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Polysecure
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....
What West Point Graduates Can Teach Us About Stress and Resilience
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...
Trauma Center-Trauma Sensitive Yoga: An Experiential Training
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...
Integrating DBT and Art Therapy
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,...
Here’s why planning a trip can help your mental health
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...
Nike closes offices for a week to give employees a mental health break
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,”...
Mental Health Boost After Bucks Win, Fans Say Wisconsin United
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,...
“Do As I Say, Not As I Do” Is Not For Me
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...
Recovering From Invalidation and Non-judgmentalness: Queer Identities In Today’s Social Environment
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...
What The NBA Can Teach Us About Mental Health
763-412-0722 Call for a confidential consultation Patrick Ewing going to New York via the draft “lottery”.Michael Jordan’s “retirement”.The “good faith” purchase of the Seattle Supersonics by Oklahoman Clay Bennett.There are many reasons why fans of the National...
Ending The Stigma: Selena Gomez
763-412-0722 Call for a confidential consultation A quick search of “DBT” in Google News does not return many results. If you have heard of DBT before there’s a chance it coincides with a guilty pleasure such as following celebrity news and gossip on sites like...
Firefighters Tackle PTSD
763-412-0722 Call for a confidential consultation We recently covered the Austin Police Department, which has made the decision to train counselors in EMDR in an effort to help the survivors of trauma cope with what they have seen and experienced. In that post, we...

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