Sunflower Haven Mental Health

08/09/2026

The story behind Sunflower Haven logo:

I planted my first garden in 2016; small children in tow. We grew vegetables and sunflowers. Life got busy, and the garden usually ended up abandoned. Everything always died except for the sunflowers.

Tragedy dominated my world for some years, and I was just too sad to plant flowers or do much of anything well. I did have these bird feeders though.

As luck would have it, birds ate and digested sunflower seeds. For years until I healed enough to ‘tend to my own gardens’ (literally and metaphorically speaking), these sunflower trees emerged.

Life can be painful, messy, and guttural. But there’s beauty, there’s resilience, and there is hope (even if sometimes it comes in the form of literal bird s**t 🤣).

And that’s the story behind the sunflower haven logo 🌻

08/06/2026

The opposite of dysregulation isn’t calm. It’s expression. Expressing your distress, your pain, your angst, your joy; that’s always the goal.

08/05/2026

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08/04/2026

People ask me all the time, “how do you listen to trauma all day long?”

They don’t realize the absolute comedic gold that comes from trauma survivors. We laugh in session just as much as we cry.

I decided to create this planter for my office today after a client told me that the outside of our building looks like where you would go to get your organs illegally harvested. 🤣😭

Anyway, hopefully this helps because:

Healing hearts > stealing hearts, amirite? 🙈

08/04/2026

The goal for all of our relationship dynamics should be:

You get to be more of ✨who you are✨ more of the time, while holding space, and empowering the person you’re in connection with to be more of ✨who they are✨ more of the time.

08/03/2026

One thing I come across often in my practice is shame related to experiencing intense emotional distress.

I have been a therapist for five years, however, in my field for over 15. I’ve worked with doctors, lawyers, therapists, and multi millionaires. I’ve been in my own depths of hell. I promise you, pull back just a couple layers and everyone looks exactly the same; a very human, beautiful mess. 🌻

We have been screaming at the sky since the very dawn of our existence. Pain isn’t polite. It isn’t cute, and it isn’t fun.

Let’s stop being ashamed for being human in 2026. 🗽

07/30/2026

One of the things I hear from other professionals is how difficult it can be to know where to refer someone.

Websites can tell you what a therapist does. Reviews can sometimes give a better sense of who they are.

If you’ve worked alongside me professionally, or referred to my practice, I’d be grateful if you’d consider leaving a Google review.

Helping people find the right therapist starts with helping them know who’s out there.

Thank you for supporting a small private practice. 🌻

07/29/2026

In some families, the ‘scapegoat’ carries what no one else in the family is willing to face. The story about them can become what protects everyone else from examining their own behavior, taking responsibility, or tolerating uncomfortable truths.

The worst part? Over time a ‘scapegoat’ may begin to mistake that story for their identity. 💔

Healing isn’t solely recognizing the role that was assigned. It’s grieving it, questioning it, and deciding you no longer have to organize your life around proving it wrong.

The narrative may have protected the family system.

It doesn’t have to define you. 🌻

07/29/2026

Sharing this because it is the ocean campfire video I judge all other calming YouTube videos against.

 https://youtu.be/lidaZTgPTaw?is=ocF4q8vFBnEa_Euy

If you know of a better one, I’m listening. But my expectations are 📈.

When the sun isn't shining, you can also sit on the beach and enjoy...

07/26/2026

After an exhaustive review process, I’m proud to announce that I’ve been selected as Employee of the Month.
🌻I’d like to thank my boss for recognizing my hard work. 🌻😆