Online therapy & coaching for adults in Minnesota and around the world
Overcome Childhood Emotional Neglect
Schedule a consult today to learn how to stop letting your past control your future.
Is Childhood Emotional Neglect holding you back?
Do you:
Feel like you don’t really know yourself? Or even life yourself?
Get overwhelmed by your own (and other’s) emotions, unsure of how to cope or what to say?
Have a hard time connecting with people, and struggle with boundaries and people pleasing?
Struggle with low self-confidence, perfectionism, or people-pleasing?
Feel like something’s wrong with you, but unsure what it is or what to do about it?
Have a hard time remembering large parts of your childhood?
Know your parent loves you, but don’t really feel loved by them?
If you answered “YES” to any of these questions, there’s a good chance you experienced some level of Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) growing up. (And yes, this can STILL happen even in loving families!)
The struggles listed above, while painful to experience, are all COMMON symptoms of CEN that can negatively impact your entire life.
But this doesn’t have to keep holding you back from living your life the way YOU want. Ready to move forward in your life?
How I can help:
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Gain understanding of how you have been impacted by your childhood experiences and learn evidence-based tools to navigate coping mechanisms that no longer serve you. Experience what it’s like to connect to yourself with curiosity and compassion instead of blame and judgment so that you can finally feel free to “be yourself” without holding back.
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Get out of the endless disconnect/conflict cycle and learn how to create an environment where you both feel heard, get what you need, and regain trust so that you can grow TOGETHER as a couple.
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Learn how to create emotional safety in the relationship so that you can address past issues and build a whole new, healthier kind of relationship, whether that’s together or from a distance. Be able to identify what is best for you and get the tools you need to heal and confidently walk toward it without regret.
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Get the info on child/emotional development and how-to parenting tools you need to break generational patterns and raise an emotionally healthy child despite not having this modeled to you growing up. It’s never too late to become the parent YOU needed as a child. And it’s 100% possible to parent the child in front of you and reparent the child within at the same time.
Imagine being able to:
Know and understand yourself and why you do/think the way you do
Identify and handle your feelings (and others’ feelings!) without getting overwhelmed by them or shutting down
Trust and feel confident in yourself (no more constant second-guessing!)
Set boundaries without over-explaining yourself
Learn and get what you need…and communicate it effectively
Manage the negative self-talk so it no longer manages your life
Connect and be yourself in relationships (no matter who is around)
Navigate difficult family relationships without sacrificing your identity and values
4 Online Treatment Options to Heal & Prevent Childhood Emotional Neglect
Are you wanting to make a change but unsure of what that is or how to go about it? Check out my services below and together we’ll identify a path that works best for you. You don’t have to figure it out by yourself; you were never meant to do this alone.
Why work with a therapist trained in Childhood Emotional Neglect?
Hi and Welcome!
My name is Katie Egge and I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist & Coach in Minnesota. I have over 10 years of experience providing individual, couple, and family therapy/coaching + support groups for people all over the world who have experienced Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN). The impact that CEN has on their ability to cope, communicate, and connect with themselves, others, and their life can be devastating and lifelong if left untreated.
The common symptoms of CEN - such as anxiety, depression, low self-confidence, or emotion dysregulation, oftentimes become the primary focus of therapy. While these are important to address, this also means that the root issue of CEN often goes undetected and untreated…UNLESS you work with a therapist like myself who is trained in treating CEN.
The challenges my clients face stems from not getting what they needed from their parent growing up. This means that they often struggle to identify what they DO need in order to heal from CEN (and, in some cases, prevent it with their own child). That’s where my CEN training comes in as I can help you identify what was missing and needs to be healed, and also help you re-connect with yourself in order to understand and know who you are and identify the changes you need to make in order to take back control of your life.
How to work with me in 3 steps:
STEP 1
Click on the “Schedule a Free Consultation” button to schedule your free, 20-minute virtual consultation. Once your appointment time is confirmed, you’ll receive a link via email to join your consultation.
STEP 2
When it’s time to meet, use the link to join your session. The consultation is simply a conversation to get to know each other a little more to help determine if working together will be a good fit. Topics covered typically include: reason for starting therapy/coaching, what type of therapist you’re looking for, logistics such as scheduling, frequency of sessions, payments accepted, and any other questions and concerns you have.
STEP 3
If it’s determined that working together would be a good fit, I’ll send over the intake forms for you to complete and submit electronically. Then all you need to do is schedule your intake appointment with me using my online calendar, and that’s it; you’re all set to go!
“It’s never too late to heal from Childhood Emotional Neglect.”
- Katie Egge, LMFT