Priscilla Parsons, MA, APC

Specialties:

• Identity & Meaning

• Belonging

• Purpose

• Chronic People Pleasing

• Faith & Spiritual Exploration

• Burnout

• Life Transitions

• Overwhelm

• Relationships 

• Attachment

• Communication

• Couples

• Self-Worth

• Emotional Patterns

• Social Anxiety

 

Therapies Offered:

• Attachment-Based Therapy

• Existential Therapy

• Person-Centered Therapy

• Emotionally Focused Therapy 

• Relational Therapy

• Polyvagal Informed

• Interpersonal Neurobiology Informed

 

As your therapist...

 

“We all are born into the world looking for someone looking for us, and that we remain in that mode of searching for the rest of our lives.” -Curt Thompson

 

I work with people who carry a desire for connection and belonging that has often felt unwelcome or unreciprocated in their relationships. You might feel a deep knowing that the relationships you long for should be possible, but they still feel out of reach. Maybe you’ve noticed this theme across multiple contexts; your marriage, friendships, community, perhaps even your workplace. As hard as you’ve tried to bridge the gap, work on the issues, or even ignore the desire altogether, you keep finding yourself asking that familiar question: “Is there more than this?” 

 

Maybe you can name the patterns and have tried to change them, but haven’t experienced the change you were longing for. Therapy can offer a space to slow down and look more closely at what is happening beneath those patterns—to understand yourself, your relationships, and the ways you’ve learned to navigate both. From there, we can begin to explore what it might look like to approach those patterns differently and create the kind of change you’ve been looking for.

 

 The context of our work can vary depending on what brings you to therapy and what you’re hoping to understand or change. We can take the time to figure out what kind of support fits your needs and where it feels most helpful to begin. Whether the work centers on you individually or on the relationship between you and someone else, the goal is to better understand what is happening and create room for something different.

 

For Teens (ages 14+) 

 

Who am I, what am I feeling, and how do I relate to people?

    

My work with teens involves helping them make sense of who they are, understand and navigate their emotions, and develop healthier ways of relating to family and peers. This could be a good option if your teen is experiencing intense emotions, relational challenges at home or at school, or struggling with self-esteem, anxiety, or depression. 

 

For Adults (all ages) 

 

Why do I relate to myself and others this way, and what is underneath it?

 

My work with adults often looks like creating space for you to get to know yourself more deeply. We work collaboratively to understand your experiences, and understand what might be happening beneath the patterns you have observed. Sometimes it can help to take a step back and notice the ways you’ve learned to relate to others. Other times it can help to make room to consider how you’ve learned to relate to yourself. Together, we can begin to understand where these patterns come from and explore how to create the change you long for. 

 

For Couples 

 

What is happening between us, and how are we each contributing to the cycle?

 

My work with couples helps create space to slow down and understand what is happening between you, especially when it feels like you keep having the same conversations or getting caught in the same conflicts. We can look at how each of you experiences the relationship, what you need from one another, and how those needs and responses can sometimes collide in ways that leave both people feeling stuck.

 

Sometimes, the ways we try to solve a problem can actually become part of the problem. By slowing things down and seeing the relationship from a different perspective, we can begin to approach conflict differently, communicate more clearly, and make room for greater connection.

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Under the direct supervision of: Dr. Andrew Morse LPC, LPC008693