Dee Dee Chance, LISW

Dee Dee Chance, LISW I have been a mental health therapist for more than 20 years. I will be providing therapy full-time, both in person and telehealth. I see all ages!

I have worked the previous 10 years at a Mental Health Center and decided it was time for a change.

I have so many people that talk about the anger they experience. I am forever telling them about anger being a cover up ...
03/23/2026

I have so many people that talk about the anger they experience. I am forever telling them about anger being a cover up emotion. I think this is a great demonstration of how anger can show up in so many different forms of grief. Have a great Monday, enjoy the sunshine! ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒž

Amen ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š
03/22/2026

Amen ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

Itโ€™s true that being a social worker is hard, but it is harder to see people in need with no one to help them.

Sometimes no matter how much we want it to change or to be โ€œenoughโ€ we wonโ€™t be.  But how long do you allow yourself to ...
03/18/2026

Sometimes no matter how much we want it to change or to be โ€œenoughโ€ we wonโ€™t be. But how long do you allow yourself to be dismissed or left out before you realize itโ€™s not about YOU but about THEM.

Goodnight Bravehearts โœจ๐Ÿ’•

I saw this the other day and it really made me stop and think.  I hope you find it as useful as I did. Happy Sunday.   B...
03/15/2026

I saw this the other day and it really made me stop and think. I hope you find it as useful as I did. Happy Sunday. Bring on the week AND some sunshine ๐ŸŒž pretty please.

๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿฉท and may the Spring Ahead not have you dragging all day like me ๐Ÿ˜†
03/09/2026

๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿฉท and may the Spring Ahead not have you dragging all day like me ๐Ÿ˜†

A wish for the week ahead โ™ฅ๏ธ ~ Nanea

Take a moment to grasp this. Itโ€™s a lot. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š but the truth.
03/02/2026

Take a moment to grasp this. Itโ€™s a lot. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š but the truth.

https://wix.to/A2csbWm

Yes yes and yes.  I think what has been the most disappointing is that the mean girls are usually being raised by mean m...
02/22/2026

Yes yes and yes. I think what has been the most disappointing is that the mean girls are usually being raised by mean moms. Being a kid in todayโ€™s world is so much harder on so many levels. I was bullied starting in the 6th grade, I have zero tolerance for mean kids. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

Middle school girls this day and age?

Itโ€™s a different kind of hard.

The cliques.
The whispering.
The group chats.
The screenshots.
The fake smiles in the hallway.

Friend one minute. Frozen out the next.

And the scary part?
It doesnโ€™t stop when the bell rings.

It follows them home.
Onto their phones.
Into their bedrooms.
Into their minds.

Mean girls used to pass notes.
Now they pass screenshots.

They donโ€™t just exclude, they broadcast it.

And the pressure to โ€œfit inโ€ feels heavier than it ever has.
The clothes. The followers. The filters. The friend groups.

But hereโ€™s what I refuse to do
I refuse to blame an entire generation of girls.

Because they didnโ€™t invent this world.
Theyโ€™re trying to survive it.

Middle school has always been messy.
Itโ€™s just louder now.

And maybe instead of saying โ€œthese girls are toxic,โ€
we start teaching our daughters:

You donโ€™t have to beg to belong.
Real friends donโ€™t make you feel small.
Popular isnโ€™t the same as kind.
And being excluded says more about them than it does about you.

Because one day those mean girls wonโ€™t matter.

But how our daughters learn to value themselves through it?
That will.

This is so interesting to me.  I often get stuck in analysis paralysis.  Now I know why.  Anyone else ???
02/19/2026

This is so interesting to me. I often get stuck in analysis paralysis. Now I know why. Anyone else ???

Starting really is the hardest part, and thereโ€™s a good brain-based reason for that. ๐Ÿง 

Task initiation asks your brain to spend extra energy upfront, especially when a task feels unclear, boring, or emotionally loaded. That resistance you feel is your brain protecting its resources.

One way to work with this is to lower the bar to starting, not finishing.

Add music. Write down one tiny step. Set a short timer. Give your brain a clear on-ramp and an endpoint.

Once youโ€™re in motion, things often feel easier because your brain has already done the hardest part.

Youโ€™ve got this. Progress counts. Little by little! โค๏ธ

We truly never know.  Make the time to do the things with those you love today.   Donโ€™t live with regrets.  ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š
02/18/2026

We truly never know. Make the time to do the things with those you love today. Donโ€™t live with regrets. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

I love this ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š
02/16/2026

I love this ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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