Attuned Counseling Services

05/28/2026

Anxiety creates energy. Use it - don’t fight it. Try quick movement: stomp, shake, or push against a wall to discharge tension from your body before breathwork or meditation. When the body has space, stillness lands.

Try this today. What movement felt best? https://wix.to/dIBoDHq 😊💬

05/28/2026

You don’t have to fix the feeling. Notice the sensation instead. It’s a somatic marker tied to past learning. Stay present with it. Your nervous system hears you.

Want to try a simple practice? Sit for three breaths when an emotion rises. Track the physical cues. Let them pass.

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05/11/2026

Same Pattern. Different Person. Get your access: $11.11.

Understand and disrupt toxic relationship patterns. Simone explains the hidden blueprint that leads you to unconsciously repeat unhealthy relationship choices and how to interrupt them.

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Why patterns repeat
Why familiarity is stronger then healthy
Where your feelings will override logic
How to start interrupting the cycle

Simone Adkins is a certified practitioner(s) of Havening Techniques. Havening Techniques is a registered trademark of Ronald Ruden, 15 East 91st Street, New York. www.havening.org

04/23/2026

Feeling gaslit or manipulated but not ready to leave the relationship? My latest blog shares practical, compassionate tools you can use now to interrupt gaslighting, protect your reality, and stay grounded—without needing to label anyone. Read strategies drawn from my eBook Walking On Eggshells and start reclaiming peace today: https://wix.to/JDe89xe

Gaslighting and manipulation can shake your sense of reality and leave you feeling confused, doubting your own feelings and memories. But what if you could navigate these experiences without feeling pressured to leave the relationship? This post draws from insights in my ebook Walking On Eggshells,....

03/26/2026

Attachment trauma shapes more than memories — it lives in the body. In our latest blog, Simone Adkins explains how cognition and implicit memory create recurring patterns and what steps you can take toward healing. Read more: https://wix.to/MGZb6pG

Attachment trauma often leaves deep marks on our emotional and psychological well-being. Many people struggle with recurring patterns and internal conflicts that seem hard to change. These patterns are not just random; they are deeply rooted in how our brain processes experiences, especially through...

03/24/2026

I used to think my pain was my fault. I thought I was too sensitive. I learned that emotional and narcissistic abuse is often invisible — and that society’s stories make it harder to be believed.

You can feel gaslit, small, and stuck. You can still love someone who hurts you. That doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you were taught to survive.

I help women in the Bay Area name what happened, rebuild self-trust, and reclaim their voice. Small steps. Real tools. Gentle but direct support.

Read more about how narratives hide emotional abuse and ways to start healing. Share if this resonates — conversations change stories. 🌿💬

03/09/2026

I used to say yes until I had nothing left. You put others first. You swallow your truth. You crave approval like air. It’s exhausting. It’s lonely.

Therapy can help—if it understands people pleasing. This post walks through why people pleasing isn’t just being nice, how attachment wounds feed the pattern, and practical steps to start healing: find a therapist who specializes in attachment and people pleasing, ask about approaches (EMDR, CBT, somatic work), and set small, real goals.

Healing is messy. Healing is steady. You can learn to trust yourself again. If you’re in California and ready to take the first step, read more and find resources here: https://wix.to/SmJR5hb

What’s one small “no” you could try this week? Share below — let’s start small, together. 💬✨

I get it. You say yes when you want to say no. You put others first, even when it drains you. You crave approval like air. It’s exhausting. And it’s lonely. You want to break free. But how? Therapy. Yes, therapy can help. But not just any therapy. You need therapy that gets you. Therapy that und...

03/05/2026

Do you find yourself overthinking, people-pleasing, or second-guessing every choice? Those patterns often aren’t personal flaws — they can come from relationship trauma and inconsistent emotional safety in earlier connections. In this short read, therapist Simone Adkins explains how anxiety, guilt, and self-doubt are learned survival responses and offers compassionate ways to begin healing. Read more: https://wix.to/o6hp6hI

If you struggle with people-pleasing, anxiety, guilt, or constant overthinking, it’s easy to believe something is wrong with you.You might tell yourself you’re too sensitive. Too anxious. Too emotional. Not confident enough.But in many cases, these patterns didn’t start with you.They started i...

02/19/2026

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Get your instant copy of my eBook + Audio bundle - Walking Eggshells? Handle Gaslighting and Manipulation Without Pressure to “Just Leave”: https://simonele...

12/30/2025

Remember this always: "There is no other you in all creation".
-Love, Simone 💜https://tinyurl.com/NoOtherYou