ThrivePointe Indiana Counseling

“When we have kids, we are confronted with so many truths about ourselves, our childhoods, and our relationships with our families of origin.” Parenting is a season of intense growth, discovery, and juggling demands and priorities. It’s normal to have moments of deep pride in ourselves and our children, as well as moments of self-doubt, overwhelm, or flat-out exasperation and anger. You’re not alone in these experiences.

Take a note from Dr. Becky’s playbook, and give yourself a moment of self-compassion:

"I am both working on myself and working to take care of my family. I'm trying to rewire the patterns that do not benefit me and I'm trying to wire my kids, from the start, for resilience and feeling at home in themselves. Wow. I am doing so much."

Do you ever feel like your reactions are “too big” for the situation, even when part of you knows you’re safe? Maybe a small mistake makes you feel like a failure. Maybe criticism hits hard, conflict feels overwhelming, or you suddenly feel emotionally small, ashamed, frozen, or panicked in ways you can’t fully explain. You may find yourself people-pleasing, overthinking, shutting down, or carrying a harsh inner critic no matter how hard you try to “logic” your way out of it.

These emotional and nervous system patterns often trace back to painful experiences, attachment wounds, chronic stress, or survival responses. These patterns can show up as perfectionism, intense self-doubt, emotional overwhelm, difficulty trusting yourself, or feeling constantly on alert.

Our therapists use a variety of evidence-based approaches to help people move beyond insight alone by working with emotional experiences, nervous system responses, and deeply rooted beliefs about self-worth, safety, shame, and connection. Using approaches such as DARRT, EFIT, MSC, and more; our goal is to help you feel more grounded, emotionally safe, connected to yourself, and able to respond to life with greater flexibility and confidence.