protector.
May you listen to its whispers before they become cries for help.
May you trust that peace is not something to chase -
but something your body returns to when it finally feels safe. 🤍

With presence and care,
Aniela

www.MindfulTherapist.us

11/03/2025

For the Quiet Ones, The Introverts🤍

Not everyone heals by talking a lot.
Some of us heal through silence, through pauses, through gentle presence.

As a therapist, I work especially well with introverts and sensitive souls - the ones who feel deeply, think a lot, and often carry more inside than they say.

My approach is slow, mindful, and rooted in safety.
You don’t have to perform, fill the silence, or have the perfect words.
We meet your inner world gently, at the pace your nervous system can handle.

Healing for introverts isn’t about becoming louder.
It’s about being seen, understood, and safe enough to unfold naturally.

🤍 If you recognize yourself in this, know that your quiet nature is not a barrier to healing - it’s part of your wisdom. And there is space for you, just as you are.Your quiet is not a flaw. It’s wisdom.
In the right space, it becomes your strength.

✨ May you find peace in your stillness and trust that your voice doesn’t need to be loud to be heard. Aniela🤍

www.MindfulTherapist.us

🤍 Sessions online.
🤍 Office: THE BOX, 425 Boardman Ave, Traverse city, MI
“The place where people bloom.”

11/02/2025

What Healing Actually Looks Like (and Why That’s Not a Failure - It’s the Work) 🤍

So many people begin therapy with this quiet hope:
“I’m struggling → I start therapy → I feel better.”

I understand.
When you’ve carried pain, anxiety, confusion, or loneliness for so long, you just want relief.
You want peace. The end of suffering.
And as fast as possible.

But healing isn’t a straight line.
Not because you’re doing it wrong -
but because growth asks us to feel, learn, unlearn, and practice again and again.

Here’s what healing often looks like:
🤍 You struggle.
🤍 You ask for help.
🤍 You learn, forget, and learn again.
🤍 You feel hopeful one week, discouraged the next.
🤍 You uncover old wounds and feel more before you feel less.
🤍 You start to understand yourself differently.
🤍 You feel better, then get triggered, and think you’re “back to zero.”
🤍 You practice again. You soften. You grow.

This up-and-down path is not a setback -
it is the healing process.

Therapy isn’t about fixing you.
It’s about helping you meet yourself - maybe for the first time -
with compassion, honesty, and care.
It’s about teaching your body safety,
your mind flexibility,
and your heart permission to feel without abandoning yourself.

If you’re healing, please remember:
🤍 You’re not failing because you’re triggered again.
🤍 You’re not broken because some days feel heavier.
🤍 You’re not weak because old patterns resurface.

You’re human.
And healing takes patience, courage, and support.

In my practice, I don’t expect perfection - I expect humanity.
Tenderness after years of survival.
Change that comes in waves, not straight lines.

Healing is not linear,
but it is possible.

You don’t have to do it perfectly.
You just have to keep showing up for yourself - even when it’s messy.
And you don’t have to do it alone. 🤍

If your nervous system is tired,
if you’re overwhelmed by emotions,
if you’re ready to understand the roots instead of just managing the symptoms -
therapy can be a safe place to begin. Aniela🤍. Office: THE BOX, 425 Boardman Ave, Traverse City MI
💻 Online sessions available
🌿 www.MindfulTherapist.us

10/29/2025

Sleep: The Most Underrated Form of Healing 🤍

Every time I can choose, I choose sleep.
When I need rest, I sleep.
When I need an emotional reset, I sleep.
When I feel overwhelmed, I lay down and let my body soften.

For me, sleep is a refuge - a return home to safety.
When I can sleep, it means my body finally feels safe enough to let go.

Sleep is not laziness. It’s wisdom.
It’s the body’s ancient language for healing.

We live in a culture that glorifies exhaustion - where productivity is worshiped and rest feels like a luxury.
So many people, especially women, feel guilty for resting.
But the more disconnected you are from rest, the further you drift from yourself.

Things to do will never end.
But your energy will.
Your body keeps score - of stress, of sleepless nights, of the moments you said “just one more thing.”

Your relationship with sleep reveals your relationship with your body, your boundaries, your self-worth.
Because sleep is self-love.
To rest means to believe you are worthy of replenishment.
To close your eyes means to trust that life will hold you even when you are not holding everything together.

🤍 Reflection:
– How often do you rest without guilt?
– What if tonight, rest was your act of self-love?

May you rest deeply.
May your breath soften what the day has tightened.
May your dreams remind you that it’s safe to simply be.

10/27/2025

Healing will break your heart before it rebuilds it.

Some days you’ll feel strong, grounded, open.
Other days, you’ll wake up heavy again, wondering why you feel like you’re back where you started.

You’re not going backward.
You’re spiraling deeper.

Healing isn’t a straight line — it’s remembering and forgetting, expanding and contracting.
It’s the body learning, “Is it really safe now?”

You don’t lose progress when you have a hard day.
You’re just visiting an old part of yourself that still needs love.

🤍 Reflection:
What part of you still needs to be met with kindness today?

Poetic closing:
May you trust the spiral of your healing,
even when it feels like standing still.
Aniela🤍

10/26/2025

We can built inner safety🤍 Safety isn’t just the absence of danger.
It’s the feeling in your body that says, I can be here. I can breathe. I’m safe now.

For many of us, that feeling wasn’t familiar.
If we grew up in unpredictable or emotionally unsafe environments, our bodies learned to stay alert. We became peacekeepers, overthinkers, caretakers - always scanning for cues of danger instead of love.

When the body doesn’t feel safe, it’s hard to connect.
We long for closeness but fear it, struggle to trust, to rest, to speak our truth.

Healing means teaching the body what safety feels like now.

Inner safety feels like:
– Breathing fully.
– Speaking your truth without fear.
– Trusting your “no” as much as your “yes.”
– Resting without guilt.
– Feeling peace, not because life is perfect, but because you are present.

We build it through:
– Gentle awareness of the body.
– Slowing down when we want to rush.
– Boundaries that protect our peace.
– Surrounding ourselves with calm, honest people.
– Keeping promises to ourselves.

One breath, one choice, one boundary at a time -
you teach your body: It’s safe to be here now. And as that safety grows, so does your capacity for love, expression, and joy.
Because when your body feels safe, your heart finally gets to live. Your body softens.
Your words flow more freely.
Your heart opens to love that doesn’t feel like survival, but like home.

May you rebuild safety inside your own skin,
until peace feels like home. 🤍 Aniela

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Traverse City, MI
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