Photo of Melanie Taylor in her Fort Smith, AR office
Photo of Melanie Taylor in her Fort Smith, AR office

Therapy for the life underneath all that over

Individual therapy for women navigating overthinking, overexplaining, boundaries, and the effects of childhood or complex trauma.

You may already understand a lot about yourself. You know why you have trouble saying no. You recognize the people-pleasing. And still, when someone is disappointed, you find yourself explaining, apologizing, or doing more than you meant to.

We can work with what happens in those moments.

START WITH A FREE CONSULT

50-minute sessions | $250 self-pay
Virtual therapy in Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Ohio.

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You know the pattern. It still catches you.

Maybe you spend more time preparing for a conversation than having it. You agree to something and feel resentful afterward. You can explain why someone treated you badly while struggling to believe your own hurt deserves attention.

You may be capable in so many parts of your life and still feel unsure when it comes to your own needs.

Therapy gives us time to understand these patterns, work with the experiences connected to them, and practice making choices that include you.

Photo of Melanie Taylor in her Fort Smith, AR office

We have more than one way to work.

Talking matters. So does having other ways to explore something when words keep taking us in circles.

Depending on your needs, our work may include EMDR, hypnotherapy, parts-informed work, imagery, writing, or other expressive and experiential approaches.

We might slow down a recent moment, explore the guilt that followed a boundary, or practice saying what you need. We’ll choose approaches together and pay attention to your comfort and readiness.

What we’re working toward

Inside office of Melanie Taylor, LPC in Fort Smith, AR

More room to recognize what you need before you’re exhausted. More confidence in your own experience. More ability to hear that someone is disappointed without automatically assuming you’ve done something wrong.

The work may include boundaries, relationships, grief, shame, self-trust, or understanding who you are beyond the roles you’ve learned to fill.

You don’t have to become perfect at any of it to begin treating yourself with more care.

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

Individual therapy sessions are 50 minutes and cost $250 for self-pay.

Virtual sessions are available for adult clients physically located in Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, or Ohio at the time of the appointment.

Your initial intake appointment is $300. We’ll confirm the appointment length and details before scheduling.

If you’re considering in-person individual therapy in Fort Smith, ask about current availability

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