Path to Hope Counseling

07/24/2026

Grief can feel lonely, overwhelming, and difficult to navigate alone. Grief needs to be witnessed. Making space for grief, a gathering for women as a compassionate space to pause, reflect, connect and honor your own unique experience of loss. Through yoga, gentle reflection and supportive conversation will create space for whatever grief you are carrying– whether it’s a loss is recent or something you’ve been holding onto for years. You don’t have to move through grave alone. Join us for a supportive gathering of women coming together in person in North Raleigh to heal, connect and make space for what matters. Link in bio

07/22/2026

Save the date — tickets for the next Retreat go on sale September 9, 2026 📅

🔗https://yogainthetherapyroom.aweb.page/grief-retreat-healing-connection

This half-day retreat is a compassionate sanctuary designed to support the natural movement of grief so it doesn’t remain held in the body.
Guided by the specialized practice of Grief Yoga®, we will gently combine movement, breath, and sound to help release the heaviness of suffering in a safe and supported way.

As space begins to open, many people experience moments of softening, connection, and renewed meaning—allowing the pain of loss to gradually reconnect with what has always been present beneath it: love and connection.

Investment:
Early Bird Price $135.00 September 9 through October 25th
Regular price is $145 October 25th though October 30th

Date for Retreat: Sunday, November 1, 2026
Time: 10am to 3pm
Location: Sky Pond, 118 Rocky Rd, Apex, NC

Grief can feel heavy, overwhelming and sometimes isolating.This nurturing half-day retreat offers a gentle space to pause, breathe, and reconnect with…

07/17/2026

Grief can fit us feeling disconnected from ourselves, from others and from the life we once knew. It doesn’t follow a timeline and it isn’t something we can just move on from when we want to. And our busy lives, we rarely are given space to simply be with grief to allow it to flow through us. Making space for grief as a gathering for women to build community, and allow some practices that can really help you to be able to express grief and reconnect to the sense of presence, compassion and support that you need. The group meets once a month for 90 minute sessions, hope to see u there ! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992944608974?aff=

07/10/2026

🌿New Resource: Mindfulness for Anxiety Relie

When anxiety takes over, it can be difficult to slow your thoughts, relax your body, or feel present in your day. While we can't always eliminate anxiety, we can learn skills to respond to it with greater awareness and compassion.

I'm excited to share my new Mindfulness for Anxiety Relief course, now available on Insight Timer. This self-paced course offers practical mindfulness tools to help you:

✨ Calm your nervous system
✨ Reduce the impact of anxious thoughts
✨ Develop greater self-compassion
✨ Build a sustainable mindfulness practice for everyday life

If you or someone you know is looking for additional tools for managing anxiety, I hope this course serves as a helpful resource.

💙 check it out here

By the end of this course, you'll understand how anxiety shows up in the body and nervous system, mindfulness tools you can use regularly, and how you can shift your relationship with your anxiety. You'll learn to use breath as an accessible, in-the-moment tool to shift out of fight-or-flight, inclu...

07/10/2026

Mindfulness For Anxiety Relief

A 6-lesson mini course (approx. 1 hour 28 minutes total) combining teaching with guided practice — each lesson pairs a concept with at least one experiential exercise, so you're not just learning about mindfulness, you're practicing it.

https://insig.ht/VpsrcqDtF4b

No prior meditation experience is needed. This course isn't about eliminating anxiety — it's about changing your relationship with it. Go at your own pace, revisit lessons as often as you'd like, and know this isn't a replacement for therapy — it's a companion to it.

By the end of this course, you'll understand how anxiety shows up in the body and nervous system, mindfulness tools you can use regularly, and how you can shift your relationship with your anxiety. You'll learn to use breath as an accessible, in-the-moment tool to shift out of fight-or-flight, inclu...

07/06/2026

As a therapist, I've seen how often people carry their grief alone. They hold it together for work, for family, for everyone else. They tell themselves they should be doing better by now. But grief doesn't follow a timeline, and it isn't something we can think our way through.
It lives in the body.
That's why I created Making Space for Grief.
This three-part gathering is an invitation to slow down and gently tend to what has been carried for so long. Through mindfulness, gentle movement, breath, reflection, and supportive community, we'll create space for grief to be acknowledged rather than pushed away.
You don't need any yoga experience. You don't need to have the "right" words. You don't even need to share if you don't want to.
You simply need permission to come as you are.
Whether your loss is recent or happened years ago, you are welcome here.
🗓️ August 12, September 23 & October 14
🕠 5:15–6:45 PM
📍 Triangle Healing Center, North Raleigh
If your heart has been longing for a place where your grief can simply be held, I'd be honored to welcome you.
Registration link
Spots are limited!

3-part gathering for women in grief — breath, movement, and community. You don't have to grieve alone.

06/29/2026

Feeling low, heavy, or disconnected?
This gentle yoga for depression practice is designed to help you slowly lift mood, restore energy, and reconnect with your body in a supportive way.
In this flow we combine somatic yoga, Qi Gong-inspired movement, and nervous system regulation tools including centering, shaking, tapping, cross-lateral movement, and wood chopper exercises to help shift stagnant energy and support emotional balance.
This is a trauma-informed, accessible practice for:
✨ Low mood and depression
✨ Fatigue and burnout
✨ Low motivation or “stuck” energy
✨ Nervous system support and grounding

Post how you feel after this practice, I'd love to hear from you!

This yoga for depression and low mood practice is designed to gentl...

04/08/2026

are u feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to start with integrating yoga in sessions?

Are u feeling isolated and want to find community of other like minded therapists?

I’m opening the doors one last time—for just 2 days—to the The Yoga in Therapy Collective , a space where therapists like you can explore yoga, reconnect with your own body, and learn how to weave these healing practices into your work (and your life).

✨ Once a month LIVe case consultation, trainings and tutorial video library
✨ Build confidence around integrating yoga safely and ethical

✨Get real-world examples and practices you can use right away
✨ Have a guide (and a community) walking with you as you grow
Time is limited! Lunch is only open until Friday at 11 PM! Link in bio

04/01/2026

Grief is not a problem to be solved. It’s an experience that needs room — room to be felt, honored, and gently released.
Hi, I’m Chris McDonald, therapist and yoga teacher. In this Reel I’m sharing a little about who I am, why grief has become so close to my heart, and who this retreat was created for.
Release & Reconnect is a half-day retreat designed specifically for women who are carrying grief — whether it’s the loss of a person, a relationship, an identity, or a chapter of life. If you’ve been feeling stuck, heavy, or like you’ve never quite had the space to truly process your loss, this retreat is for you.
Set against the beautiful surroundings of Sky Pond in Apex, NC, we’ll move through breathwork, gentle somatic movement and yoga, guided journaling, meditation, and group sharing — all held in a warm, nurturing space where you don’t have to perform “being okay.”
You’ll leave with tools to continue your healing, a deeper connection to yourself, and the reminder that you don’t have to do this alone.
Grief deserves more than being pushed aside. Come give it — and yourself — the space it needs. 🤍
Spots are limited — link in bio to register.

03/27/2026