Feminist Counseling
Are you an intelligent, feminist woman who also struggles with perfectionism, worry and negative body image? Do you overthink things and put your own needs last because you have a big heart? Do you feel exhausted from trying to ‘do’ everything but then feel like you have no time for yourself? I get it–as women, we often carry so much that isn’t our responsibility. Our culture tells us that we need to ‘work harder’ to ‘fix’ ourselves. But I’m here to tell you: Nothing is wrong with you.
Women face a specific set of struggles.
Often we:
- Have anxious or obsessive thoughts about not being good enough
- Struggle with compulsive behaviors (e.g. sex, eating)
- Try to find value through romantic relationships and then feel dissatisfied
- Have trouble getting in touch with who we are or what we want
- Find it hard to inhabit own bodies
- Are tight or sore but don’t know why
- Feel overwhelmed by everyone’s demands on us and have difficulty setting boundaries
- Experience panic attacks
- Don’t know where to put our energy
- Struggle with disordered eating and body image
- Have unresolved trauma that lives in our bodies
Feelings of anxiety and depression, as well as thoughts of needing to be perfect, or thinking we’re not ‘good enough’ can get more intense when we’re going through life transitions such as break-ups, death, health issues, and career changes.
Many of us put ourselves through one self improvement project after another to try to feel ‘good enough.’ We diet, de-clutter our houses, start a new exercise program, buy a bullet journal, or take a class in order to ‘fix’ ourselves. When we are let down by each of these supposed ‘magic bullets,’ we feel even lower and more convinced that we’re doing something wrong. Why can’t we be happy? Why haven’t the solutions that work for everyone else worked for us?
Many of us know rationally that we deserve to rest and be happy. But deep inside we have a sense that we are failing, that we are unlovable, or that we will be rejected if we are truly seen. All of us carry unhelpful stories that cause us pain. The way to heal these wounds is to bring them to the surface, to understand them, and to change the way we are relating to them.
Through counseling, we can work together to help you release the pent up feelings you have been carrying in your body. We can identify the old stories and beliefs that aren’t serving you and identify the beliefs you want to carry forward as you develop a more loving relationship with yourself. Joy, acceptance and self compassion are possible. You deserve to love who you are and to be your truest, most vibrant self.
Women I have worked with have:
- Worked through their most disturbing traumas and are no longer bothered by them
- Ended unhealthy or abusive relationships and learned to feel happy with themselves
- Shown up as better versions of themselves in intimate relationships and friendships
- Quit jobs that drained them and moved into careers that brought them more joy and financial freedom
- Found loving ways to care for themselves and talk to themselves
- Worked through wounds that developed in childhood
- Come to see traumatic life events as not their fault after carrying guilt for years
- Stopped believing that they are unworthy
When we no longer feel that parts of ourselves are unlovable, we are free to create a life that is in line with are values and desires. We actually have energy to put into the things and people we love. We can feel feelings of peace and acceptance with where we are and what we’re doing.
If you live in Colorado or Florida and want to see if counseling is right for you, please reach out for a free, 20 minute consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions About Feminist Therapy
What is feminist counseling?
Is online feminist therapy as effective as in person feminist therapy?
How do I get started with feminist therapy?
Check out my blog and free videos for some tips on developing more self compassion and overcoming anxiety.
You don’t have to live with self criticism and feeling like you don’t measure up. Therapy can help you heal from the trauma of being a woman in our patriarchal society. My online, Colorado therapy practice specializes in helping women who are ready to heal from trauma. To start your counseling journey, follow these simple steps:
- Contact Emma at Mindful Counseling, Denver
- Meet with Emma for an intake session
- Start writing a new story and leaving trauma behind you
Other Counseling Services at Mindful
Counseling, Denver
Feminist Therapy isn’t the only service I offer at my online, Colorado therapy practice. Other mental health services Mindful Counseling, Denver provides include trauma therapy, anxiety therapy, and EMDR Therapy.
