Welcome to my blog, where healing begins with understanding and compassion. My name is Zachary Ferris, and I am a dedicated therapist specializing in trauma recovery. In my practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor, I work with all kinds of wonderful people. While the majority of my work takes place in one-on-one sessions and the occasional family therapy session, I kept feeling like I could still be helping more people!
My friends, family, coworkers, and clients were all asking very similar questions. So, I asked myself, “If these people in my life are asking similar questions, I bet other people in the world are asking the same thing.” So I set out to begin writing this blog. This blog will cover a vast area of topics around mental health, such as depression, trauma, anxiety, parenting, the brain, and many more. I also take requests for topics to be written about. I encourage you to reach out to me if you have specific questions in mind.
My long-term goal for this blog is to become a haven of information for everyone in the world to understand more about mental health. I also hope to contribute to breaking the stigma around reaching out for help. I know it takes enormous amounts of effort for some people to reach out and ask for help, and that first step is often the hardest. My hope is that this blog will offer people a stepping stone to make that first step easier.
Eventually, I would also like to create a video series about these topics I will write about and more for all of my visual learners out there. So keep an eye out for that video series when it shows up.
If you are ready to begin the process of healing and transformation, I am here to walk alongside you. Let’s embark on this journey together, towards a future where your trauma and your mental health no longer defines you but rather informs a stronger, more resilient version of yourself.