Hi. Welcome. Grab your favorite beverage and let’s chat. My name is Casey and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist. I often find that I’m having the same conversations over and over again in my practice and I wanted to invite you in. There are things I’ve learned along the way through life experience, education, and walking alongside people, that I’d love to share with you. I’m not claiming to be the final authority on anything. But, for what it’s worth, here you’ll find thoughts on what I’ve learned.

As a therapist, I have specialization in a couple of different areas: spirituality and counseling, and sex therapy. This just means that I took extra classes in these areas and have additional training here. Faith is important to me and I will talk about it from time to time. Sex is important to all of us, and I will talk about that from time to time, too. If talking about faith is uncomfortable for you, don’t close the browser just yet. It may not be what you think. If talking about sex is uncomfortable for you, do it anyway! Stick around for a while and I’ll make a case for why this is so necessary.

You need to know that sometimes I will talk about penises and vaginas. And sometimes I will talk about Jesus. Maybe even in the same post. I’ll talk about boundaries, body image, marriage, friendships, faith, deconstruction and dating. I will also talk about a wide variety of topics related to mental health: anxiety, depression, disordered eating, substance abuse, etc. You should also know that, every once in a while, I might cuss a little. If this is a problem for you, that’s totally ok. You do not have to stick around for that.

There are some things that you will not find here. I will not tell you that everything happens for a reason. Truly. While this can be helpful when someone has taken your parking spot, I’ve not found it to be helpful for anyone to hear in the midst of deep pain and grief. You will not find quick fixes or easy answers. You will not find judgement.

I’ve found that people can be brave at their keyboards, feeling a sense of anonymity. I want to invite you to the conversation. Let’s talk about it. But let’s do so with maturity and grace for one another. If you decide to comment here or on my social media pages, be respectful. If you move toward harsh criticism, attack and trolling behavior, I’ll just delete the comment. If you disagree and you want space to share your perspective, you are welcome.

I’m human, imperfect, prone to mistakes, just like you. I’ve learned things along the way and I’m here to share those with you, for what it’s worth. I’ll work hard to provide you with good content and helpful resources. I’ll share some of my own story. I’d love for this to become a space to engage and foster community as we learn and grow together.