Trauma & Anxiety Therapy for High-Achieving Women in Arizona
Deep, practical therapy for the high-achieving woman ready to stop performing, heal the impact of past trauma, and finally feel safe and at peace.
The Exhausting Cycle You Can't Break
You are defined by your strength, but you feel completely depleted. You are resourceful, capable, and the person everyone relies on. Yet, you feel constantly drained by a set of exhausting, repeating patterns.
The Relational Wall
You want genuine connection, but every time you try to let someone in, you put up a wall. Vulnerability feels terrifying, so you stick to hyper-independence and never ask for help.
The People-Pleasing Tax
You over-give, constantly anticipate others' needs, and struggle to set boundaries. This is driven by a hidden fear that if you say "no," you'll be rejected or abandoned.
The Anxious Engine
Your mind never stops. You are always planning, predicting, and worrying—the result of trying to maintain control because past experiences taught you the world isn't safe.
The Burnout & Heaviness
The effort of keeping this perfect performance going has led to chronic anxiety and the heavy fog, numbness, and exhaustion that feels like depression.
MILITZA MONGE CORTES, LCSW
Hi, I'm Mily! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker serving adult women across Arizona. I established Honey & Comb Counseling because I deeply understand the unique exhaustion of being the 'strong one'—holding it all together on the outside while silently managing anxiety, depression, or burnout.
I view these struggles not as flaws, but as brilliant survival strategies rooted in past wounds. My practice is built on the belief that pleasant words are 'healing to the bones.' Here, you do not need to perform. I offer a secure space that combines the safety of structure with the sweetness of grace, where we move at a pace that honors your comfort to facilitate genuine, lasting healing.
Start your healing journey today—book a consultation to step into a secure space where you no longer have to perform.
"You haven’t failed. You have simply run out of energy trying to maintain a survival strategy that was designed long ago."
Healing the Roots of the Pattern
EMDR
This method helps the brain reprocess painful or traumatic memories, essentially stopping the mind from cycling through old fears and past hurts. By diminishing the emotional intensity of these historical events, EMDR directly reduces symptoms like chronic anxiety, hypervigilance, and the need for control, helping you feel secure and present.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
If talking about your problems hasn't been enough, we go deeper. I specialize in helping women who know they need more than just surface-level coping skills. We work to gently heal the trauma and unhealed wounds and patterns learned in past experiences that are driving your anxiety, depression, and exhaustion today.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
We work with the parts of you that are anxious, perfectionistic, people-pleasing, etc. We stop fighting those parts and help them feel heard, which dramatically reduces your internal conflict and emotional fatigue.
Working with Your Inner Parts
Somatic Therapy
We focus on the body's stored stress. This teaches your nervous system how to safely exit the "fight or flight" response, creating the profound, physical sense of calm that you've been missing.
Body-Based Healing
MY APPROACH
THE TRANSFORMATION
Finding Safety and True Rest
Imagine a life defined by peace, not performance.
Authentic Connection
Enjoying relationships where you can be yourself, speak your truth, and receive care without guilt.
Quieter Mind
Reducing the daily churn of anxiety and finding consistent, restful sleep.
Internal Lightness
Lifting the fog of depression and burnout, and feeling genuinely present and motivated again.
Guilt-Free Boundaries
Confidently setting limits that protect your energy and time.
I use a trauma-informed and an integrative approach to help you shift from survival to rest.
ABOUT ME
Healing the Roots of the Pattern