November 15, 2018 By Jamie Elizabeth Klausing For as long as I can remember, the holiday at the end of the year have always brought an increase of activities, commitments, family gatherings and piled stress onto my already busy -sometimes stressful life, and shoved me smack in the middle of ...read more
Cognitive Distortions Reinforced Through Social Media
by Dylan Nelson-Sease, LPC Social media has had an influence on the public consciousness since the early 2000s. People have lost jobs, elections have been influenced, and moods are impacted on a daily basis because of what users have posted online. You may feel as though you’re doing nothing right ...read more
Let’s Just See
By Erinn Williams, LCPC My initial entrance into the world of mental health treatment was as a Board Certified Music Therapist. I worked on an inpatient psychiatric unit in a hospital and my role was to implement a music intervention to help patients achieve their goals. For example, if the goal ...read more
When it rains, it pours
As many of you already know, we have been dealing with a shake-up at Mind Body Co-op. Our quaint home at 424 N. Michigan flooded last month and, needless to say, it has been a bit of a mess. As we speak, our space is being dried out, floors and upholsteries being repaired/replaced, ...read more
Can Avoidance Ever Be Healthy?
by Victoria Kessinger MA, LCPC Recently I was asked "Can avoidance ever be healthy?" The question caught me off guard because I have almost always viewed avoidance as unhealthy. But as I often do as a DBT therapist, I paused and sought out a different perspective. Below is the fresh perspective ...read more
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