Posts by Terri Dichiser
Individual Counseling: If You’ve Experienced Sexual Activity without Consent – Find Help!
Individual counseling is available at Take Charge, Inc. that incorporates polyvagal theory for the healing of complex post-traumatic stress disorder, and other issues related to trauma. Sexual trauma is a horrendous experience that may weaken a person’s sense of safety and trust in themselves, their body, their relationships, and their sexuality. If you have experienced…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling: It’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2023
Individual counseling with Terri can help many situations, and since April is sexual assault awareness month, some might need the extra support. Sexual assault is any unwanted sexual behavior or contact that is forced upon an individual without their consent. This includes actions like verbal harassment to physical assault and can occur in various settings.…
Read MoreCouples Counseling: Learning to Say No in Your Intimate Relationship
Couples counseling with Take Charge, Inc. helps struggling couples make changes as individuals and in their relationships as well. How does someone end up becoming a person who can’t say no to others? And what does it cost themselves in the process? Saying no in your intimate relationship is the most important no you can learn. Continue…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling – Learning an Authentic NO
Individual counseling with Take Charge Inc can help you learn how to say a true, authentic NO. Many of us hesitate to say no to others. It’s just two simple letters, and yet saying no can feel really hard — most times even complicated. To many of us, saying no doesn’t just feel awkward – it…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling: Getting to the Root of Anxiety
Individual counseling and the field of mental health in general have become a priority in the U.S. Most seem to struggle with ongoing anxiety and depression, and instead of getting to the root of the anxiety they will cover it up and mask the symptoms. It’s easy to do. With the help of individual counseling,…
Read MoreMarriage Counseling: Valentine’s Day and its Effect on Your Relationship
When you’re in marriage counseling and Valentine’s Day is here—the day we celebrate love and our own romantic relationships with fancy dinners, romantic cards, flowers, and chocolates, you may have mixed feelings about how the day should be. There’s good reason to believe that getting romantic and focusing on your partner is good for your relationship. But…
Read MoreCouples Counseling; New You and New Relationship, Practice Healing Trauma in your Relationship
Marriage counseling at Take Charge, Inc. helps struggling couples make changes as individuals and in their relationships, and to also decide if and when to proceed with a trial separation or collaborative divorce. The new year is often a time of resolutions and reflection, but for couples whose marriages are struggling, this often seems like…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling; New Year and New You – Practice Healing!
Individual counseling at Take Charge, Inc. can help heal in the new year! We can help people recognize triggers for trauma, and ways to move through them. Often just recognizing that you are triggered allows you to focus on addressing it differently. Step into 2023 by practicing healing with individual counseling with Terri at Take Charge Inc.…
Read MoreMarriage Counseling and Dealing with Family and Holiday Difficulties
Marriage counseling at Take Charge, Inc. is available for spouses so they can navigate the holidays together, whatever life throws at them. This time of year can be especially difficult when you have experienced a loss or trauma. For many of us, the holidays seem to magnify the pain of the passing of a loved…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling Talks Human Superpower: Interoception
Utilize individual counseling to ‘Take Charge’ of your mental healing with the help of your own human superpower – interoception! Have you ever felt your stomach growl? Your head start pounding? Your heart racing? Your palms get sweaty? Your eyes get heavy? If so, do you know how you are able to feel these things?…
Read MoreCouples Counseling – Let’s Talk About Sex, Trauma and Faking Orgasms
Couples counseling works when each person is ready to participate – to be fully vulnerable, open, and honest. Couples come in for many different reasons and sometimes the “why” they came in to talk takes an unexpected turn in an uncomfortable direction – SEX and TRAUMA. Talking about issues in the bedroom can be difficult when you…
Read MoreIndividual Therapy and the 4 R’s of Trauma Informed Therapy
Individual therapy focused on a trauma informed therapy approach is a hot topic in the last few years and finding a therapist has become increasingly difficult. Before I start talking about the 4 R’s and individual therapy, I want to point out that both are available at Take Charge, Inc. in Overland Park, KS. I serve clients…
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