Internal Family Systems (IFS)+EMDR therapy for adults who had a challenging childhood and want to be free to be themselves.
Compassionate counseling for healing and growth.
Face to Face in Dallas, Texas and virtual throughout Texas, North Carolina and Florida
Have you lost yourself while being strong for everyone else?
You’re a genius at reading the room, anticipating needs and planning for what’s to come. As a highly sensing person you’re “on” all the time and people come to you for help. They trust your judgement and the truth is you’re rarely wrong. You see and know things before they happen and some part of you takes on the responsibility and guilt when things don’t go according to plan. The daily stress of life’s demands and constant problem solving are driving the day to day and how can you stop when so many rely on you.
Childhood prepared you to de-escalate conflict by not rocking the boat and making sure the grown-up’s were never too overwhelmed. You absorbed a lot of emotional reactivity and often thought about how you could of done better. Expression of feeling was dangerous, you were judged as weak or sensitive and told to get over it. You learned to abandoned your needs and work at being accepted. While your accomplishments were occasionally celebrated there was a deep desire to be recognized to prove to yourself that you were enough. At times it felt like you were raising yourself and whether you knew it or not the grown ups in your life had been though a lot and the marks it left on them left marks on you.
Are you struggling with
burnout
overwhelm
perfectionism
overthinking
people pleasing
internalized anger
self doubt
prioritizing you needs
conflict or confusion about how you feel
setting boundaries
depression/anxiety
The time for you is now.
Break the cycles of stress, anxiety and trauma.
I help clients learn about their inner world so they can stop living their lives on repeat and face each day living deeply from their authenticity.
Get to know who you really are without the pressure of making others happy
Gain the confidence to make decisions that support your personal needs
Build resources to support yourself in moments of stress & anxiety by getting to know your inner world
Specializing in IFS and EMDR therapy for Anxiety, Attachment & Relational Trauma.
I’m so glad your here
Hi, I’m Kelly Ayala, Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, and I love being a therapist. For the past 15 years I have been helping my clients understand their inner world and patterns of relationship so they can live their most connected and fulfilling lives.
Reading this may be the confirmation you need that deep down, somewhere within you, your wants and needs matter and it’s time to heal. In order to take this next step you want a therapist who’s experienced, compassionate and can stick with you through the hard stuff to support change and inner growth. Someone who can see your pain and be with you without judgement. Despite the beliefs that keep the patterns of stress, anxiety and trauma going, you know that it’s time to atttend to the one that needs the most care & attention, you.
I believe in you and the effort you are putting into working through life’s challenges. I also believe that therapy can help attend to the parts of you that are overwhelmed, anxious, numb and exhausted. In therapy we make space to listen to the parts that carry this load and then we work with them to help repair what hurts the most. I know you’re ready to live with confidence, harmony and ease and i’m ready to help you get there.
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A therapist for you
Counseling for:
Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z
Career Professionals
Childfree Adults
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Culturally Affirming
Gender Affirming
Anxiety
Perhaps the stressors of life are demanding more than you have to give. Some life events are so deeply impactful on our nervous system, we live in a constant state of fight or flight, questioning what we can trust. Meet yourself where you are, understand the role anxiety plays in your life and learn tools to self support.
Attachment & Relational Trauma
We hurt in relationships but it is also where we heal. What often hurts the most is not the event itself, but the absence of repair. When our experience is denied, minimized or unresolved we can be left with questioning our sense of self. Using trauma informed, IFS & EMDR strategies get to know the parts of you that hold the pain and offer repair.
Internal Family Systems IFS Therapy
Meet you inner world and get to know youself on a deeper level. We often talk about our problems, feelings and experiences but what if we started listening to them. Learn how to slow down, harness your inner resources and enrich the relationship you have with you in a way that empowers you to live with confidence, compassion and the deepest understanding of yourself.
Let’s work together
I believe counseling should instill hope
Why fixing yourself may be holding you back
Check out my conversation with host Angie Miller on her podcast “Strong Mind, Strong Body,” as we uncover the game-changing difference between fixing and repairing, and why building authentic relationships – with yourself, your body, and your goals – leads to lasting transformation.
Follow the journey.
