CRAVE is About...
Courage, Restoration, Attachment, Vulnerability, and Evolution
Hi, my name is Heather Gerhart. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I believe that we are relational beings created for the purpose of being in relationship with God and others. In the safety of loving relationships, we can find the courage to be who we truly are and relate to others with authenticity. Every good intimate relationship, whether marriage, family, or friendship, experiences conflict that can and does leads to hurt. Relational fractures are inevitable and have the potential to either bring us closer together or push us further apart. There are many dynamics that influence us and our ability to form, nurture, and sustain meaningful relationships.
It takes courage to take the first step towards restoration within oneself and between self and others. Secure attachment bonds can help us move toward others in loving ways, even when it’s hard. Showing up in vulnerable ways with those you love has the power to heal fractured relationships. However, if we don’t have a secure place to start from, or our vulnerability has been exploited through unhealthy or abusive relationships, we may find ourselves in a place we do not want to be with no road map of how to get back. This can feel lonely, scary, and hopeless.
I am passionate about helping people overcome anything that stands in the way of developing rich and deeply rewarding relationships.
Relationships that are hurting, stagnant, distant, or over-involved are suffering, and when one person suffers, we all suffer. I desire to help individuals, couples, and families flourish and thrive no matter what their current circumstances may be. I believe that, when one relationship heals, grows and evolves, it inspires the healing, growth and evolution of those around them.
Healed people, heal people, and become change makers in their world.
I crave a world where people are liberated to be who God created them to be, difference is honored and encouraged, people listen to hear, and each one is given a road map back to the love they are longing for when the world seems like a hopeless place.
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