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Art Therapy Supplies Kits
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...
A Feminist Approach to Personal Finances
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...
Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Research Foundation and Book Club
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...
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...

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Plymouth, MN
Phone: 763-412-0722
Fax: 763-600-6707
Elk River, MN
17205 Yale Street NW
Suite E
Elk River, MN 55330
Phone: 763-595-1311
Fax: 763-595-1308
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