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Kelsey Ruffing Counseling provides high-quality counseling services to individuals who may be struggling to overcome obstacles in life or are looking to increase their happiness and quality of life. We help individuals who experience a wide array of difficulties. We also provide specialty services to individuals with chronic pain, illness, and sport injury. Our practice believes in a whole health approach, which is why we enjoy using a strengths-based, mind-body approach to counseling in order to help you thrive in your daily life. For information on insurance, click here.

 
 

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When the Game Ends Too Soon: Healing the Emotional Trauma of Female ACL Tears and Sport Retirement
When the Game Ends Too Soon: Healing the Emotional Trauma of Female ACL Tears and Sport Retirement

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most common—and feared—injuries in female athletes. Studies show that women are up to eight times more likely than men to suffer an ACL tear due to biomechanical, hormonal, and structural differences (Arendt & Dick, 1995). Yet beyond the statistics lies a story of loss, grief, and emotional struggle that often goes unseen.

When Emotions Get Trapped: How Repressed Feelings Can Lead to Stomach Problems
When Emotions Get Trapped: How Repressed Feelings Can Lead to Stomach Problems

Most of us have heard the phrase “trust your gut.” But what happens when our gut is constantly in distress—tight, cramping, bloated, or unpredictable? The truth is, the connection between our emotions and our digestive system runs far deeper than we might think.

How Emotional Trauma and the Body’s Stress Response Contribute to Chronic Pain
How Emotional Trauma and the Body’s Stress Response Contribute to Chronic Pain

Prolonged emotional stress can lead to systemic issues: low-grade inflammation, muscle tightness, digestive issues, fatigue, auto-immune reactivity — in other words, physical illness rooted in emotional distress.

How Father-In-Law Expectations Can Show Up in Discernment Counseling
How Father-In-Law Expectations Can Show Up in Discernment Counseling

I recently wondered about the lengths husbands go to satisfy their father-in-law and how it showed up in discernment counseling. I work with husbands, thinking about the three paths of discernment counseling.

Infrared Heat Therapy: Better Functioning For Mind and Body
Infrared Heat Therapy: Better Functioning For Mind and Body

Chronic stress, cortisol dysfunction, and other cellular dysfunctions caused by stress often inflame the body. When the body is riddled with inflammation it does not perform well and it often feels painful, sluggish, and depressed.

Singing Bowls: Sound Therapy for Mind & Body
Singing Bowls: Sound Therapy for Mind & Body

Singing bowls have been shown to increase wellness for the mind and the body in various ways. From reducing depression, stimulating the immune system, and lowering blood pressure, to relieving pain and improving sleep quality.

2023: Your Year For Relationship Positivity
2023: Your Year For Relationship Positivity

A flower dies when it is not watered. A relationship withers without affirmation, praise, and recognition.

Relationship Stocktaking: What It Is and Why You Should Do it for 2023
Relationship Stocktaking: What It Is and Why You Should Do it for 2023

Whether you have been together one month, one year, or ten years, a relationship stocktaking is helpful because you review your connection, progress, and response to challenges.

Men Need Male Friends
Men Need Male Friends

You might know this; men have fewer friends nowadays than ever.

Is Your Relationship Quietly Desperate?
Is Your Relationship Quietly Desperate?

Quiet desperation saps your energy, leaves you frustrated, and can make you feel like surrendering. “What’s the point?” you ask yourself. The point is you want more for yourself and your relationship, and there was something between you that brought you this far in your relationship.