Testimonials
When I reached out to Louise, my mental state had found a new low. My mind seemed caught in a loop of anxiety, poor body image thoughts, self-critique, and constant pressure to perform. My now husband gave me the small push I needed to make a call and find some help. I clicked with Louise from our very first interaction. She was very warm and gracious with me. Our work began as untangling my web of thoughts and building positivity and realistic expectations into my everyday vocabulary. I would come into our sessions stressed and lost and emerge peaceful and aware of my many successes. After several months of working together, my mind feels at ease and I am able to identify my stressors and work with my insecurities. We identified the important themes that were holding me back and wove prayer and God through the whole process. I feel I know myself better and appreciate the aspects that used to be my greatest worries. I will never hesitate to recommend Louise.
-J.B.
It’s hard to overstate how helpful our work with Louise has been. To be frank, I was considering divorce when I agreed to try marriage counseling but figured I should at least make the effort to try, so I could say I’d done everything I could before leaving what had become an unfulfilling and hurtful marriage. I won’t get into how bad things were when we started, except to say, we were both miserable and wanted out of the marriage when we started counseling. Of course, there were some tense moments and times we wanted to give up or not do the homework. And my husband initially balked at the session fees. Now he goes around saying how it was a bargain and worth every penny, to work with Louise, to anyone who will listen. I agree because a happy marriage is priceless! I cannot thank you enough for hanging in there with us, Louise and for holding out the hope, when we couldn’t see a way forward and for giving us the tools we still use in our happy marriage.
-C.R.
I was referred to Louise by our pastor because I knew I needed some help, but really wanted a Catholic Counselor, someone who shared my faith. I was so overwhelmed, anxious and, I think, depressed when I started working with Louise. It was really helpful that she offered online sessions because the idea of trying to get myself to appointments with all the pressures of helping my kids with online schooling, trying to work from home and deal with the increased tensions with my husband and issues with my grown daughter living in the home after losing her job and income with the pandemic—it all became just too much to deal with and I couldn’t manage one more thing. Louise was always warm and kind. She listened, helped me sort myself out and gave me practical tools to help calm myself so I could focus, get everything done and not feel so overwhelmed. It also really helped that she gave me permission to do some self-care and always held me accountable for homework assignments. Those assignments built into the daily routines I still use to cope. Now that I’m more peaceful and centered, the whole household seems to be working better and everyone else is calmer. I encourage other Moms who are the hub of the household, to see Louise for some self-care, support, and tools. Slipping away to another room with a “do not disturb” sign on it for one hour during the week to tend to my own mental health with Louise was incredibly valuable. She really made a difference for me and my family.
-A.R.
