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Loring Therapy, LLC

Affordable Mental Health therapy for individuals, relationships and families.

10/18/2024

Instead of rushing to feel better, give yourself the grace to be where you are. Healing, does not need to mean fixing.

09/12/2024

“After tragedies, one has to invent a new world, knit it or embroider, make it up. It’s not gonna be given to you because you deserve it; it doesn’t work that way. You have to imagine something that doesn’t exist and dig a cave into the future and demand space. It’s a territorial hope affair. At the time, that digging is utopian, but in the future, it will become your reality.” — Björk

06/20/2024

🧘‍♀️ Sinking deeper into a gratitude practice.
I have a gratitude practice. Over the years, clients, friends, and others have asked me if there's something more they can do with their gratitude, practice. Because more often than not, it feels surface level to them.
I can relate to this. I struggled with it for a long time.
Seeing a tree outside of my window, I can easily say to myself, "I am grateful for that tree."
But that's just words. If I don't go deeper with it, it certainly does feel very surface level.

So I invite myself, and others when they ask, to go a level deeper with gratitude practice.
Is there a physical or emotional sensation I can feel about that tree? Does it bring a sense of peace? When I watch the branches and leaves sway, does it feel soothing? Is it aesthetically pleasing? Does it provide shade? Or do I remember a time that the tree was not there, and the sun blinded me, while the heat beat down on me when I would sit in front of the window?

It's one thing to take a look at food in the refrigerator and think that you are grateful for it. But again, that is sometimes just words. Can you remember a time where the refrigerator was mostly empty? Or a time that you were really hungry and did not have access to food? What was that like in comparison to now?
Or is there a benefit to seeing food in the refrigerator? Does the simple knowledge of knowing that it is there, allow you to focus on other things in your life that are important to you? Do you get to experience your day with a clearer mind and less stress, instead of having a scarcity mindset, worrying about food?

What is it like to be grateful for the friends in your life? Is it simply just mentioning to yourself that you are grateful for them? Or can you go deeper? Can you appreciate how they care for you? How it feels to care for them? do you feel more seen, heard, understood when you are with them? Do you offer them the understanding and space so they feel similarly about you? Do you get to revel in laughter, playfulness, tears, deep conversations with them, that may ultimately leave you feeling loved and accepted for who you are? And do they get to feel the same because of how present you are for them? What would it be like to not have that specific friend in your life now? How would you feel? If you're not sure, take a look at the emotion wheel and see if you can go a little more deeply with it. (I'll put a basic version of one in the comments.)

If your gratitude practice is simply just a list of things, and it feels surface, like words to you, try to go a level deeper with it and see what happens in your practice.

04/23/2024

Let go, take action or reflect and grow.

01/23/2024

Is there a time in your life you needed to give up your stubbornness to potentially make your life, and/or other peoples lives better?

I'm glad I gave up my stubbornness in providing therapy sessions virtually. Although my hand was forced somewhat, by the pandemic, I realized that the unknown of what it would be like to provide therapy virtually, was getting in my way of trying it. So I stepped into that unknown and realized all of my unhelpful assumptions.

It's days like today where I truly appreciate that I gave up my stubbornness to go virtual, and stay that way, because it would be pretty treacherous for me and my clients to navigate driving on these roads to make their sessions. Missing work is one thing, but missing a therapy session, if somebody is truly, struggling, is quite another.
Virtual therapy is especially helpful, when a client requests an emergency session, and I have an additional hour in my day I can provide without the logistics of travel, setting up an office and scheduling.

I may return to in person therapy someday, but 80% of my clients prefer virtual therapy right now. And the other 20% was not enough for me to be able to afford the overhead of office rental.

I'm just glad I faced my stubbornness, so I could keep myself safe, others safe, and be fluid in the ways that I provide support to myself and the world around me.

01/20/2024

Free items still available until 3 PM at our location on 2240 Middlebelt Rd., Garden City, MI. See photo for which entrance to use. Free parking in lot behind building. We are located on the second floor and you'll need to take stairs as this is an old building with no elevator. We cannot help move anything, so come prepared with transportation and others to help if needed.

01/18/2024

I'm finally giving up my lovely office in the historic original City Hall building in downtown Garden City, Michigan. I've gone 100% virtual with my clients. I need to have everything out by the end of next week. I'll have an open house this Saturday, 1/20 from 12 noon - 3 pm, for people to come and take what they want. Come prepared with a truck and people to help you move as I will not be able to assist. You can fb message me directly when you are on your way to make sure I still have certain items. First come first serve. I currently do not have measuring tape to measure items at this time, but will update the photos when I do.
Items can be found in the photos and video below.
I know this is last-minute, but I just found out from the new landlord that they are wanting tenants out of the building asap.

07/05/2023

I have attended meditation retreats/intensive’s every year for the past 20 years before the pandemic. I formally retreated for the first time since the pandemic has ended, this past weekend, and it was very insightful and meaningful to me. My meditations, reflections, connections with other meditators, making new friends, and continuing to nurture the relationship within myself, has been very moving. This meditation retreat was just a few days long. I asked to extend my stay an extra day, and I had the whole place to myself. That in itself brought many insights.

In a few days, I’m going to go on a two week therapeutic/ silent meditation retreat, to take a vow of silence (except when meeting with teachers and therapists), relinquish all devices, we are encouraged to not make eye contact with other meditators, and truly go inward. This trauma centered, contemplation investigation meditation retreat is specifically for therapists, advanced meditation students and caregivers who experience secondary trauma. A lot of people tell me, “I could never do that, I could never be silent and away from devices for that long. “
And I will not lie, it’s hard. Really hard. Next to childbirth, going on these retreats is one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life. But it’s always worth it.

But I’m telling you right now, it’s a life changer.
Every single time I do it.

Recurring thought I’ve been having from this past retreat,
“My Love for others is only as deep as the Love I have for myself.”

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2240 Middlebelt Road
Garden City, MI
48135

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+13134157622

Website

http://loringtherapy.com/

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Why I Did It For Me & You shoud Do It For You.

As a child, teen and young adult, I faced many mental health challenges and a learning disability. I was in “special ed” classes (which is what it was called back then), and known for my behavioral outbursts and fighting. I thought that I was always going to be that person who had emotional and learning problems. I then discovered the empowerment of therapy when I was a teen, and that I could truly grow and evolve as a person if I worked on myself enough. I moved out of my house at 17, worked 2 jobs , and was below poverty guidelines for many years. I also had no health insurance. This made it difficult for me to find the therapeutic help I needed. In attempting to put myself through college, I had little structure and foundation on how to study, how to treat my mental health challenges and learning disability, so I dropped out of college 5 times. I discovered that there were many free therapy resources I could use on campus, and took full advantage when I could. But when I was not in college, I struggled, because I did not have access to these resources. I tried community health for mental health services, but the resources were limited, and the waiting lists were lengthy. I swore to myself that if I ever became a therapist, I would offer a portion of my services for free as well as at affordable rates. Through much trial and error, lots of self work, therapy, cognitive techniques and meditation, I happily graduated with my Master’s in Social Work, and have been a fully licensed Mental Health Clinician for over 10 years . I kept my promise to myself and my community. I offer free, affordable and sliding scale Therapy Services to those in financial need. I also know my worth, as well as the worth of my services, and charge full price to those who are not in financial need. Because I supported myself through thick and thin, learning to make myself happy and empowered, I am able to give of myself and fully be present for all of my clients. For more information on therapy services, go to: https://www.loringtherapy.com. For information on my free and affordable therapeutic events, groups and retreats, go to: https://www.loringtherapy.com/doitforyouretreats