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The Living Room Wellness Center A radically inclusive healing space. Come as you are. Healing begins with safety. Living rooms are often the center of the home. It is a place for growing.

The place where we socialize, find solitude, relax and make memories. Living rooms are often a reflection of the people who use them. Living rooms can also hold trauma memories for those who grew up in homes where there was more "surviving" than "living." The Living Room Wellness Center is a place where healing happens. Most of all, it is a place where people can find themselves "living" again. The Living Room Wellness Center is a safe place for ALL people who embody kindness. We are an unapologetically inclusive space and strive to provide services to marginalized groups who struggle to find wellness support in Springfielld and the surrounding area.

10/15/2026

We’re angry. We’re concerned. And we’re tired of the cruelty, too.

We’re therapists, but we’re also human beings living through the same uncertainty, frustration, and fear as everyone else.

We see what’s happening. We feel it. And we know we’re not alone.

At The Living Room, we believe it’s important to talk about what it means to care for your mental health in a world that can feel increasingly difficult to navigate.

So, let’s talk about it. 💜

10/12/2026

🌈 Happy National Coming Out Day! 🌈

Today, we honor the beautiful diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. Whether you’re out, exploring your identity, or not ready to share, your journey is valid, and you are seen, valued, and loved just as you are. 💜

At The Living Room, we stand as a healing collaborative that believes in the power of authenticity and community. We’re here to support, uplift, and celebrate everyone—no matter where you are in your journey. You are never alone; there is a place for you here.

I hope for a future where no one has to come out because being yourself is simply the norm—a world where love, acceptance, and belonging are universal, and no one has to explain who they are.

You matter. You belong. You are loved. 🏳️‍🌈❤️

If any of these feel familiar, it’s time to make a change.“You worry if you’re doing therapy right.” That anxiety right ...
10/09/2026

If any of these feel familiar, it’s time to make a change.

“You worry if you’re doing therapy right.” That anxiety right there tells you something. Real therapy shouldn’t make you feel like you’re failing at it. If you’re constantly second-guessing whether you’re “doing it correctly,” your therapist probably isn’t meeting you where you are.

“Your therapist knows your diagnosis but not your story.” A diagnosis is a category. Your story is who you actually are. A good therapist knows both. They understand the clinical picture and the human experience. They’re not just checking boxes on a treatment plan.

“You leave feeling analyzed instead of understood.” There’s a difference between being dissected and being heard. If you walk out of session feeling like you’ve been put under a microscope instead of understood as a person, that’s a sign something’s off.

“You’ve started editing yourself in session.” This one’s crucial. If you’re censoring yourself, choosing your words carefully, or hiding parts of who you are in therapy—the one place you should feel completely safe—that’s not working for you.

At The Living Room Wellness, therapy feels different. Real conversation. Actual understanding. No performance required.

Tara Garrity specializes in working with transgender and gender-expansive clients, creating space where you never have to edit yourself. Where your full story matters.

You deserve better. Let’s make the change.

📞 Call us: 417-413-4774
💬 Text us: 417-409-1117
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Visit: https://www.livingroomwellness.net/?utm_source=facebook

Affirming therapy isn't just a label. It's a practice. Here's what it actually means when a therapist says they're affir...
10/08/2026

Affirming therapy isn't just a label. It's a practice. Here's what it actually means when a therapist says they're affirming:

1. They respect your name and pronouns without question. Not as a favor. Not as an accommodation. As baseline respect. If they mess up, they correct themselves and move on—no drama, no asking you to educate them.

2. They don't pathologize your identity. Your gender identity or sexual orientation isn't a symptom to treat or a problem to solve. It's part of who you are, and it's valid.

3. They understand systemic oppression. They know that a lot of what you're experiencing isn't about something being wrong with you. It's about navigating a world that wasn't built for people like you. That context matters in therapy.

4. They collaborate with you. You're not a passive patient. You're a partner in your own healing. Your therapist listens to what you need and adjusts accordingly.

5. They do real work. Affirming doesn't mean avoiding hard conversations. It means having them in a space where your identity isn't questioned.

Tara Garrity brings all of this to her work with transgender and gender-expansive clients. She understands both the specific challenges trans folks face and how to provide therapy that actually supports growth and healing.

You deserve a therapist who gets it. Not just in theory. In practice.

LGBTQIA+ affirming. Neurodiversity affirming. Sex-positive. Body-positive. Culturally responsive. All identities, relationships, and family structures are welcome here.

📞 Call us: 417-413-4774
💬 Text us: 417-409-1117
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Visit: https://www.livingroomwellness.net/?utm_source=facebook

🚨 COMING SOON TO JOPLIN 10/15 🚨There's a misconception out there about what affirming therapy actually means. Some peopl...
10/08/2026

🚨 COMING SOON TO JOPLIN 10/15 🚨

There's a misconception out there about what affirming therapy actually means. Some people think it means avoiding tough conversations. Sidestepping reality. Just validating everything without challenge.

That's not affirming therapy. That's just... not therapy.

Real affirming therapy means showing up with full respect for your identity while still engaging in the actual work. It means your therapist isn't trying to change who you are, but they are there to help you navigate complexity. To work through the hard stuff. To challenge you when it serves your growth.

Being affirming doesn't mean avoiding difficult conversations about identity, relationships, transition, family dynamics, or anything else. It means having those conversations in a space where your identity itself isn't up for debate. Where you're not defending who you are. Where the therapist's job is to help you understand yourself better, not convince you that you're wrong.

Tara Garrity, our new therapist launching in Joplin this October, specializes in working with transgender and gender-expansive individuals. She knows that affirming care means meeting you with full respect for who you are and providing the real, sometimes uncomfortable, always necessary therapeutic work that leads to actual healing.

You deserve therapy that respects your identity and challenges you to grow. Not one or the other. Both.

LGBTQIA+ affirming. Neurodiversity affirming. Sex-positive. Body-positive. Culturally responsive. All identities, relationships, and family structures are welcome here.

Ready to work with a therapist who actually gets it?

📞 Call us: 417-413-4774
💬 Text us: 417-409-1117
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Visit: https://www.livingroomwellness.net/?utm_source=facebook

🚨 NEW LOCATION COMING SOON TO JOPLIN 10/15 🚨You know the feeling. Sitting across from someone with a clipboard, answerin...
10/07/2026

🚨 NEW LOCATION COMING SOON TO JOPLIN 10/15 🚨

You know the feeling. Sitting across from someone with a clipboard, answering rapid-fire questions. Trying to fit your life into neat boxes. Feeling like you're being evaluated instead of understood.

That's not therapy.
That's just interrogation with a degree.

Real therapy feels like a conversation with someone who actually cares about what you're saying. Someone who listens instead of just waiting for their turn to speak. Someone who asks follow-up questions because they're genuinely curious about your experience, not checking off a form.

At The Living Room Wellness, therapy is collaborative. It's about partnership. It's about creating space where you can show up as yourself and be heard without judgment.

All identities, relationships, and family structures are welcome here. LGBTQIA+ affirming. Neurodiversity affirming. Sex-positive. Body-positive. Culturally responsive.

Stop auditioning for your own healing.
Let's just talk.

📞 Call us: 417-413-4774
💬 Text us: 417-409-1117
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Book Now: https://www.livingroomwellness.net/?utm_source=facebook

Ready for an actual conversation?

Real therapy for real people. Coming to Joplin October 15.We're building something different. A therapy practice that me...
10/05/2026

Real therapy for real people. Coming to Joplin October 15.

We're building something different. A therapy practice that meets you where you are—without the clinical distance, without the judgment, without pretending your life fits into a predetermined model.

All identities, relationships, and family structures are welcome here. LGBTQIA+ affirming. Neurodiversity affirming. Culturally responsive. Therapy designed for actual humans navigating actual lives.

Whether you're exploring your identity, working through anxiety and depression, processing trauma, navigating relationships, or figuring out what comes next—we're ready to listen and support you.

Don't wait. Spots are filling up.

📞 Call us: 417-413-4774
💬 Text us: 417-409-1117
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Book Now: https://www.livingroomwellness.net/?utm_source=facebook

See you October 15th.

🔔 Coming soon to Joplin | 10/15 🔔Some of us live our daily lives hearing and listening to others. We're the ones people ...
10/02/2026

🔔 Coming soon to Joplin | 10/15 🔔

Some of us live our daily lives hearing and listening to others. We're the ones people turn to. We listen to their experiences, their problems, their opinions. We validate them. We make space for their stories. We do what we can to make them feel heard and seen.

And when it's time to voice ours?
"That sucks bro."
"Wild."
"Good luck with that."

We've learned to take care of ourselves through coping skills because that's often all we get.

We manage.
We survive.
We keep moving.

But here's what no one tells you: coping skills aren't healing. They're just... coping.

You probably have the coping skills. And they probably help, at least a little. But what's actually going to heal? Actually being heard, seen, and understood. Not by someone scrolling past your post or offering surface-level advice. By someone trained to sit with your experience and reflect it back to you with real understanding.

There's a difference between managing and actually moving through something. Between existing and actually living. And it starts with someone finally listening - really listening - to what you've been carrying.

At The Living Room Wellness, that's exactly what we do. We listen. We hear you. We see what you've been through and validate that it matters. Your experience isn't a problem to solve in one session. It's something we work through together.

You've done enough managing alone. It's time to actually be heard.

LGBTQIA+ affirming. Neurodiversity affirming. Sex-positive. Body-positive. Culturally responsive. All identities, relationships, and family structures are welcome here.

📞 Call us: 417-413-4774
💬 Text us: 417-409-1117
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Visit: https://www.livingroomwellness.net/?utm_source=facebook

🔔 Coming soon to Joplin | 10/15/2026 🔔Worksheets have their place. Exercises can help. But somewhere along the way, ther...
10/01/2026

🔔 Coming soon to Joplin | 10/15/2026 🔔

Worksheets have their place. Exercises can help. But somewhere along the way, therapy got reduced to a formula. Fill out this form. Complete this worksheet. Follow this predetermined pathway. And if you don't fit the model, well, that's a personal problem.

You're not a worksheet.
Your life isn't a checklist.
And your healing isn't one-size-fits-all.

Real therapy is messy. It's nuanced. It requires someone who can adapt, who can listen, who can follow where you need to go instead of forcing you into a predetermined plan. It means worksheets are a tool, not the treatment.

At The Living Room Wellness, we use evidence-based approaches. We use worksheets when they serve you. But the actual treatment plan? That's built around who you are, what you've been through, and where you're trying to go. Not around what fits neatly into a session.

You deserve therapy that's built for you, not therapy you have to mold yourself into.

LGBTQIA+ affirming. Neurodiversity affirming. Sex-positive. Body-positive. Culturally responsive. All identities, relationships, and family structures are welcome here.

📞 Call us: 417-413-4774
💬 Text us: 417-409-1117
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Visit: https://www.livingroomwellness.net/?utm_source=facebook

Let's build a plan that actually fits you.

We're coming to Joplin.After years of building something we genuinely believe in, The Living Room Wellness Center is ope...
09/29/2026

We're coming to Joplin.

After years of building something we genuinely believe in, The Living Room Wellness Center is opening its doors to our Joplin community on October 15th.

This isn't just another therapy practice. We're creating a space built around actual conversations. Around meeting you where you are, not where someone's treatment manual says you should be. Around the belief that healing happens when you feel safe enough to show up as yourself.

We've designed this for real people navigating real lives. For folks exploring their identity. For those working through anxiety, depression, trauma, or major life changes. For couples and families trying to figure it out. For anyone who's ever wanted a therapist, not a diagnosis.

Whether you've tried therapy before and it didn't land, or you're seeking support for the first time, there's room for you here.

LGBTQIA+ affirming. Neurodiversity affirming. Sex-positive. Body-positive. Culturally responsive. All identities, relationships, and family structures are welcome.

Ready to have an actual conversation?

📞 Call us: 417-413-4774
💬 Text us: 417-409-1117
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Visit: https://www.livingroomwellness.net



See you October 15th.

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