You make sense.
Trauma informed mental health therapy with Angie Hanson, MA, LPCA in Louisville, Kentucky
Relationship Anxiety | Religious Trauma | Chronic Illness | Body Image
Learn how to be on your own side instead of constantly fighting yourself.
Does this sound like you?
I’m not trying to be dramatic, I’m trying to do the right thing. And yet it still feels like I’m getting it wrong.
I say yes when I want to say no.
I don’t feel like myself anymore, if I ever even knew what that felt like.
I wish someone understood, but I don’t even know where to start.
Why can’t I shake this already?
I’m really trying.
But trying harder isn’t working.
Hi, I’m Angie.
I counsel people in Louisville, Kentucky healing from complex trauma- specifically relationship wounds, religious trauma, and chronic illness. I help people reconnect with themselves, which in turn, helps them connect with their lives in a way that feels aligned.
If you’re looking for a therapist who believes you, respects you, and can help you hold and navigate the emotionally complicated nuances of your life, please reach out.
Despite the discouragement you have likely felt, I can attest that it is possible to heal, to change, and to experience love in the midst of whatever you’re going through.
Learn more about me here.
Your body is not the enemy. It’s the messenger.
Your feelings, actions, symptoms, thoughts, auto-pilot coping habits… They are not random.
Your body and mind have adapted to endure the environments you’ve lived in.
Therapy isn’t about overriding your reactions.
It’s about understanding them and updating what isn’t aligned anymore.
What has shaped you? Do you need to maintain this shape? What would you need in order to reshape?
Concerning Issues
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Some people resonate with the terms masking, codeswitching, people pleasing, codependency, trust-issues. You may not have a word for it, but you feel like for some reason, everyone seems to be allowed to be themselves but you.
I help folks understand why they operate the way they do to discern if they still need to or if they are ready to show up differently in their relationships.
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Religion touches everything- your view of yourself, your purpose, your relationships, the way you make decisions… When something isn’t right, it can be pervasive. Maybe something doesn’t feel right, and you start to question if you can stay. Or maybe what happened is over, but it doesn’t feel like it’s over.
As a religious trauma therapist, I will not tell you what to do. Not only is that not my style, I truly can’t know what’s best for you. I will provide space for you to sort through the significance of this experience without imposing my own beliefs. Together, the uncertainty becomes more tolerable as the capacity to honestly ask the questions about what this means for you becomes more possible.
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Chronic illness takes all kinds of forms and severities, but some things folks tend to have in common is their ability to trust themselves and the huge adjustments they have had to make to their lifestyle. The chronic illness in itself is a lot to cope with, but often people experience psychological harm from the experience of not being believed, seen as less irresponsible or lazy, and losing social value for being less reliable or capable.
In counseling with me, I will give you space to process what this experience is really like without giving you unsolicited medical advice, dismissing your experience, or insisting you feel differently about it.
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Maybe you’ve always struggled to like your body or maybe your body is changing into something you don’t yet recognize.
I help folks understand why they view their bodies the way they do, which often makes room for alternatives. I also offer portrait photography intensives to support exploration of new ways to view your body.
Contact Me
Shoot me a message in the contact form to get started. I do my best to return messages within 48 hours during the business week.
Or, if you want to book a free 15-minute consultation to see if we’re a good fit before investing, click “Schedule a Free Consult.”