The L.C.N. Wellness Framework
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Meet the New Kids on the Block
Most people come to therapy through one door — anxiety, grief, a traumatic experience, or a depression that won’t lift. What they discover is that these four conditions are almost never alone. They feed each other, mask each other, and layer on top of each other in ways that make it hard to know where one ends and the next begins.
At L.C.N. Wellness, we treat the whole picture — not just the symptom on the surface. The New Kids on the Block framework is how we make sure nothing gets missed.
What looks like burnout, “stress,” or just being overwhelmed is often one of these four wearing a disguise. We are trained to see all of them — so you don’t have to figure out which door is the right one. We’ll find it together.
Your anxiety has a name. And it's not "just stress."
Anxiety isn't weakness — it's your nervous system working overtime with no off switch. At L.C.N. Wellness, we don't just manage symptoms. We get to what's underneath.
TYPES OF ANXIETY WE TREAT
• Generalized Anxiety (GAD) — Persistent worry that attaches itself to everything. Exhausting because it never fully turns off.
• Social Anxiety — Fear of judgment or embarrassment. Often mistaken for introversion — but underneath it’s pain, not preference.
• Panic Disorder — Sudden waves of intense fear. The fear of another episode becomes its own kind of anxiety.
• Race-Based Stress & Anxiety — Chronic vigilance and the toll of navigating a world not built for you. This is real. It is valid. And it is treatable.
• Perinatal & Postpartum Anxiety — Pregnancy and new parenthood can trigger intense worry that doesn’t match the “best time of your life” narrative.
The Racing Mind
Thoughts that won't slow down, especially at night when everything finally gets quiet.
The Body Alarm
Tight chest, shallow breathing, that pit in your stomach — even when nothing is "wrong."
The People Pleasing
Saying yes when you mean no. Exhausted from performing okay when you're not.
Depression Isn’t Sadness. It’s the Absence of Feeling Like Yourself.
Depression doesn’t always look like crying. Sometimes it looks like going through the motions, losing interest in things you used to love, or performing okay while quietly disappearing.
It is not a weakness. It is not a choice. It is a clinical condition — and it responds to treatment.
TYPES OF DEPRESSION WE TREAT
• Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) — Persistent low mood, loss of interest, and physical symptoms that significantly impact daily functioning.
• High-Functioning Depression — Succeeding externally while feeling hollow inside. If this is you — you are not imagining it.
• Burnout-Induced Depression — When chronic burnout crosses into clinical depression. The line gets blurry — we know how to find it.
• Postpartum Depression — You are not a bad parent. You are unwell and you deserve support.
• Race-Based Depression — The cumulative toll of systemic racism, microaggressions, and intergenerational trauma. Real, valid, and treatable.
You do not have to hit rock bottom to deserve support. If something feels off — even if you cannot name it yet — that is enough of a reason to reach out.
The Racing Mind The Exhaustion That Sleep Doesn’t Fix
Tired all the time, even after a full night of sleep. Your body is present but everything feels like it takes twice the effort.
Performing Okay When You’re Not
Showing up for everyone while quietly disappearing on the inside. High-functioning depression is real and exhausting.
The Guilt About the Heaviness
Feeling like you should be able to snap out of it. That others have it worse. That asking for help is weakness. None of that is true.
You survived it. Now let's heal it.
Trauma doesn't disappear on its own. It lives in the body, shows up in relationships, and quietly shapes everything — until you give it the space to be understood. This is that space.
TYPES OF TRAUMA WE WORK WITH
• Acute Trauma — Single-incident: accidents, assaults, sudden loss, or any experience that felt life-threatening in the moment.
• Complex Trauma — Repeated or prolonged trauma over time — chronic abuse, neglect, or growing up in an unsafe environment.
• Racial & Cultural Trauma — The cumulative weight of racism, discrimination, and intergenerational harm. This is real. This is valid.
• Perinatal Trauma — Birth trauma, infant loss, infertility, postpartum experiences that were dismissed or minimized by others.
• Secondary / Vicarious Trauma — Real for healthcare workers, educators, social workers, and anyone bearing witness to others’ suffering.
Trauma-Informed Therapy · Oregon & Washington
Acute
Single-incident trauma: accidents, assaults, sudden loss, or any event that felt life-threatening or overwhelming in the moment.
Complex
Repeated or prolonged trauma over time — chronic abuse, neglect, domestic violence, or growing up in an unsafe environment.
Secondary
Vicarious trauma from caregiving, helping professions, or bearing witness to others' suffering — real for healthcare workers, educators, social workers, and more.
Grief isn't a problem to fix. It's a loss to honor.
Grief shows up in more ways than most people know — and it doesn't always announce itself as grief. Sometimes it looks like anxiety that won't quit, depression that settled in after a loss, or trauma responses that started when everything fell apart. Whether you've lost someone you love, a relationship, a version of yourself, or a future you expected, you deserve care that takes your loss seriously.
TYPES OF GRIEF WE WORK WITH
• Bereavement Grief — Loss of a loved one, including sudden, expected, traumatic, or complicated deaths. Including pregnancy and infant loss.
• Disenfranchised Grief — Losses others don’t always recognize — a miscarriage, a friendship, a relationship that was never “official.”
• Anticipatory Grief — Grieving before a loss happens — a terminal diagnosis, the end of a chapter.
• Identity & Ambiguous Loss — Losing a version of yourself through illness, trauma, fertility challenges, or cultural displacement.
• Cultural & Collective Grief — Community loss, intergenerational grief, and the grief carried by Black and BIPOC communities navigating systemic harm.
• Burnout Grief — When you’ve lost your sense of self to the grind. Identity loss, career grief, the grief underneath burnout.
Numbness or disconnection
Feeling flat, empty, or like you're watching your life from outside yourself.
Guilt and "should haves"
Replaying moments, wishing you'd done something differently.
Anger that doesn't make sense
Irritability or rage that surprises you — grief and anger are roommates.
The I.D.E.A. Method
Identify
Identify
Identify
Name what's actually happening — the patterns, the triggers, the stories you've been telling yourself about what happened and why.
Disrupt
Identify
Identify
Interrupt the cycle. Challenge the automatic responses. Challenge distorted thinking. This is where evidence-based tools like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) thrive in helping you build new neural pathways.
Engage
Accomplish
Accomplish
Move toward life — not away from it. Practice showing up even when anxiety, grief, trauma, or depression says to stay small.
Accomplish
Accomplish
Accomplish
Build a life where the condition doesn’t drive the bus. With tools, community, and support that hold you accountable to your own healing.
You Don’t Have to Figure Out Which Door Is the Right One.
Ready to feel like yourself again?
Whether you’re navigating anxiety, grief, trauma, depression — or all four at once — L.C.N. Wellness is trained to meet you exactly where you are. Let’s start with one conversation.
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