WHITNEY STOREY, MS, LPC, PMH-C

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Whitney Storey, LPC | Deconversion | Lafayette, LA

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When We Don't Keep the Faith

Living and working in South Louisiana, religion (more specifically Christianity) is baked into so much of our day to day life. Some of my...

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What is a Perinatal Mental Health Specialist?

October of 2022 was a huge month for me. It was in this month that I finally earned my certification in Perinatal Mental Health, which was really the...

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Whitney Storey | Counselor | Lafayette, LA | Mother

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The Curse of the Good Mother

Humans are natural story tellers. We have long histories of using stories as a way to explain the unexplainable, to teach and guide our children, and...

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Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC, CBE | Motherhood | Counselor | Lafayette, LA

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Matrescence: It's Going to be a Bumpy Ride

Growing up I made a number of assumptions about who I was going to be and what my life would be like in adulthood. I assumed I would go to college,...

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Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC | Therapist | Counselor | Lafayette, LA

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The Curse of the Shoulds

As I'm writing this, we have just come out of another Mother's Day and I am thinking ahead to the next few holidays and what my family will be doing....

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Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC, CBE | Counselor | Lafayette, LA | Help

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A Rock and a Hard Place

I love that as a culture we are embracing the idea that "it's okay to not be okay." It's so accepting and welcoming of folks with all kinds of...

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Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC | Therapist | Lafayette, LA | Art

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What Have the Arts Taught Me About Living?

I have a long history of being involved in the arts and finding benefits from making art by myself and with others. While I had folks who encouraged...

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Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC, CBE | Anxiety | Limbic System

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Out of My Mind

When I talk to clients about their struggles, I notice a very familiar pattern that I find myself in: what causes the struggle becomes the focus of...

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Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC, CBE | Therapist | Anxiety | Lafayette, LA

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What does Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Have for Me?

If you were to randomly choose a therapist, you would likely end up with someone who uses cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which has been the...

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Whitney Storey | Counselor | Lafayette, LA | Mother

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Could You Invite Little You to Therapy?

I have always felt…out of place. Even as a small child and regardless of where I have been, I notice the things about me that stand out. It’s this...

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