Trauma-informed psychotherapy by Angie Hanson, MA, LPCA in Louisville, KY
You make sense
There is a reason you feel the way you do, even when it’s confusing.
You don’t have to fight yourself to make things better.
Relationship Anxiety | Religious Trauma | Body Image | Chronic Illness
Does this sound like you?
You’re not trying to be dramatic, you’re trying to do the right thing.
And yet it still feels like you’re getting it wrong.
You say yes when you want to say no.
You don’t recognize yourself anymore.
You want someone to understand you, but vulnerability feels impossible.
You’re asking yourself, “Why can’t I stop feeling like this? Is something wrong with me?”
You wonder why you still feel bad when you’re trying so hard to do everything right.
No one seems to notice, but inside you feel split. You’re torn between what you’re truly experiencing (and trying to ignore) and what it feels like you’re supposed to be experiencing.
You’re really trying.
But trying harder isn’t working.
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 therapy with me looks like
Hi, I’m Angie. I help people reconnect with themselves, which in turn, helps them connect with others in a way that feels aligned. In therapy, we pay attention to what comes up in your mind, your body, and between us. This helps us understand the relationships that shaped you and create a relationship that allows you to experience the form that suits you better.
We don’t force insight.
We don’t rush exposure.
We don’t bulldoze past what feels inconvenient to progress.
Instead, we:
Slow things down enough to understand what’s happening beneath the surface
Untangle and heal old relational dynamics that keep repeating
Strengthen your capacity to be there for yourself rather than distracting or coping in ways that aren’t helping
Build a lasting internal sense of steadiness you can return to outside of sessions
Specialty Areas
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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.
I will not tell you what to do- it’s not my job and 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.
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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.
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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.
Contact Me
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