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Four short stories from the trail

Maybe one of these sounds familiar. Maybe more than one does.
These are composites – but the patterns are real.

Mason

Age 8 · school keeps calling

Your child is carrying something they can't name.

Mason* is eight years old, and the school keeps calling. He shuts down during reading, explodes over a pencil, and cries about things that shouldn’t be a big deal. At home, he’s a different kid for an hour, and then something small sets him off – you’re back to square one.

You’ve read the articles. You’ve tried the charts. You’re exhausted, and you’re worried you’re missing something underneath all of it.

The Navarros

A family of four · same fight

The family keeps ending up in the same fight.

The Navarros* love each other, and they can’t stop snapping. Dinner turns into a standoff. Their oldest has stopped talking about school. The youngest acts out the moment anyone tries to have a real conversation.

Each of them is doing their best while running on empty. They keep waiting for things to settle down on their own, but that isn’t happening.

Sarah

In her thirties · 2 a.m. mind

You lie awake at 2 am, and the same thoughts cycle on repeat.

Sarah* replays yesterday. Last week. That argument, that moment, that thing she keeps coming back to. When sleep finally comes, something pulls her back – a flash or a feeling or a sound that shouldn’t matter but does.

During the day, she goes through the motions at work, smiles when she’s supposed to, and comes home still feeling a thousand miles from the people sitting right next to her. Underneath it all, a quiet voice keeps asking: What if happy is just not something I get to have anymore?

What if happy is just not something I get to have anymore?

Jenna & Kyle

Adoptive parents · two years in

You adopted them to love them, and it's been harder than anyone prepared you for.

Jenna* and Kyle* brought their daughter home almost two years ago. They expected an adjustment, but they didn’t expect to feel like strangers in their own home. She pushes them away the moment she starts to feel close. She tests every limit, then collapses when she thinks no one is looking.

They love her, and they’re terrified they’re doing it wrong. They’re tired of hearing that they just need to be more patient.

*The names and stories above are fictionalized composites of clients I've supported.

A trail through

The trail through life
is different for everyone, and it's worth walking.

The exhaustion is real, and it makes sense given what you’ve been carrying.

You don’t need another worksheet, another book, or another person telling you to try harder.

You need someone who will sit with you in the hard parts and help you move through them.

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Hi, I'm Abby.

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Mesa, Arizona. I work with children ages five and up, teens, adults, and families who are healing from trauma, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and attachment wounds.

I’m trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and play therapy. With adults, we get curious about the parts of you working overtime, the ones that replay, react, and pull you under. With kids, play is how we do the real work. Children don’t sit in a chair and talk about their feelings. They show you, and that’s where the breakthroughs happen.

I’ve worked in community settings, schools, and with families, including families raising children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Those experiences taught me that healing doesn’t look the same for anyone.

As a therapy client myself, I know what it takes to show up for this work. And I know this trail is worth walking.

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What I Offer

For kids, for parents, for adults.
And for the deeper trauma work that holds it all together.

Child Therapy (ages 5–17)

Play, sandtray, and IFS for kids who are showing you something they can't yet say.

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Family Therapy

When the whole system is the client – we slow the pattern down together.

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Therapy for Adults

IFS, EMDR, and parts work for adults walking through the harder seasons.

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Trauma Therapy

EMDR and Internal Family Systems for healing complex trauma, PTSD, and attachment wounds.

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Epilogue

Where they are now.

The same four people, further along the trail.

Mason

Mason* has words for what's happening now. His parents have language, too. The school still calls sometimes, but the calls sound different. So do the evenings at home.

The Navarros

The Navarros* still disagree, and dinner doesn't turn into a standoff anymore. Their oldest told them about a hard day at school last week. The youngest is starting to trust that the conversation won't blow up.

Sarah

Sarah* wakes up, and the first thought isn't dread. The flashbacks have quieted. The people she loves feel close again. She's not pretending anymore.

Jenna & Kyle

Jenna and Kyle* are still learning their daughter. She's still learning them. But the moments of connection last longer now, and nobody's waiting for the other shoe to drop the whole time.

Closing notes

You are not alone in this.

There's a version of your life where your child feels safe in their own skin. Where dinner is just dinner. Where 2 am is for sleeping. That version starts with a conversation.

Call for your free 15-minute consultation.

(480) 648-7000 [email protected]

Reach out.

Tell me a little about what's going on. I'll get back to you within one business day.

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Abby