Break Free from Shame. Rewrite Your Story. Choose a Different Future.

Finally understand why shame has been controlling your life—and learn how to leave it behind.

Our Shame Healing Intensives

If you’ve spent years feeling like you’re not enough, constantly criticizing yourself, or believing you’re somehow broken, you’re not alone.

Shame isn’t simply an emotion.

It becomes the lens through which you see yourself, your relationships, and your future.

Our Shame Healing Intensive is designed to help you identify where shame began, understand how it continues to influence your decisions, and begin creating a new story grounded in self-worth, compassion, and emotional freedom.

Whether your shame comes from childhood experiences, trauma, relationships, family dynamics, faith experiences, abuse, or repeated failures, healing is possible.

What Is Shame?

Shame says:

  • I’m not good enough.
  • Something is wrong with me.
  • I don’t deserve love.
  • If people knew the real me, they would reject me.
  • I have to earn my worth.

Unlike guilt—which says I made a mistake—shame convinces us: I am the mistake.

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Over time, shame quietly influences every area of life.

  • Relationships
  • Parenting
  • Marriage
  • Career
  • Confidence
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Perfectionism
  • Addiction
  • Boundaries
  • Emotional regulation

Many people never realize shame is the hidden force driving their struggles.

You may benefit from this intensive if you:

✓ Constantly criticize yourself

✓ Feel like you’re never enough

✓ People-please to avoid rejection

✓ Fear disappointing others

✓ Struggle to accept compliments

✓ Feel responsible for everyone else’s emotions

✓ Hide parts of yourself

✓ Have difficulty trusting others

✓ Stay stuck in unhealthy relationships

✓ Feel overwhelmed by guilt

✓ Experience anxiety or depression tied to self-worth

✓ Feel emotionally numb

✓ Have experienced childhood trauma or emotional neglect

What you will gain

During this intensive, you’ll begin identifying:

Your Shame Story

Where did your beliefs about yourself begin?

What messages did you receive growing up?

Who taught you what you were worth?

Included

Our Shame Healing Intensive

Emotional Awareness

Rather than pushing emotions away, you’ll learn to identify:

  • Vulnerability
  • Shame
  • Fear
  • Sadness
  • Anger
  • Grief
  • Loneliness

Narrative Therapy

Using Narrative Therapy, we’ll help you:

  • Begin writing a healthier, more compassionate narrative
  • Separate yourself from shame
  • Identify the stories you’ve been living by
  • Recognize where those stories originated
  • Challenge distorted beliefs

Identifying the Root

Together we’ll explore:

  • Relationships
  • Childhood experiences
  • Family roles
  • Trauma
  • Attachment wounds
  • Cultural expectations
  • Religious messages
  • Perfectionism

Calling Out Shame

You’ll learn to recognize shame as it shows up in everyday life:

  • Failure
  • Your inner dialogue
  • Relationships
  • Parenting
  • Marriage
  • Work
  • Boundaries
  • Conflict
  • Success

Choices & Decisions

Shame quietly influences nearly every decision we make. Together we’ll examine:

  • Why fear keeps winning
  • Why you choose certain relationships
  • Why you avoid opportunities
  • Why setting boundaries feels difficult
  • Why you stay stuck

Building a Different Future

Healing isn’t about pretending the past never happened. It’s about understanding it so it no longer controls your future. You’ll leave with:

  • Confidence in making future decisions
  • Greater self-awareness
  • Practical tools for managing shame
  • Healthier ways of responding to emotions
  • A clearer sense of identity
  • Increased self-compassion

Who is This Intensive For?

This intensive is ideal for adults struggling with:

  • Childhood trauma
  • Emotional abuse
  • Complex trauma (C-PTSD)
  • Religious shame
  • Family dysfunction
  • Perfectionism
  • People pleasing
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Low self-esteem
  • Relationship struggles
  • Life transitions

Why Choose an Intensive?

Instead of spreading this work over months of weekly therapy, an intensive provides focused time to understand your patterns, identify the root of shame, and begin meaningful healing in a supportive environment.

Many clients find this format allows them to make deeper progress with fewer interruptions.

Meet Our Shame Healing Intensive Provider

Alicia Horn, LPC

Pricing

90 Minutes

$320

2 Hours

$425

Have Questions?

Frequently Asked
Questions

Is this therapy?

Yes. This is a therapeutic intensive led by a licensed therapist.

What approaches are used?

Your therapist integrates evidence-based approaches including:

  • Cognitive restructuring when appropriate
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Emotional processing
  • Attachment-based interventions
  • Self-compassion work

Is this only for trauma survivors?

No. Anyone whose life has been impacted by shame, self-criticism, or feelings of inadequacy may benefit.

Begin Rewriting Your Story

Shame may have shaped your past, but it doesn’t have to define your future. Take the first step toward understanding where your shame began, recognizing how it affects your life today, and creating a healthier story moving forward.

Schedule a Free 15-Minute Consultation