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My name is Chelsie Bethke, and I am one of the art therapists at DBT-PTSD Specialists. DBT-PTSD Specialists have had art therapy as an optional form of therapy since 2016. At both sites (Elk River and Plymouth), you may find art therapy available for anyone admitted...

Plymouth 763-412-0722Elk River 763-595-1311Caila Kritzeck, LPCC, ATR-P Traditionally, personal financial advising has been catered towards cisgender straight white men resulting in the gatekeeping of financial knowledge. By providing clients with financial tools and...

Plymouth 763-412-0722 Elk River 763-595-1311 Hi everyone, and happy new year! My name is Danny Shaheen, and I serve as the Clinical Director of DBT-PTSD Specialists. Many of our therapists and clients alike are familiar with Bessel van der Kolk’s book, The Body Keeps...

Plymouth 763-412-0722Elk River 763-595-1311Written by: Caila Kritzeck, MA, ATR-P Polysecure is a book written by Jessica Fern, a therapist working out of New York City. In the book she delves into the intersections of consensual nonmonogamy, attachment, and trauma....

Plymouth 763-412-0722Elk River 763-595-1311In May 2020, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Melissa Thomas graduated Yale School of Medicine and immediately started work in the Emergency Department of Yale New Haven Hospital. She quickly noticed...

Plymouth 763-412-0722Elk River 763-595-1311September Prushek, MA, Clinical Therapist  The power of choice is a strong concept. Based on our social dynamics of gender, socioeconomic status, education level, ethnicity, religion, sexual identities, and so much more; some...

Plymouth 763-412-0722Elk River 763-595-1311Caila Kritzeck, MA, ATR-P The integration of art therapy into the DBT curriculum is something that I feel very passionately about. This approach is advantageous for learners who best absorb information delivered via auditory,...

763-412-0722With the pandemic far from over, now may not be the right time for leisure travel. But that doesn’t mean trip planning is canceled too. There’s some good news for globe-trotters: According to researchers, looking ahead to your next adventure could benefit...

763-412-0722By Devon Haskins, KGW News Global apparel and shoe company Nike is putting some of its employees’ mental health ahead of productivity. It has closed its corporate offices for the week so employees can “enjoy additional time off to rest and recover,”...

763-412-0722MILWAUKEE —Tens of thousands of fans followed along for the Bucks NBA Championship run. Whether it was at watch parties, bars, living rooms or at the victory parade Thursday. "This is important for not just the city of Milwaukee, but the city of Racine,...

763-412-0722 Call for a confidential consultation Author: Laura Anderson, MA, LPCCMany things have changed since 2010 but one thing I love about being a DBT therapist remains the same: as DBT therapists, we are expected to be learning, applying, and practicing DBT...

763-412-0722 Call for a confidential consultation Author:Katie Schober-Ordonez, MS NCC LPCShe/Her/They Licensed Professional CounselorMicroaggressions, a term coined by Derald Wing Sue, are everyday slights, both conscious and unconscious, experienced by members of...