Transform Your Pain into Purpose
Therapy for Adults Ready to Take Back Their Power
Based in Selma and Available Online Throughout North Carolina
You’re always on edge.
For as long as you can remember, you’ve been struggling with distressing and paralyzing emotions.
Without warning, you’ll have outbursts of anger, sadness, or fear that you can’t seem to control.
You awake each morning filled with dread, and it’s harming your relationships with others and yourself.
Safety feels like a thing of the past.
It’s as though you’re permanently trapped in a Fight-or-Flight response.
You’ve unconsciously internalized past experiences, which is how your brain and nervous system cope.
Your body believes there’s a constant threat, and it’s stuck working overtime just to keep you safe.
It’s taking a toll on your health.
You can never switch off your thoughts, and every night, you lay awake in bed trying to calm yourself.
There’s a tension that runs through your whole body, causing constant pain and discomfort.
It’s mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually exhausting to live this way.
This is such a lonely existence.
No one understands what a struggle it is for you to get through each day.
Everyone thinks you’re a success, but they don’t know that inside, you’re crying out for help.
You want so badly to find someone you can truly talk to, but you’re scared of judgment or rejection.
You feel unworthy of a better life.
There’s a vicious critic living in your head, constantly insisting that you aren’t good enough.
When you look around at other people happily enjoying their lives, it just further reinforces these fears.
It’s as though there’s a constant battle raging inside you. You want more but don’t believe you deserve it.
Every attempt at finding a solution seems doomed.
You’ve tried reading self-help books, listening to podcasts, and taking advice from friends, but it’s no use.
When those fail, you distract yourself by binging TV, scrolling social media, or checking out completely.
No matter how hard you try to numb these painful thoughts, feelings, and sensations, it feels hopeless.
There is nothing wrong with you.
What you’re experiencing is a perfectly normal response to having endured abnormal stress.
Your brain and nervous system are doing what they’ve been trained to do– now it’s time to retrain them.
Let’s work together to get you back to living in the present world and not stuck in the past.
Learn to give yourself the love, grace, self-compassion, and care you deserve.
Patricia J. Tuohy
MS, LCMHC
Hi, I’m Patty.
And I know firsthand what it’s like to struggle with pain from your past while trying to live your life in the present.
Ultimately, after many years of searching, I found strength and purpose in the pain, and I would love to help you do the same.
First, we’ll take the time and attention to build a warm and collaborative therapeutic relationship that will serve as a foundation for our work.
Next, we’ll explore the root causes of your emotional distress in a compassionate and empathetic way and learn to listen to the messages that your body has been sending you.
From there, we’ll examine your lifestyle, thoughts, behaviors, spirituality, and what they all mean to you. Then, we’ll begin to retrain your brain and nervous system by creating new, healthier pathways.
Finally, when you’re ready, we’ll utilize EMDR therapy and the brain’s natural healing power to process and release the past traumas, painful experiences, and difficult emotions holding you back.
Give yourself the gift of healing!
It’s time to reconnect with yourself and embrace your values, passions, and what makes you happy.
Call me now and start sharing your purpose and gifts with the world!