Therapy is weird if you think about it. You sit with someone you’ve never met and somehow you’re supposed to talk about the things you barely admit to yourself. This is why I don’t try to make therapy feel like therapy. I want it to feel like two humans sitting together having a conversation.
I won’t do the work for you, but I will guide you and give you tools that actually help you grow. I want to walk with you while you find yourself again, or maybe discover the version of you you’ve always wanted to be.
My perspective is pretty simple. People aren’t problems to solve. People are people. Complicated. Emotional. Funny. Stubborn. Tired. Hopeful. Sometimes all in the same five minutes. I don’t expect you to arrive polished or calm or sure of anything. I actually expect the opposite because that’s when things tend to get honest.
I’m not the kind of therapist who nods quietly and waits for you to reach some dramatic revelation. I ask questions. I’m curious. I’m real in the room. If something doesn’t make sense, I say so. If you need humor, screaming, or an F bomb to breathe through a hard moment, I can meet you there. If you need grounding and coping strategies instead, I can do that too. The goal isn’t perfection. The goal is understanding yourself without judgment and learning that it’s okay to be the true version of YOU.
I care about helping you make sense of your emotions in a way that feels less reactive and more grounded in what you need. I don’t expect you to know why you feel the way you do. That’s part of the work. We sit together, we talk about what’s going on, and we become a team that allows you to be heard and seen. Holding space for you is my priority.
And because I’m me, there will probably be sarcasm at some point. Not the kind that makes light of your experience. The kind that reminds you that you’re allowed to be a full human in here, not a careful version of yourself. Humor isn’t a distraction. Sometimes it’s the only way we can say the truth without getting swallowed by it.
Stacy Dahlke, MS, LPC
Founder of Comfortably Human Wellness, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor. Trauma-informed. EMDR-trained.
Human first, therapist second.
At the end of the day, I want therapy to feel like a place where you can put something down for a minute. A place where you don’t have to perform, impress, or pretend for anyone, even yourself. A place where your feelings make sense, especially the ones that you’re scared to say out loud because then they become real. A place where you get to grow at your own pace, without being pushed or rushed or judged.
I’m a real person and a safe space to figure things out. I provide conversations that feel like they belong to you, not a textbook. Simply put, our mantra at Comfortably Human is Come As You Are and Stay As You Grow, and that’s what I want for you. A place where you feel accepted as you are and where you can spread your emotional wings as you grow into who you are meant to be.
I know from personal experience therapy is HARD. It’s not easy, but all good things in life require us to get uncomfortable for progress to happen. I’d be honored to walk alongside you on your journey.
Who am I as a person? I LOVE true crime. I have friendships built on it. I’m a lover of most things coffee and lemon (I know, I annoy myself too). I’m a Gen Xer to my core which means sarcasm is a coping strategy and humor is a character trait. In my spare time I love to write and every now and then you’ll catch me reading a book or two.
Contact Stacy for more info.