Trauma Therapy Blog | Minnesota Mental Health
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What you’ll get in this free guide:
✔️ Finally make sense of why your brain won't shut off, even when nothing is wrong
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✔️ Walk away with one small, clear shift that makes you feel a little less like you're running on empty
Why Do I Feel On Edge All the Time?
The tension in your shoulders. The mind that won't stop at night. The feeling that something bad is about to happen even when everything is fine. That's not just anxiety, that's a nervous system that never got the message the danger was over.
Why Do I Keep Attracting Toxic People?
Different person. Same dynamic. Same feeling of giving everything and ending up empty. If you keep wondering how you ended up here again, it's not bad luck, and it's not your fault. But it is a pattern. And patterns can change.
Why Am I So Hard on Myself?
You'd never talk to a friend the way you talk to yourself. The replaying, the second-guessing, the sense that you're never quite enough, that voice didn't come out of nowhere. And understanding where it came from might be the thing that finally quiets it.
What Is the Fawn Trauma Response
You say yes when you mean no. You apologize before anyone asks. You make everyone comfortable — and yourself invisible. That's not just who you are. That's the fawn trauma response. And it's more common than you think.
Conflict Avoidance in Relationships
If you avoid conflict at all costs, it’s not a communication issue—it’s a nervous system response rooted in past experiences.
Ready to embrace change?
If you’re tired of carrying anxiety, stress, or past trauma alone, now is the time to take the first step toward relief. Let’s talk about how therapy intensives or therapy can help.
Melissa Cribb, LPCC, LADC brings 14 years of experience and advanced trauma training to a practice that doesn't mess around with surface-level coping skills. If you've already read the self-help books and tried weekly talk therapy and still feel stuck, you're in the right place.
Services Overview
Trauma Therapy (ART, FLASH Technique, somatic/polyvagal-informed)
High-Functioning Anxiety Treatment
Substance Use & Addiction Counseling (LADC credential)
Deep Healing Sessions — intensive therapy format ($1,800 / $2,250 / $3,000)
LPCC Supervision for interns
LPCC | LADC | ART Certified | IFS Trained | FLASH Trained | MN Board Approved Supervisor | 14 Years’ Experience | St. Cloud State University MS