Katie Wenger Something Holding You Back

<p>&nbsp;Katie Wenger experienced an early interest in the field of<br>Psychology after an engaging high school course on the subject. She then<br>followed that interest which quickly became a passion to Penn State University<br>where she majored in Psychology and minored in Human Development and Family<br>Studies. After learning from some innovative and highly experienced professors<br>at Penn State, she focused her passion on developing a career in therapy.<br>Attending Temple University where she received a Master’s of Social Work<br>degree, she learned further a broad perspective of the human experience and<br>needs of individuals, couples and families and how to best support them.<br>Shortly after, she earned her Clinical license and began working in the field<br>of individual and couple’s therapy.&nbsp;</p> <p>Katie has been practicing psychotherapy for 18 years and<br>educates clients nationwide through her company, Higher Fulfillment. The materials offered include courses for<br>individuals and couples, webinars, consultations, the affirmation book, her<br>upcoming book which will be released in April of 2023: Obstacles Under the Surface: How to Keep Your Subconscious from Negatively<br>Impacting Your Life, and the podcast "Obstacles Under the Surface". Katie's practice is dedicated to helping<br>individuals and couples find peace and flourish through relationship<br>challenges.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>About Katie Wenger&nbsp;</p> <p>You are familiar with the dark, difficult stretches of your<br>thoughts and how you feel lost, confused and unhappy. They seep into your mindset and make you feel<br>unsure and depressed. What if these<br>thoughts came from patterns that are obstacles to your happiness? In relationships, in life choices, in your<br>daily mindset, and in your view of yourself - they cause obstacles. In therapy, you push yourself and try to<br>figure it out and change it but you keep coming back to that word “stuck” and<br>things that feel uncomfortably familiar.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Sitting at my desk, reflecting on my career and what it has<br>taught me, my thoughts move to an internal remembrance of clients whose<br>progress stalls. They often report<br>feeling frustrated and disempowered when they are trying to make change and<br>can’t move forward. Their motivation<br>dwindles. They may doubt themselves. As<br>a therapist, I challenge them to take time to feel all of this, allow the human<br>condition, and give space to this experience. This is a time of self-exploration when the emotions eventually largely<br>dissipate. Dig deeper into who you are<br>and what is really holding you back.&nbsp;</p> <p>When you feel like there is something holding you back, you<br>may be detecting an obstacle that is present but unrecognized. Reaching into therapeutic methods and<br>strategies and possibly seeing some progress but it is not always enough to<br>regain your happiness or potentially break these patterns. Or you may leave, feeling renewed, and then<br>find that you are back in that familiar cycle with that familiar type of person<br>or situation. You may blame yourself but<br>it is the patterns, the obstacles under the surface. You can only make so much change within<br>yourself. However, if you don’t identify<br>these obstacles through exploration, you will be there again. Let’s find your way to move past them for<br>good.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://higherfulfillment.com/">https://higherfulfillment.com/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/katiewengerlcsw/">https://www.facebook.com/katiewengerlcsw/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therelationshipconsultant/">https://www.instagram.com/therelationshipconsultant/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-wenger-106616111/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-wenger-106616111/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://podmatch.com/guestdetail/1675651141655x860289190361073900">https://podmatch.com/guestdetail/1675651141655x860289190361073900</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>