Compass Health Center

04/01/2026

School anxiety is often called “school refusal.” But what if the behavior is actually communication?

In Episode 3 of You Only Know What You Know, Beth Hope, LCSW, and Britt Teasdale sit down with Adam Honecker, LCSW, to talk about school anxiety, avoidance, and burnout.

In this clip, Beth shares a reminder we see often: when kids and teens can’t put words to what they’re feeling, it shows up in their behavior.

🎙️ When School Feels Impossible
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube:
https://hubs.la/Q049dtw10

04/01/2026

Full schedule. Real responsibilities. OCD doesn’t pause.

Our Virtual Evening OCD Programs offer specialized, evidence-based treatment for young adults and adults — without disrupting work, school, or daily life.

OCD creates barriers. Learn to move past them: https://hubs.la/Q049g6-f0

04/01/2026

This , we asked our team a simple question: What does this work mean to you?

Their answers are honest and reflect what counseling really looks like. Showing up, staying present, and helping people find a way through.

Grateful for the counselors who do this work every day.

03/31/2026

Negative self-talk can make it feel like you don’t deserve help, or that nothing is going to change.

In our latest Q&A, Rebecca Peffer, LCSW-C, Associate Director of the Adult Program at Compass Health Center in Silver Spring, talks about how depression and anxiety can impact self-esteem.

Watch the full conversation or read the blog to learn more.
🎥 Full interview on our blog and YouTube: https://hubs.ly/Q0491ddJ0

03/31/2026

Today and every day, we recognize and celebrate transgender and nonbinary individuals, while also acknowledging the challenges many still face.​

​We’re committed to creating spaces where people feel seen, safe, heard, and supported. Access to affirming mental health care and the freedom to live as our authentic selves are important to our communities and to us.​

Visibility matters.​

03/30/2026

On World Bipolar Day, we recognize the millions of individuals and families affected by bipolar disorder and the importance of understanding this complex mental health condition.

Episodes of depression or mania can last days or weeks and may affect work, school, relationships, and daily life. The good news: effective, evidence-based treatments and specialized care can make a meaningful difference.

Awareness is one step toward reducing stigma and helping people find the support they need.

03/30/2026

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Today, we celebrate the dedicated doctors who provide expert care and compassion every day. A special thank you to our incredible doctors at Compass Health Center for their unwavering commitment to mental health. Your impact is immeasurable.

03/27/2026

When a young adult seems “stuck,” it’s easy to assume avoidance or lack of motivation. But clinically, what’s often happening underneath is very different.

In this Q+A, Catharine Pierce, LCSW, Director of the Young Adult Program, explains why terms like “failure to launch” miss the point—and how anxiety, depression, trauma, and shutdown can quietly interfere with independence, even when a young adult wants to move forward.

This conversation offers language for what parents are seeing, reassurance for young adults who feel overwhelmed, and a reminder that progress is built through safety, structure, and small steps.

👉 Read the full blog: https://hubs.la/Q048xc900

03/27/2026

Mental health care is changing—and so is the way we tell its story.

Meet Forward, Compass Health Center’s first Lookbook: a collection of voices, insights, and design that feels less like a brochure and more like a magazine you’d actually want to flip through. We created this Lookbook to show how care can be approachable, engaging, and thoughtfully designed—just as our treatment experience is.

Inside, you’ll find our philosophy, programs, and patient outcomes shaping Compass care today, and what’s next.

View and download the Lookbook today: https://hubs.la/Q048x2xr0

This is our Compass. Always pointing toward you. 

03/26/2026

Big emotions are part of growing up. It’s when they don’t pass or start showing up more often that parents begin to wonder what’s going on.

In our latest blog, Christine Ziegler, LCPC, CPR, shares what to watch for and when it might be worth paying closer attention: https://hubs.la/Q048t9hs0

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03/26/2026

Experiencing big emotions is part of our brain development. And learning how to manage them is a skill learned over time through modeling, support, and practice.

As parents, when we shift our mindset from “they should know better” to “they’re still learning,” we create space for everyone to take a deep breath.

Read our latest blog by Rachael Levine, Ph.D., Director, Center of Excellence, to learn more: https://hubs.la/Q048tv6W0

Learn how children and teens develop emotional regulation, why big reactions happen, and how parents can support skill-building at every stage.

03/25/2026

Listen to Amy Nygaard, MD, Medical Director at Compass Health Center in Golden Valley, Minnesota, explain why collaboration across care teams, the patient, and their families is essential to helping patients make progress.

Our treatment model at Compass brings together psychiatrists, therapists, nurses, educators, and families, working together every day to adjust treatment in real time and support patients as they transition back to outpatient care at the end of their program.