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Alexis Ryan, MA, LPCC

Fort Collins Office

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Emergency & Crisis Support

Fort Collins Office

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Alexis Ryan Therapy

Alexis Ryan Therapy offers individual therapy for high-achieving women in Fort Collins, CO, specializing in anxiety, ADHD, people-pleasing, burnout, and the challenges of early adulthood.

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Fort Collins, Colorado 80526

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This past weekend, I had the chance to celebrate my birthday alongside seeing Fort Collins show up and celebrate the LGBTQIA2S+ community. It was beautiful, fun, and deeply connecting.

But beneath the music and celebration, I also felt anger. Rage.

You know how to communicate. You’ve done the therapy, read the books, practiced the tools. You know what you want to say. And yet… when you’re overwhelmed or triggered, it all disappears.

You shut down. You get defensive. You cry.

We often judge ourselves harshly for the ways we’ve coped—labeling them as wrong, weak, or broken.

But what if we paused to ask how these patterns actually helped us survive? What did they protect us from? What role did they play when w

I used to get so frustrated with myself.

I’d shut down during hard conversations, ruminate for days, avoid taking action on things I wanted, or feel completely overwhelmed by the most trivial of tasks—and I couldn’t explain why.

I

We love to cheer on the women who never stop—the ones who meet every deadline, push through every doubt, and somehow make it all look effortless.

But beneath that polished, unstoppable energy? There’s often a nervous system holding its b

Anger isn’t the enemy—it’s a signal. A protector. An ally. An advocate. A voice that rises when something you value, believe, or desire is threatened or challenged.

If you’re feeling anger right now—whether it’s i

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