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Trauma Healing for Christian Women - Regulate Emotions, Intrusive Thoughts, Nervous System, Anxiousness, Overthinking, EMDR
By Michelle Croyle, Licensed Professional Counselor, EMDR Therapist, ChristianHealth & FitnessMental HealthReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
Trauma Healing for Christian Women - Regulate Emotions, Intrusive Thoughts, Nervous System, Anxiousness, Overthinking, EMDR episodes
- Why You Can Pray Faithfully and Still Feel Stuck
Feeling stuck doesn't mean your faith is weak. It means your nervous system is likely carrying familiar survival responses that are getting in the way of your healing in a different way than you might think. P.S. There is nothing "wrong" with you. You are not the problem.
FREE RESOURCE:
If this episode resonated, you might be interested in my free resource. I created a free, faith-honoring guide that gently explains how healing happens in the body and why you're not failing.
Free Trauma Healing Resource Guide
WORK WITH MICHELLE CROYLE, LPC:
If you are a Christian woman who feels ready for deeper, focused trauma healing than typical weekly talk therapy can offer, you may want to consider an EMDR-based Therapeutic Intensive with me. I clear my schedule to work with you over the course of one to three days for three to six hours per day on a focus target of your choosing. Intensives are designed to support meaningful change in the way the nervous system feels safest, not rushed into an hour here and there. Ready for deeper healing? If you live in Pennsylvania or are willing to travel to Pennsylvania for a therapy intensive, you can learn more or schedule a reserve a free consultation by clicking here: Learn More or Reserve a Free Consultation
15 min - Rewriting Your Life Story: Empowering Yourself Through Challenging Your Thoughts and Perceptions
What beliefs, feelings, and roles do you carry about yourself that aren't even fully true? Learn how to find out in this episode of Trauma Healing for Christian Women to increase in mental health through a lens of Christian faith and effective psychology.
FREE RESOURCE:
If this episode resonated, you might be interested in my free resource. I created a free, faith-honoring guide that gently explains how healing happens in the body and why you're not failing.
Free Trauma Healing Resource Guide
WORK WITH MICHELLE CROYLE, LPC:
If you are a Christian woman who feels ready for deeper, focused trauma healing than typical weekly talk therapy can offer, you may want to consider an EMDR-based Therapeutic Intensive with me. I clear my schedule to work with you over the course of one to three days for three to six hours per day on a focus target of your choosing.
Intensives are designed to support meaningful change in the way the nervous system feels safest, not rushed into an hour here and there. Ready for deeper healing? If you live in Pennsylvania or are willing to travel to Pennsylvania for a therapy intensive, you can learn more or schedule a reserve a free consultation by clicking here: Learn More or Reserve a Free Consultation
18 min - Boundary Setting Tips - Navigating Holiday Stressors with Clarity
Feeling pulled in too many directions with too much on your shoulders and to-do list this holiday season? Today, Michelle gives a new framework for addressing the pull to do too much underneath the surface. Listen in.
Would you like to work with Michelle?
She is currently accepting clients for EMDR Therapeutic Intensives (3–6 hours of focused therapy per day over 1–3 days) for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to Pennsylvania.
Therapeutic intensives can produce 2-3x the results of weekly therapy in a shorter, more concentrated amount of time, allowing for accelerated healing.
To learn more about how Michelle's counseling practice can help you, go to: Click Here
To schedule your free 15 minute Phone Consulation to see if a therapy intensive with Michelle is a good fit for your needs, go to: www.calendly.com/michellecroyle
For other mental health resources or to join the SHINE COMMUNITY, a weekly support group and safe place of connection for Christian Women: Click Here.
*Michelle is not currently accepting clients for weekly sessions
**All Mental Health for Christian Women and Trauma Healing for Christian Women content is for education and information only and not to be considered professional therapy of any kind. If you are in crisis, please call 911 in the USA, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
21 min - 7 Tips for Surviving a Panic Attack - My Wild and Crazy Ride
When panic floods your nervous system and you start to experience the anxiety and frustration of terror, what can you do? Well, in this episode, Michelle shares a recent panic attack doozy of an experience and how the 7 Tips she is sharing with you today helped her navigate it better than past panic attacks.
Would you like to work with Michelle?
She is currently accepting clients for EMDR Therapeutic Intensives (3–6 hours of focused therapy per day over 1–3 days) for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to Pennsylvania.
Therapeutic intensives can produce 2-3x the results of weekly therapy in a shorter, more concentrated amount of time, allowing for accelerated healing.
To learn more about how Michelle's counseling practice can help you, go to: Click Here
To schedule your free 15 minute Phone Consulation to see if a therapy intensive with Michelle is a good fit for your needs, go to: www.calendly.com/michellecroyle
For other mental health resources or to join the SHINE COMMUNITY, a weekly support group and safe place of connection for Christian Women: Click Here.
*Michelle is not currently accepting clients for weekly sessions
**All Mental Health for Christian Women and Trauma Healing for Christian Women content is for education and information only and not to be considered professional therapy of any kind. If you are in crisis, please call 911 in the USA, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
17 min - Cleaning House for the Holidays - Physical Houses and Emotional Ones!
Expectations are rough this time of year! This episode addresses a helpful framework for processing all the stuff that can feel heavy.
Would you like to work with Michelle?
She is currently accepting clients for EMDR Therapeutic Intensives (3–6 hours of focused therapy per day over 1–3 days) for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to Pennsylvania.
Therapeutic intensives can produce 2-3x the results of weekly therapy in a shorter, more concentrated amount of time, allowing for accelerated healing.
To learn more about how Michelle's counseling practice can help you, go to: Click Here
To schedule your free 15 minute Phone Consulation to see if a therapy intensive with Michelle is a good fit for your needs, go to: www.calendly.com/michellecroyle
For other mental health resources or to join the SHINE COMMUNITY, a weekly support group and safe place of connection for Christian Women: Click Here.
*Michelle is not currently accepting clients for weekly sessions
**All Mental Health for Christian Women and Trauma Healing for Christian Women content is for education and information only and not to be considered professional therapy of any kind. If you are in crisis, please call 911 in the USA, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
22 min - Therapy Help After Emotional Abuse - Amy Duggar King Interview, Part 2- Holy Disruptor
Today is the second part of my interview with 19 Kids and Counting star, Amy Duggar King. Amy talks about righteous anger, standing up for what is right, and taking back her power through truth and counseling therapy after gaslighting and emotional abuse throughout her life. Listen in.
Would you like to work with Michelle?
She is currently accepting clients for EMDR Therapeutic Intensives (3–6 hours of focused therapy per day over 1–3 days) for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to Pennsylvania.
Therapeutic intensives can produce 2-3x the results of weekly therapy in a shorter, more concentrated amount of time, allowing for accelerated healing.
To learn more about how Michelle's counseling practice can help you, go to: Click Here
To schedule your free 15 minute Phone Consulation to see if a therapy intensive with Michelle is a good fit for your needs, go to: www.calendly.com/michellecroyle
For other mental health resources or to join the SHINE COMMUNITY, a weekly support group and safe place of connection for Christian Women: Click Here.
*Michelle is not currently accepting clients for weekly sessions
**All Mental Health for Christian Women and Trauma Healing for Christian Women content is for education and information only and not to be considered professional therapy of any kind. If you are in crisis, please call 911 in the USA, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
12 min - You're Not Crazy - Stop the Gaslighting with Amy Duggar King
Have you ever felt like something isn't quite right? Yet, people are acting like you are the one with the problem in how you are seeing things? That's gaslighting, my friend, and today, my guest Amy Duggar King of 19 Kids and Counting fame is talking about her pain and how God has helped her to overcome it as we discuss her new book, Holy Disruptor.
Would you like to work with Michelle?
She is currently accepting clients for EMDR Therapeutic Intensives (3–6 hours of focused therapy per day over 1–3 days) for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to Pennsylvania.
Therapeutic intensives can produce 2-3x the results of weekly therapy in a shorter, more concentrated amount of time, allowing for accelerated healing.
To learn more about how Michelle's counseling practice can help you, go to: Click Here
To schedule your free 15 minute Phone Consulation to see if a therapy intensive with Michelle is a good fit for your needs, go to: www.calendly.com/michellecroyle
For other mental health resources or to join the SHINE COMMUNITY, a weekly support group and safe place of connection for Christian Women: Click Here.
*Michelle is not currently accepting clients for weekly sessions
**All Mental Health for Christian Women and Trauma Healing for Christian Women content is for education and information only and not to be considered professional therapy of any kind. If you are in crisis, please call 911 in the USA, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
21 min - 10 Reasons Therapy Will Not Work for You
Do you wonder if therapy will work for you? Are you tired of hurting and ready to do something different to get better results in your life? Therapy definitely works, but there are some people it doesn't work for, and today, Michelle shares 10 Reasons that therapy may not work.
Would you like to work with Michelle?
She is currently accepting clients for EMDR Therapeutic Intensives (3–6 hours of focused therapy per day over 1–3 days) for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to Pennsylvania.
Therapeutic intensives can produce 2-3x the results of weekly therapy in a shorter, more concentrated amount of time, allowing for accelerated healing.
To learn more about how Michelle's counseling practice can help you, go to: Click Here
To schedule your free 15 minute Phone Consulation to see if a therapy intensive with Michelle is a good fit for your needs, go to: www.calendly.com/michellecroyle
For other mental health resources or to join the SHINE COMMUNITY, a weekly support group and safe place of connection for Christian Women: Click Here.
*Michelle is not currently accepting clients for weekly sessions
**All Mental Health for Christian Women and Trauma Healing for Christian Women content is for education and information only and not to be considered professional therapy of any kind. If you are in crisis, please call 911 in the USA, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
18 min - What's the Difference Between Counseling and Coaching?
Counseling, Psychotherapy, Coaching, you've heard the terms but when it's time to reach out for help, which one does what? Well, in today's episode, Michelle shares an easy way to remember the difference to make sure you can build on a solid foundation and live your best life.
Would you like to work with Michelle?
She is currently accepting clients for EMDR Therapeutic Intensives (3–6 hours of focused therapy per day over 1–3 days) for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to Pennsylvania.
Therapeutic intensives can produce 2-3x the results of weekly therapy in a shorter, more concentrated amount of time, allowing for accelerated healing.
To learn more about how Michelle's counseling practice can help you, go to: Click Here
To schedule your free 15 minute Phone Consulation to see if a therapy intensive with Michelle is a good fit for your needs, go to: www.calendly.com/michellecroyle
For other mental health resources or to join the SHINE COMMUNITY, a weekly support group and safe place of connection for Christian Women: Click Here.
*Michelle is not currently accepting clients for weekly sessions
**All Mental Health for Christian Women and Trauma Healing for Christian Women content is for education and information only and not to be considered professional therapy of any kind. If you are in crisis, please call 911 in the USA, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
13 min - God Isn't Mad At You - Growing in Him with a New Mindset
Are you one of the many Christian women who feel that you are not good enough for God and that He's mad at you? Nothing could be further from the truth. In this episode, Michelle shares key takeaways that can help you reframe your mindset and see yourself through God's eyes so you can go deeper in your relationship with Him and grow in empowered peace.
Would you like to work with Michelle?
She is currently accepting clients for EMDR Therapeutic Intensives (3–6 hours of focused therapy per day over 1–3 days) for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to Pennsylvania.
Therapeutic intensives can produce 2-3x the results of weekly therapy in a shorter, more concentrated amount of time, allowing for accelerated healing.
To learn more about how Michelle's counseling practice can help you, go to: Click Here
To schedule your free 15 minute Phone Consulation to see if a therapy intensive with Michelle is a good fit for your needs, go to: www.calendly.com/michellecroyle
For other mental health resources or to join the SHINE COMMUNITY, a weekly support group and safe place of connection for Christian Women: Click Here.
*Michelle is not currently accepting clients for weekly sessions
**All Mental Health for Christian Women and Trauma Healing for Christian Women content is for education and information only and not to be considered professional therapy of any kind. If you are in crisis, please call 911 in the USA, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
21 min
About Trauma Healing for Christian Women - Regulate Emotions, Intrusive Thoughts, Nervous System, Anxiousness, Overthinking, EMDR
From the publisher's feed
Do you love God deeply but still feel anxious, overwhelmed, or unable to experience the peace you know He promises?
Have people you trusted—relationships you valued, or even places that should have been safe—left you feeling deeply wounded, guarded, and unsure who you can trust anymore, including yourself or even God?
Have you tried to pray the pain away, do all the right things, push through it, avoid it, or outthink it, yet still feel something unsettled deep inside?
Do you wish you could calm your mind and emotions, reset your nervous system, and finally experience peace with yourself and with God again?
I'm so glad you're here.
In this podcast, I'll help you make sense of what you've been feeling and why it's been so hard to get unstuck. We'll explore how painful experiences can affect your mind, body, and nervous system—and why the reactions you've been having actually make sense.
You don't have to figure this out alone. In each episode, I'll come alongside you, sharing insights from evidence-based, trauma-informed psychology thoughtfully integrated with the truth of the Christian faith. Together, we'll bring clarity to what you're experiencing, normalize the struggles you may have been quietly carrying, and explore practical ways to move toward the peace, emotional safety, and deeper connection with God that your heart longs for.
Hi, I'm Michelle.
I'm a wife, a mom, a dog mom, and a lifelong Christian, having been saved at the age of five, but that's also around the time when anxiety took root inside me. As I grew older, intrusive and ruminating thoughts, OCD behaviors, nervousness, and even panic attacks interrupted my peace and kept my mind and body on high alert.
I tried thinking better thoughts, focusing on Bible verses, casting down the lies of the enemy, praying harder, and even tried traditional talk therapy, but I couldn't get past the feeling that I was spiritually failing or had somehow made God mad.
However, after years of internal struggle, I eventually realized the problem wasn't that something was wrong with me or with my faith. The deeper issue was unaddressed trauma in my nervous system.
You see, many of us can carry a tremendous amount of emotional, mental, relational, and even physical pain for a long time—until our bodies simply can't hold it anymore. The ways we learn to survive hard experiences often help us get through them, but they aren't always the same things that lead us into healing. And most of the time, we can't simply think our way out of it or pray our way through it alone. True healing often requires gently processing what our nervous systems have been carrying.
The beautiful part is that God designed our bodies with the capacity to heal. He created our minds and nervous systems with remarkable resilience, and over time, both science and Scripture have revealed wisdom that helps us participate in that healing process.
After becoming a licensed professional counselor and a trauma-informed, certified EMDR therapist—and after experiencing profound healing myself through excellent trauma therapy—I want you to know something very clearly: there is real hope for healing. And that hope is available to you, too.
Now, I have the privilege of helping Christian women just like you to find compassion and grace for themselves and as we work toward meaningful healing by helping you understand how your past experiences have shaped your present struggles, while also equipping you with practical tools and actionable steps to move forward with greater peace, clarity, and emotional safety in an environment where you are finally safe to be seen and heard just as you are, no shame, no guilt, just healing.
If you are ready to finally understand what's happening inside you and to break free from the deep wounds that have been holding you back, I'm ready to help.
So, grab your favorite beverage, a box of tissues, and kick your self-criticism to the curb. It's time to pay attention to what you and your nervous system need to heal.
If you're ready to honor the beautiful creation you are, embrace God's truth about you and how He designed your nervous system to care for you, and learn practical ways to pay attention to your needs so you can heal and finally experience peace, let's get started.
Next Steps:
Go to Michelle's Private Counseling Practice Website (for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to PA for the duration of therapy): https://www.abundantfreedomcounseling.com/
e-mail Michelle: [email protected]
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content shared reflects personal opinions and general information and should not be considered therapy or a therapeutic relationship of any kind. If you are experiencing emotional distress or mental health concerns, please seek out professional care from a qualified mental health professional, and if you are in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room, or contact your local police department or crisis intervention team in your area.
Copyright 2026 [Abundant Freedom Counseling, LLC]
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