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Emotional Management

Suffering from anxiety, depression, self-doubt, fear, worry, loneliness, low self-esteem, anger? Trinity Family Counseling Center can help.
Let’s face it—our emotions can get the better of any of us. Anxiety, depression, self-doubt, fear, worry, loneliness, low self-esteem, codependency, and anger are just a few of the emotional demons that rob us of our ability to experience joy, to be present in our day-to-day lives, and to engage with and love others to our fullest potential.
 
Each of the counselors at Trinity is experienced in helping clients identify and confront their emotional challenges through a wide range of therapeutic approaches. The first step toward change is always to develop an awareness of how your daily experiences trigger and perpetuate your negative thoughts about yourself or others, and then how those thoughts lead to your troubling emotional responses and—often times—inappropriate or unhealthy behaviors.
Counseling Insights and Articles About Emotional Management:
Confronting a Friend That Needs Mental Health Intervention, by Dave Papandrea
Mood Tip
: You Get to Choose Thinking That Fights Depression
, by Sherrie Darnell
Thoughts for Moving Through Painful Emotions, by Liza Hinchey
Moms: Can Your Empty Nest Grow Full Again?, by Deb Toering
Compare and Despair, by Sherrie Darnell
Is It Me?  Maladaptive Coping Strategies in the Fire Service, by Dave Papandrea

Waiting for the Sun: Shining a Light on Seasonal Depression, by Sherrie Darnell
Understanding The Roots Of Perfectionism, by Liza Hinchey
The Mind-Body Connection: Nutrition Strategies for Anxiety​, by Liza Hinchey
Help! I Can’t Stop My Anxious Thoughts, by Deb Toering
Pregnancy During A Pandemic, by Kathy Cap
The "I Should" Mind Game, by Kathy Cap
The "Why" of Anxiety​, by Liza Hinchey
I'm So Tired Of Re-Thinking COVID...
, by Tonya Ratliff
Looking Forward To 2021, by Deb Toering
Social Re-Engagement Anxiety, by Tonya Ratliff
In This Time Of Uncertainty..., by Kathy Cap
The Mask Of Anger, by Deb Toering
Is That Bully Still Beating You Up?, by Deb Toering
Conflict Is So Hard At Times!, by Wendy Warner
When the Other Shoe Drops…, by Tonya Ratliff
The Thieves Who Silence Us, by Deb Toering
Emotional Consequences of Job Loss, by Tonya Ratliff
What Are You Thinking About?, by Wendy Warner
Is My Way Always the Best Way?, by Wendy Warner
Confronting Your Perfectionism, by Tonya Ratliff
How Can I Stop Worrying?, by Deb Toering
How Are You Managing Your Emotional World?, by Tonya Ratliff

Thoughts for Moving Through Painful Emotions

7/10/2023

 
by Liza Hinchey, LPC, NCC
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Liza Hinchey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in private practice at Trinity Family Counseling Center. Liza completed dual Master’s degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy, and is currently pursuing a PhD in psychology at Wayne State University. She works with individuals, families, and groups across a range of presenting issues.
Sometime between 1902 and 1908, likely while living in Paris, Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke wrote the following lines:

​Let everything happen to you

Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final
 
The idea of letting ourselves feel painful emotions is easier said than done; often, our instincts are to push them away to protect ourselves. But we’ve collectively progressed to the point where we all know that this either makes them resurface in worse and more damaging ways, and/or numbs us to all of our feelings. So, the only way out that’s left is through. To let everything happen to you.
 
Being here and being human means feeling everything, forever. We get all the colors and all the shades of every emotion. We get to feel absolutely ripped apart, and we get to vibrate with excitement and joy (thanks, human experience). Some emotions are easy to feel, and some are really, really hard. When you’re in the midst of the latter, it can help to remember a few things.
 
Trust that no feeling is final. There is an abundance of emotions in your future. Sometimes they’re beautiful and sometimes they’re terrible, but none of them last and all of them move through us. Sometimes we want to hold on to painful emotions, if they’re part of the pain of grief, because they connect us to our loved one. But even that feeling of wanting to feel the pain will change. Let yourself want to grieve and be in pain if you need to.
 
Then, remember that this whole human experience is shared — you’re so far from alone, because feeling everything is inextricably woven into what it means to exist here. This doesn’t make the painful stuff go away. Just puts it into context. Lean on your people, and even if it feels like a painful reality couldn’t possibly ever change… just keep going.


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    • Parenting Counseling
    • Children and Adolescents Counseling
    • ADHD Counseling
    • Groups
  • Our Counselors
    • Tonya Ratliff
    • Deb Toering
    • Wendy Warner
    • Liza Hinchey
    • Dave Papandrea
    • Sherrie Darnell
    • Shelley Kruszewski
    • Jodi Walny, Intern
  • The Intern Option
  • LLC Supervision
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