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Helping Without Losing Yourself: How to Care Deeply Without Absorbing Others’ Pain

Helping Without Losing Yourself: How to Care Deeply Without Absorbing Others’ Pain

by Jenny Bilksie-Smith | Nov 7, 2025

By Jenny Bilskie-Smith, LCSW | Wise Body Therapy When Empathy Hurts: Why Helping Without Losing Yourself Matters Picture this. Someone you love is in pain, and you feel it ripple through your own body. Your throat tightens, your chest constricts, your eyes well up....

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Wise Body Therapy & Counseling
in the Phoenix Area

Jenny Bilskie-Smith is Arizona-Licensed LCSW-23305

Mental Health Therapist and Individual Counseling Sessions

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602-551-6790

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jenny@wisebodytherapist.com

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Office Location

11225 North 28th Drive
Ste B228
Phoenix, AZ 85029

Services Include

Eating Disorder Treatment

Trauma and PTSD Treatment

EMDR

Intuitive Eating Counseling

Individual Counseling

Trauma Focused

Parts Work

Compassion Focused

Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)

Person-Centered

Somatic

Strength-Based

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