Eric + Ashley
It probably shouldn't be this way.
We were both a wreck when we met.
Eric was recently divorced and trying to figure out the right way to put a diaper on his tiny baby girl. Ashley was headed as far away from where she'd come from as she could get. We barely knew one another when we got married. And neither of us had a clue about what it would take to make our marriage work longer than our honeymoon. If that wasn't exciting enough, we added six more children in quick succession to the first and between trying to figure out our own broken pasts and how to keep everyone fed, we somehow managed to find our way out of the chaos we came from.
We don't pretend to have all the right answers.
We can't fix what we didn't break.
But we've learned how to heal the hard way -
by going through it ourselves.
And we can help you find your way out.
We've been there too.
There's a difference between having a theory about the way things work and actually experiencing something.
We've all had experts give us advice based on theory, promising if we'd just do this or that our children would sleep all night or we'd have problem free relationships. But all too often, those well meaning theories crash on the shores of reality in our lives. Because each person's story is unique, theories don't always work.
While there are ideas and theories that definitely can offer some help, sometimes we really need someone to talk with who understands what it's like to be angry, broken hearted, or abused. We have been working through our own personal journeys for nearly two decades. And we've walked with many others on their journeys as well. We know what works and what doesn't because we've learned all that we know the hard way - through experience in our own lives.
Would you want a mechanic to work on your car who has read a lot of books about engines
someone who has actually been under the hood and had grease on his or her hands?
Healing from our painful pasts or repairing our broken relationships takes more than applying good ideas and changing our behaviors.
interested in
the options?
Counseling doesn't mean we know the answer and if you just take our advice, all will be well.
If that's what it means,
we may not be very good counselors.
Instead, we would rather walk with you through your own story to find restoration and healing.
or
Sometimes you need to see
the letters behind someone's name.
Credentials
Eric Bausch, MS LPC-MHSP
Eric is a college football strength and conditioning coach turned counselor.
Officially, his title is Licensed Professional Counselor and Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP). He is also a trained TheoTherapy Facilitator and His Needs/Her Needs Marriage Facilitator. He spends his days as the Program Director at Youthtown of Tennessee,
a drug and alcohol treatment center for teenagers.
Ashley Bausch, Graduating with a Masters in Counseling in 2024.
Ashley is finishing her graduate degree (LPC-MHSP), and trained in EMDR. She is also trained as a His Needs/Her Needs Marriage Facilitator.
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