Authentic Mental Health

03/08/2026

One hour less = self care more this week!

03/07/2026

Brainspotting is a brain‑body therapy designed to help individuals process trauma, emotional pain, and deeply stored stress responses.

It’s based on the idea that “where you look affects how you feel.”

During a session, a trained clinician helps the patient identify a specific eye position (a “brainspot”) that correlates with emotional activation. By maintaining that eye position while mindfully observing internal experience, the brain is able to access and process unresolved material at the somatic level.

Brainspotting is commonly used for:

Trauma and PTSD
Anxiety and panic
Performance blocks
Chronic stress
Grief and complex emotional experiences

Unlike traditional talk therapy, brainspotting works more directly with the subcortical brain — the area involved in survival responses and stored trauma.

When talk therapy reaches its limits, body-based approaches like brainspotting can offer another pathway to healing.

Rebecca, Missy, Savannah, and (soon) Mattie are available to implement brainspotting!

03/06/2026

Ever notice how one small thought can shift your entire mood?

“I messed that up.”
“I’m not good enough.”
“This is going to go badly.”

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is built on a simple but powerful idea:
Our thoughts influence our emotions, and our emotions influence our behaviors.

When thoughts become distorted — overly negative, catastrophic, or rigid — they can fuel anxiety, depression, and avoidance. CBT helps identify those patterns and replace them with more balanced, evidence-based thinking.

It’s not about “positive thinking.”
It’s about accurate thinking.

Want to get started? We are happy to help!

03/05/2026

03/03/2026

No one helps you grow quite like those who have hurt you.

Growth rarely comes from comfort.
It often comes from disappointment, betrayal, boundaries that had to be built, and lessons we didn’t ask for.

The people who hurt us don’t deserve credit for our healing —
but the resilience, clarity, and strength we develop afterward? That’s ours.

Pain can teach:

What we will no longer tolerate
How to set firmer boundaries
How to trust ourselves sooner
How strong we actually are
Growth isn’t about excusing harm.
It’s about refusing to let it define you.

Healing is not about what they did.
It’s about what you choose to become next.

03/02/2026

People who consistently hurt you do not deserve more chances. They deserve less access.

03/01/2026

March is National Nutrition Month so we thought it would be a good idea to go back to the basics! Nutrition is health. Food can be medicine. Drop some of your favorite healthy habits below that help keep you on track and we will enter you into a $25 gift card drawing!

02/23/2026

As a PMHNP, Bethany is able to provide psychiatric evaluations, diagnose, and prescribe medications — offering the same core psychiatric services many people traditionally seek from a psychiatrist, often without the long waitlists.

She is knowledgeable about psychopharmacology, neuroaffirming care, and evidence-based treatment. Whether someone is navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, mood disorders, trauma-related conditions, or other mental health concerns, Bethany provides thoughtful, individualized care.

If you’ve been considering medication management but felt overwhelmed by long waits or impersonal care, Bethany offers an approachable, knowledgeable, and compassionate option.

02/20/2026

Mental Health Spotlight: Emotional Numbness

Sometimes the hardest mental health struggle isn’t feeling too much — it’s feeling… nothing.

Emotional numbness can look like:
• Going through the motions
• Not feeling excited about things you used to enjoy
• Struggling to cry — or struggling to feel anything at all
• Feeling disconnected from yourself or others
• Saying “I’m fine” because you genuinely don’t know what you feel

Numbness is often a protective response. When emotions have felt overwhelming for too long, your nervous system may shift into shutdown mode to cope.

It doesn’t mean you’re broken.
It doesn’t mean you don’t care.
It doesn’t mean this is permanent.

With safety, support, and patience, feeling can come back — gently and at your own pace.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected lately, you’re not alone. And you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.

02/18/2026

Huge congratulations to Emily on becoming officially Board Certified as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)! 🎉

This achievement reflects her clinical excellence, ethical practice, and continued professional growth. Board certification represents advanced training, experience, and a strong commitment to providing the highest quality care to the clients and families she serves.

We’re so proud of the expertise and heart she brings to our team every day. Way to go, Emily! 👏