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MONTHLY DIGEST
OCTOBER 2025
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This Month's
Top Stories
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Featured Article: Domestic Violence Month
Meet Our Team
Community Spotlight ~Angels of Long Island
Upcoming Local Events
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✍️ Message from the Founder
October holds a special significance as it marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time for us to come together in support of survivors, to raise awareness, and to reaffirm our commitment to fostering safe and healthy relationships. This year’s national theme, “With Survivors, Always,” is a powerful reminder that healing does not happen in isolation—it requires compassion, community, and unwavering support.
At Wholistic Counseling PC, we see firsthand the strength and courage it takes for survivors to begin their healing journey. Our role is to walk alongside them with respect, empathy, and holistic care—supporting not just emotional well-being, but the mind, body, and spirit as a whole.
As you read through this month’s article, I invite you to reflect on how you can show support to survivors—whether by wearing purple on Purple Thursday (October 23rd), sharing resources with a friend, or simply listening with a compassionate heart. Every action, big or small, sends a powerful message: you matter, your voice matters, your healing matters.
With Care and Solidarity,
Julia Schubert, LCSW
Founder, Wholistic Counseling PC
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Featured Article
~ Domestic Violence~
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by Wholistic Counseling
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
2025 Theme: “With Survivors, Always”
Every October, we pause to bring light to an issue that touches countless lives yet often remains hidden: domestic violence/intimate partner abuse. First, let's define what it is. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another person. Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. The most painful wounds of domestic/intimate partner violence are often invisible, and breaking free from a cycle of abuse is not simple or easy.
What are some emotional, verbal and behavioral signs that you or a loved one are in an abusive relationship?
- Sudden drop in self-esteem or confidence. Feelings of shame and embarrassment triggered by the relationship
- Isolation from friends, family, or activities once enjoyed
- Frequently checking in with partner, seeming to "need permission"
- Partner shows controlling behaviors (monitoring phone, finances, whereabouts)
- Constant blame for problems in the relationship as well as insults, belittling and humiliation in public and/or private.
How Can You Help a Loved One?
Support Survivors – Offer resources, encouragement, and practical help to those in need.
Learn & Share – Educate yourself and others about the dynamics and impact of domestic violence.
Remain Compassionate - Survivors may truly want to leave their abusive partner, but it is when they are ready.
Consistent Care - Let them know you love them and remain patient. Allow them the time they need, without judgment, no matter how long it takes.
Express Your Concerns - Be gentle, not confrontational. Choose the right time & place. Prepare for resistance (they may deny, minimize, or justify the abuse).
Get Your Own Support – It may be very emotional, confusing and frustrating to see a loved one stuck in an abusive relationship.
Our Role in Healing
At Wholistic Counseling PC, our mission is rooted in partnership, support, and solidarity. We know that recovery from domestic violence is not only about safety—it’s also about restoring the mind, body, and spirit. Survivors deserve more than survival. They deserve to thrive.
We offer:
- Safe, confidential counseling to help survivors process the trauma.
- Group support that builds empowerment and reduces isolation.
- Mind-body healing practices to restore peace and resilience.
- Family support services to help loved ones navigate the impact together.
Domestic violence can leave deep scars, but it does not define a person’s future. With compassion, resources, and holistic care, healing is always possible.
This October, let us not only raise awareness but also renew our commitment: to stand with survivors, always. If you know someone who is in need of support, feel free to share our link below for a free consultation.
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We are a passionate and dedicated team of mental health professionals providing treatment for a variety of issues affecting children, adolescents and adults of varying ages.
Get to know the heart behind the healing. Each of our clinicians brings a unique story and specialty—from early childhood counseling to trauma-informed adult therapy. This month, we’re featuring one of our dedicated Clinician's, Stacy Hovanec, LCSW
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Stacy Hovanec
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Stacy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who earned her Master’s degree from Stony Brook University. She has worked with individuals from ages 18-75 that have experienced homelessness, trauma, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, life events, and women’s issues. She is also certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy.
Currently, Stacy works with the aging population and is a palliative care social worker who provides clinical support to patients and their families as they come to terms with a terminal diagnosis. She also has a passion for working with Veterans and first responders and/or their families.
Stacy’s approach to therapy is primarily person-centered, which means the focus is on the individual and their preferences, needs, and values guiding the clinical decisions and providing care that is respectful and responsive to them.
| | | Wholistic Counseling is proud to highlight Angels of Long Island | |
ABOUT US
Established in 2015, Angels of Long Island a charity started as a small Facebook group to assist one family and now has thousands of Members all across Long Island.
We have evolved from our social media platform, and we now have a thrift store, donation center and community outreach center.
We provide supplemental support and resources to people who are struggling through a crisis.
Our goal is to grow our organization and increase our membership to assist us in opening additional locations in order to assist more families in crisis.
Food Distribution
Every Friday & Saturday 11:30am until supplies last
*Bring your own bags to carry away your items
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JOIN OUR MISSION
Angels of Long Island’s mission is to assist and advocate for people in our Long Island community who are in need of assistance during this troubled economic time.
Our goal is to empower people to overcome poverty and live prosperous lives.
We aggressively provide a wide range of services and goods to people in crisis.
Sharing Cart
Every day we wheel a cart of non-perishable food & bakery items free to take from 10am-3pm. *Bring your own bags to carry away your items
Angels of Long Island
350 East Main Street, Unit 23
Patchogue, New York 11772
Angelsoflongisland@outlook.com
631-803-6775
| | | Wholistic Counseling is proud to present to you the Break The Trauma Bond Summit. | | |
You survived the storm.
Now it’s time to finally break free
Dr. Nae has helped thousands of women heal through her SurThrive Community, my book Run Like Hell, and the Break the Trauma Bond Masterclass…
But this? This is SO much bigger.
On October 4–5, Dr. Nae is hosting the first-ever Break The Trauma Bond Summit.
A transformational two-day live event for women breaking free from trauma bonds, reclaiming their worth, and rewriting their stories.
Dr. Nae lived this. She knows the hell of toxic love.
And she knows the power of healing OUT LOUD.
This is something I wish I had when I walked away from my trauma bond. But now, Dr. Nae is bringing us everything she learned as a therapist and lived through as a woman.
PLUS, she'll be joined by 10+ incredible experts sharing tools, strategies, and stories that will move you from surviving to thriving.
General Admission is FREE
Registration is NOW OPEN
Because your healing matters.
Love yourself enough to break free.
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Now Accepting New Clients
Do you know anyone who is feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or struggling with life’s challenges? They don’t have to face it alone. Our practice is now welcoming new clients.
✅ Confidential & Supportive Environment
✅ Personalized Therapy Tailored to Individual Needs
✅ Virtual Tele-Health & In-Person Sessions Available
✅ Insurance Accepted
If you or someone you know could benefit from mental health support, we're here to help.
Wholistic Counseling PC
157 N. Ocean Ave.
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 406-9308
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