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Hudson Wilkins, MA, LPCC

7 Lessons On Keeping Hope Alive While Healing From Sexual Assault

If it doesn’t go perfectly, and according to plan then it’s happening all wrong. If it isn’t coming easy then I must not be good enough....

Hudson Wilkins, MA, LPCC

9 Realistic Expectations About Sexual Assault You Need to Know to Support a Survivor

There’s a common saying among folks who are experienced in supporting sexual assault survivors: “If you don’t know someone who has...

Hudson Wilkins, MA, LPCC

Do You Realize How Your Fear of Failure Keeps You From Moving Forward?

For the past six months Connor had spent one hour a week on my couch. In that time he’d gotten a job, gotten back in to school, started...

Hudson Wilkins, MA, LPCC

The Un-Wholly Power of Judgements

Judgements hurt the most when they come from the people we respect and trust the most. If they won’t believe and validate us, we tend to...

Hudson Wilkins, MA, LPCC

When You Push Me to Heal You’re Just Pushing Me Away.

As a therapist working primarily with folks who’ve experienced some type of interpersonal violence (assaults of all kinds) I regularly...