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Why You Still Feel Stuck in Therapy (Even After You’ve Done the Work)
You’ve done the reflection. You understand your patterns. And still, something doesn’t shift. This piece explores why insight alone isn’t always enough—and what might be happening underneath.


Why Do I Feel Alone in My Relationship? (The Science of Disconnection)
You can be in a relationship and still feel alone. This piece explores the patterns that create disconnection—and how couples often get caught in cycles they didn’t intend.


The Sunday Scaries — An EFIT Look at Work-Life Anxiety
Why Sunday feels like an attachment threat. An EFIT perspective on work-life anxiety, the internal negative cycle, and reclaiming your professional agency.


When Intimacy Feels Complicated After Sexual Trauma
Many survivors notice that even when life moves forward, relationships can feel unexpectedly hard. You may deeply care about your partner and still find yourself pulling away, shutting down, or feeling anxious when closeness increases. If that’s you, it makes sense.


Understanding the Body’s Response to Trauma: A Gentle Guide to Your Nervous System
When we experience trauma, our nervous system reacts immediately to protect us. This reaction is automatic and happens before our conscious mind can even understand what is happening. Why your body stays on high alert. A calm and articulate guide to the Polyvagal nervous system, the freeze response, and the path to somatic peace.


Healing Your Anxious Attachment: Finding Stillness in the Storm
Beyond the "needy" label. We look at the biological reality of anxious attachment and the journey toward finally feeling secure in your own skin.


"Not Good Enough": How the Inner Critic Sabotages Your Relationships (And How to Heal It)
Do you often feel “not good enough” in relationships—overthinking your words, shrinking back, or apologizing for simply having emotions? This inner critic, often rooted in childhood attachment wounds, can sabotage connection and self-worth. Therapy, especially Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), helps you break this cycle, build emotional security, and heal from the inside out.


6 Things Emotionally Attuned People Don't Do
they blend emotional insight with rational thought, creating a balance that informs wiser, more compassionate responses to life’s challenges


Understanding Big-T & Little-T Trauma
Traumatic experiences are a common facet of the human experience, and they can have profound impacts on our mental, emotional, and physical


Relationship Anxiety: Healing Attachment for Thriving Relationships
Relationship anxiety can be overwhelming and leave you feeling unsure and disconnected.


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