You react faster than you mean to.
Or you shut down when things get tense.
You try to explain yourself — and it comes out sharper than you intended.
Or you stay quiet and resentful.
You leave conversations feeling misunderstood.
Or unseen.
Or alone — even when you’re not.
This might show up in your marriage.
Or in dating.
Or at work.
Or inside your own head.
Different settings.
Same pattern.
Until the pattern is visible, it keeps repeating.
You’re Not Failing. You’re Stuck in a Pattern.
Hi, I’m Rebecca. Welcome to Guided Journey Counseling.
I work with couples and adults who feel stuck in patterns that are painful, confusing, or difficult to untangle on their own.
My role is not to take sides or offer quick fixes. It is to slow the process down, help you see the pattern clearly, and guide you through responding differently.
Our work builds over time. I pay close attention to the threads that run beneath your conflicts and decisions, and I help you stay connected to the larger process rather than starting from scratch each week. There is space to process what is present, and there is also intention. We track progress. We return to what matters. We keep moving.
In couples therapy, I create a space where both partners feel heard and challenged. When conversations become tense or uncomfortable, I stay steady. That is often where real repair begins.
In individual work, we look honestly at the relational patterns shaping your life. Insight matters. But insight alone does not create change. We move toward something steadier and more intentional.
I will guide the process with clarity and care. I will also ask you to take responsibility for your part in it. The work can be challenging. It is also deeply worthwhile.
What Makes This Work Different
When couples commit to this work, conversations that once escalated begin to slow down.
Defensiveness becomes easier to notice. Repair becomes possible. The pattern that once felt automatic starts to feel interruptible.
For individuals, recurring dynamics begin to make sense. You recognize your own protective strategies and start responding with more intention rather than reactivity.
The goal is not perfection. It is steadiness. The ability to stay present with yourself and the people who matter, even when things feel hard.
Therapy That Just Feels Different.
In couples sessions, much of the conversation stays between the two of you. Rather than directing everything through me, I guide you in speaking to each other in a way that can actually be heard. This matters. Real repair happens in the space between partners, not in a side conversation with the therapist.
When conflict escalates, we slow it down and return to the exchange itself. Over time, this builds a different kind of trust. You learn how to stay in the conversation with each other, even when it feels uncomfortable.
For individuals, the work also has structure and continuity. We do not simply process what happened that week and move on. We look at the patterns shaping your relationships and decisions, and we return to them over time. Insight is important, but we do not stop there. We explore how that insight translates into different choices, different boundaries, and different ways of responding.
You will have space to reflect honestly. You will also be invited to look at yourself clearly. That balance is what allows the work to move beyond awareness and into real change.
