Bend Don’t Break Counseling
“Because challenges won’t defeat me”
Have you ever told yourself, “I’m sick of tired of being sick and tired?” As a wife, mother, daughter, sister or friend, I’m sure you have because Lord knows, I have told myself that so many times that it became the devil on my shoulder mantra. After raising kids, trying to sustain a marriage and still work on myself, I had grown tired. Tired of trying, tired of hoping and tired of struggling. I kept moving but on the inside I was constantly in motion, and working on myself was always the last item on my “To Do” list. I had become comfortable with hard times and bad situations, and I was pissed. In my attempt to control and maintain, I inadvertently welcomed depression, anxiety and loneliness and as Iyanla Vanzant calls it, I was at a high level of “pissosity.” By trying to “Save Them,” I neglected the moments that I missed to Save Myself.
To change one’s life, it is required to change your thoughts and mindset. Therapy is the time and place to face your past and present circumstances and reflect on the thoughts and feelings you have used to survive and where you ask yourself, “How is this working for me?” Therapy is the intentional and purposeful process in which you open your eyes and accept and forgive others and yourself and create a better version of “YOU.” My practice, Bend Don’t Break Counseling was named after the resiliency to weather all of life’s storms. Let’s be real, some storms come to destroy everything in it’s path, but after everything blows over, there you stand, bruised but not battered, torn but not torn apart. It’s time to surrender your old mindset and trust the process. Welcome My love, to Bend Don’t Break, Where the Journey to Healing Begins.
Services
Individual Therapy
$75 Session Self Care Fee (60 minutes)
$100 Session /Families and Couples
Sessions are 100% Virtual
Insurance Accepted:
Aetna
Cigna
Healthy Connections Medicaid
Private Pay
Individual therapy is where we will engage one to one to address your unique challenges. Together we will process stressors and develop the best strategies that work for you. During our time, we will unclutter any unnecessary baggage and develop a mental health tool box exclusively for your needs that will result in a livf that you no longer survive but thrive.
Challenges, Issues and Barriers
Anxiety/ Depression
Stress
Self Esteem
Co-Dependency
Relationships
Divorce/Parenting
Inner Child Healing
Family Conflict
Life Transition
Theoretical Interventions
Reality Theory
Person Centered
Acceptance And Commitment
Cognitive Behavioral
Motivational Interviewing
Gestalt
Meet your therapist
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Meet your therapist *
No Ma’am, Not Today! You have have given your all and truly tried but struggled to be perfect and meet all the expected demands of your roles: The attentive Wife, the present Mother, the respectful daughter or the loyal, to a fault, friend. You’ve shown up in your roles that included bending over backwards for a life that never seemed to give back what you put in, and then one day you wake up to a familiar tug that says, “Yeah, this CANNOT be it for me.” You’re tired, overwhelmed, low key bitter, angry and sad. You show up everyday and fight through anxiety, depression and operate from a dysfunctional mental health space because you have been on the go, reactive and in fight or flight mode, ready to pop off and go 0-100, real quick! But I promise that you don’t have to drag through your life carrying the same old bags that were gifted to you to just BE, Do and MAINTAIN. Life can be fun again. You can do the tough work of challenging the way that you have shown up in the past and learn how to be comfortable in the present by living in the here and now, a space where you give yourself permission to be okay with being the “Beautiful, Authentic You.”
My name is Edwina Leonard LPC-A. I have a Bachelor’s in Human Services, Masters in School Counseling and a Post Graduate Certificate in Mental Health. I am a certified School Counselor and have over 15 years of experience in the therapeutic space working with children, young adults, parents/families and adults both in the US and Abroad, but my passion is working with women who are “Sick and tired of being Sick and tired.” Therapy is hard work and sometimes you will be required to sit in a space that is uncomfortable, but I hear all the time that I have a homey and relatable vibe, I am the therapist that they didn’t know that they needed and that I provide a welcomed space that lets them let down their walls because they won’t be judged. I also hear that I won’t let them give up, feel defeated, will keep it real and call them out when needed. Hey, I get it, I have a past and being judged sucks.
I work from an eclectic approach because there is no one fit for all my ladies, but I work from the here and now space with a visit to the past and a focus on the future with some challenge in between which covers Reality, Person Centered, Acceptance and Commitment, Cognitive Behavior Approaches and Gestalt Theory to promote your self-awareness, personal responsibility and to focus on you as the whole person in the context of your life. So if you are ready to make a change, I welcome you to join me in a space where “We Bend, But Don’t Break”
License# 9118
Theresa McDaniel LPC-S #8821
Mission
The mission of Bend Don’t Break Counseling is to be the safe landing zone for women who find themselves navigating challenging emotions and seek a solution for change.
Vision
The vision of Bend Don’t Break Counseling is to strengthen mental health resilience and well being in strong, resilient women as you face your past, stand in your present and walk boldly in your future.
Values
-To provide Quality and Inclusive services with diverse women and families
-To respect and support all clients in words and actions
-To support autonomy and respect the clients right to act in their own best interest or on behalf of others they represent
-To honor, respect and advocate for the elimination and misunderstanding of personal experiences
Contact me today to schedule a free 15 minute Consultation
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“When you Bend, you’re willing to get uncomfortable and do whatever it takes and make the decision that this challenge will not defeat you.”