Welcome to our Dallas counseling blog, where Crescent Counseling’s Amanda Stretcher, LPC-S and Allison Schmid, LPC, shares insights on trauma therapy, couples counseling, nervous system regulation, adulting, relationships, Brainspotting, and the Safe and Sound Protocol, all written for people seeking real healing and support.
Recent Blogs About Therapy in Dallas
Regulation Isn’t Only Calming Down… It’s Completing the Stress Response
Regulation isn’t just about calming down. If you’ve been trying to feel better but still feel stuck, this post explores how trauma impacts the nervous system—and why completing the stress response matters for real change.
How to Share About Your Trauma Therapy Without Overloading Your Relationship (A Nervous System Perspective)
Talking about trauma in relationships can feel overwhelming, for both you and your partner. In trauma therapy in Dallas, we look beyond communication skills and explore how the nervous system shapes what gets shared, how it’s received, and why these conversations can feel so intense.
Implicit Memory: Why You React Without Knowing Why | Trauma Therapy Dallas
Do you ever feel like your reactions don’t fully make sense? Implicit memory may be shaping your emotions and behaviors beneath the surface. This post explores why, and how trauma therapy can help.
The Seventh Day of Adulting: Boundaries with Family & Protecting Your Peace
Setting boundaries with family can feel difficult, especially when trauma, guilt, or old patterns are involved. Trauma therapy in Dallas supports healing and emotional safety.
Curious About EFT “Tapping”?
Learn more about how Crescent Counseling works with trauma, anxiety, couples, adulting, and disordered eating. Learn more about other somatic, body-brain based therapy techniques, Brainspotting and the Safe and Sound Protocol.
If you’re ready to learn more about tapping or therapy in Dallas, TX, you can Contact us.
Embarking on a Healing Journey: The Power of Brainspotting
Welcome to a space where profound healing meets innovative therapy—welcome to the world of Brainspotting. If you're curious about this transformative approach to mental health, you're in for an enlightening journey.
Book Review: Anchored by Deb Dana - A Guide to Healing Trauma with the Polyvagal Theory
A book review on Anchored written by Deb Dana from Amanda Stretcher MA, LPC-S from Crescent Counseling, a trauma therapist in Dallas.
Ready to Go Deeper?
If something in these articles resonates, you don’t have to figure it out alone. We offer trauma-informed therapy in Dallas, including Brainspotting intensives, Safe and Sound Protocol support, and relational therapy for individuals and couples.
You’re welcome to reach out for a consultation for therapy in Dallas to explore what your nervous system might need next.