hey what’s up hello
Kelsi Grove, MA, LCPC
* enneagram 9, swiftie, often sarcasticI’ve been scared, overwhelmed and defeated trying to figure out who I am. I’ve held back sharing my thoughts. I’ve prided myself on going with the flow, being accommodating, easygoing, and peaceful. For like… a long time. Until it apparently stopped working for me.
All that fun stuff led to apathy and uncertainty about every damn thing I did or said. I felt like I lost myself, but the truth is I had simply never taken the time to really get to know who I actually am at my core. All the parts of me.
So, through my own therapy journey, I tried something new by meeting my flaws with tenderness and curiosity. I started looking back on my past with more compassion and eventually, clarity. Sure enough I began finding myself and building a home for ALL parts of me - especially the parts that felt shitty. I learned they all belong, have served a purpose, and deserve acceptance.
Worry, stress, feeling stuck and uncertainty get in the way of us utilizing our strengths to navigate the messiness of life. I believe you can use who you are (but might be buried because, ya know, life) to gain momentum AND learn to actually embrace all the things that make you the wonderful human you are.
working with me looks like…
lots of me forcing you to speak to yourself more kindly :)
learning about your patterns & how they play out
practical ways to manage what gets in your way (overthinking, indecision, lack of motivation, feeling down, etc.)
exploring where your beliefs about yourself come from…
…and choosing what you actually want to believe instead
sarcasm & humor, for sure (sometimes it’s really not that serious)
getting to know the function the parts of yourself you don’t like, so you can understand why they pop up
validation, encouragement, celebrating wins & seriously, no judgment
working on your relationship with your body (they’re called feelings for a reason) & me probably asking a LOT “where does that live in your body?”
whatever you really need it to, honestly. you’re the shot-caller here, because it’s your life & you can actually trust yourself to live it well
and if ya don’t, then we’ll start there!
“Never be ashamed of trying. Effortlessness is a myth.”
-Taylor Swift
(childless cat lady)