Creating Progress - Nikkie Evans PLLC

Being a teen girl is hard. Finding support for your teen shouldn't be!

Our Teen Girls Process Group is BACK! 🎉

Friendship struggles, social anxiety, feeling left out, or simply trying to figure out who you are. The teen years can feel overwhelming, especially when you feel like you're navigating it all alone.

Led by Jessica Kolka, LCSW, our Teen Girls Process Group offers a safe, supportive space for girls to connect with peers who get it, have real conversations, build confidence, and navigate life's challenges together.

Whether your teen is struggling with friendships, feeling isolated, stepping down from a higher level of care, or simply looking for additional connection and support, this group could be a great fit!

✨ Mondays 6 PM - 7PM
✨ Led by Jessica Kolka, LCSW
✨ Open enrollment — join anytime!

Because sometimes, knowing you're not alone makes all the difference. 💕

Interested in learning more or enrolling your teen?
Send us a message or visit www.creatingprogress.net!
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Anxiety loves certainty. It wants answers, reassurance, control, and a way out of anything that feels uncomfortable.

But learning to manage anxiety often means practicing the opposite.

Pause before accepting every anxious thought as fact. Allow some discomfort without immediately trying to escape it. Speak to yourself with kindness when things feel hard. Give yourself time before making decisions just to get relief.

You don’t have to get rid of anxiety to move forward. You can learn to make room for it without letting it take the lead.

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We often think growth means changing how we feel. But sometimes, growth is simply learning that we don’t have to act on every feeling.

We can feel anxious without avoiding.
We can feel angry without lashing out.
We can feel overwhelmed without shutting down.
We can feel uncomfortable and still choose what aligns with who we want to be.

That little space between the feeling and the response? That’s where change begins.

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I’m the queen of multitasking. 🙋‍♀️

As a mom, therapist, and practice owner, you’ll usually find me doing at least two things at once. But one afternoon, my toddler pointed out an airplane flying over our backyard—and I realized I had never noticed just how many airplanes fly over our house.

So we sat there for 15 minutes and watched them go by. No agenda. No productivity. Just airplanes. ✈️

It was such a simple reminder of something I talk about often as a therapist: mindfulness doesn’t have to mean meditation or finding an hour of quiet. Sometimes, it’s simply slowing down long enough to notice what’s already there.

Sharing more about this little lesson in mindfulness on the blog.

A Lesson in Mindfulness From a Mom Who’s Always Multitasking I am the queen of multitasking.As a mom of young kids, a therapist, and a practice owner, there is almost always more than one thing happening at once.I’m writing an email while making lunch. Listening to a voice memo while folding laundry. Thinking through my schedule while getting someone dresse...

If you’re a people pleaser, setting boundaries might not be the hardest part.

It’s what happens after.

The guilt. The overthinking. The urge to send another text explaining yourself. The worry that someone is upset with you. The temptation to take the boundary back just to make the discomfort go away.

One question I’ve learned to ask myself:

Did I actually do something wrong… or did I just do something someone else didn’t like?

There’s a big difference.

From one recovered people pleaser to another, your boundaries don’t become wrong simply because someone is disappointed by them.

I’m sharing more about boundaries, guilt, and people pleasing in our newest blog. Read it here 👇

A Tip About Boundaries From a Recovered People Pleaser If you’re a people pleaser, boundaries can feel terrible.Not necessarily because the boundary itself is wrong—but because somewhere along the way, you learned that keeping other people happy was part of your job.So when someone is disappointed by your boundary, it can feel like evidence that you...

You don't have to carry this alone. 💙

Parenting a medically complex child comes with a unique kind of love... and a unique kind of weight. The appointments, the uncertainty, the advocacy, the exhaustion, and the moments that others often don't fully understand.

Our Support Group for Parents of Medically Complex Children is beginning a new cohort Monday, August 24, and we'd love to welcome you.

This group is a space to:
✨ Connect with other parents who truly understand
✨ Feel seen, supported, and less alone
✨ Process the emotional impact of caregiving
✨ Learn practical coping tools while building meaningful connections

There is currently just ONE spot remaining.

If you've been thinking about joining, now is the time. We'd be honored to walk alongside you.

📩 Send us a message or reach out through our website to learn more or reserve the final spot.
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