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Therapy for Anxiety, PTSD, & Religious Trauma

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You don't have to navigate life's challenges alone.

Compassionate counseling for adults navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD, and religious trauma, using personalized, evidence-based, trauma-informed therapeutic approaches.

 

Available in person in Panama City and virtually throughout Florida.

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You know something doesn't feel right... you just can't always explain why. Yet.

 Maybe you're exhausted from always being the strong one. Perhaps you've spent years questioning yourself, wondering why it's so hard to trust your own thoughts, emotions, or decisions.

The ways we learn to survive often make sense in the context of what we've been through. Some of those patterns continue to serve us. Others can begin holding us back.

Whether you're navigating trauma, chronic stress, the demands of being a first responder, or the lasting effects of religious trauma, purity culture, or faith deconstruction, therapy offers a place to connect the dots, better understand yourself, and begin building a life that feels more like your own.

Maybe This Sounds Familiar...

You second-guess yourself more than you'd like to admit. Decisions feel harder than they should. Setting boundaries come with guilt, and rest feels like something you have to earn.

From the outside, it looks like you're holding everything together. But underneath, you're carrying anxiety, stress, memories, or questions that no one else can see.

You keep wondering why it's so hard to relax, trust yourself, or feel like you're doing enough.

If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Therapy offers a space to make sense of your experiences, better understand yourself, practice new ways of navigating life's challenges, and build skills you can carry into your everyday life—helping you move toward a life that feels more like your own.

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Photo of Ruth Maddox. Therapist in Panama City Florida.

Hi, I'm Ruth

I believe healing happens in a space that feels warm, safe, and genuinely human. I love walking alongside people as they make sense of their stories and find their way back to themselves.

Specialties

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Religious Trauma

Healing from church hurt, spiritual abuse, or a high-control religion, and building a life that feels like your own.

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Anxiety

Learn to quiet the spiral, understand your triggers, and build practical tools for calm that fit your real life.

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First Responders

Process the weight of the job, cumulative stress, and trauma exposure in a space that understands your world with a former paramedic that GETS it.

What Working Together Can Look Like

Schedule your free 15-minute consultation where I'll answer your questions, learn a little about what's bringing you to therapy, and together we'll decide whether we're a good fit.

01. Reach Out

Together, we'll get curious about your experiences, better understand the patterns that have helped you survive, and explore new ways of responding to life's challenges.

02. Understand What Brought You Here

New leaves don't appear overnight. They unfold a little at a time. My hope is that you leave therapy with deeper roots, practical tools to carry into everyday life, and more space to continue growing into a life that feels more like your own.

03. A New Leaf Emerges

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