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Open Door Wellness Center

The team of doctors and mental health professionals pride themselves on providing family-centered care that focuses on the mind, body, and spirit.

At Open Door Wellness Center our missions is to produce whole people, that will create whole families, generating whole communities collectively working toward hope in truth. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKUmSXpRdE2nZ3-OwklqSg

Open Door Wellness Center offers faith-based mental health counseling and primary care to people and families in Great Falls, Montana. Offering primary health care and mental health care under the same roof benefits all patients. The providers work together as a team to collaborate on personalized care that helps patients achieve mental and physical well-being. Faith-based counseling, family counseling, and EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy help patients struggling with anxiety and depression. Because Open Door Wellness Center has a primary care approach, patients also get help managing chronic health conditions like diabetes or heart disease. The practice also offers annual physicals and specialized DOT physicals (department of transportation physicals). Reach out today to Open Door Wellness Center to benefit from their holistic, compassionate, and faith-based care. Call today or use this website to schedule an appointment online.

01/30/2026

Employee Spotlight!

Dean is so fun to be around and we love that he was able to join us in spreading that fun in the office and to clients when they come in. We asked Dean some questions to get to know him better and here are the last set of responses he gave.

16. What is your best childhood memory? The times i went camping with my family
17. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
18. Have you ever met a celebrity? No
19. What skill would you most like to learn? Drawing
20. Where is the coolest place you traveled? Portland Oregon where i got to go see a Heats game

Proud of you Dean and love your fun personality!

01/28/2026

You Can’t Heal in the Same Environment That Hurt You

If you’re struggling to heal but still surrounded by the same patterns, people, or environments that caused harm, it’s not a personal failure—it’s a signal. Healing often requires change. Not just internal, but external.

Maybe you’re still in a relationship where you’re dismissed. Or a job that depletes you. Or a family system that refuses to acknowledge your growth. Staying in a harmful environment while trying to heal is like trying to grow flowers in toxic soil.

In therapy, we help you name the impact of your environment without shame. We explore what’s in your control, what boundaries might need to be set, and how to create more safety around you.

Sometimes, that means making hard choices. Other times, it’s about shifting how you relate to your surroundings. Either way, you deserve an environment that supports—not sabotages—your healing.

You’re not weak for needing space. You’re wise for knowing you deserve better.

01/23/2026

Employee Spotlight!

Dean was recently saved from the hot kitchen of the fast food industry! We are so glad he is now with us in the front supporting his dad's business! We asked Dean some questions to get to know him better. Here is more of what he had to say!

11. Who would be the three guests at your dinner table? Jesus, King David, John Cooper
12. What is your favorite season and why? Winter cause of the cold
13. Where would you travel for an all expense paid vacation for 10 days? Japan, Ireland, and Philippines
14. What is a skill are you working on? My Writing
15. What are you passionate about? Helping people and gaming

We love having Dean with us!

01/21/2026

Healing from Emotional Neglect

Emotional neglect is often invisible—but its impact is profound. It’s not about what was done to you, but what wasn’t. Maybe your caregivers provided food and shelter but didn’t offer emotional support, validation, or presence. Over time, this can lead to feelings of emptiness, self-doubt, and difficulty trusting others.

You might struggle to identify your emotions, fear vulnerability, or feel like your needs don’t matter. Therapy offers a safe space to name and heal from these wounds.

We’ll explore the messages you absorbed—like “don’t be a burden” or “your feelings aren’t important.” You’ll learn to reconnect with your inner world, practice self-validation, and build emotional awareness.

Healing from emotional neglect means learning that your needs are real and your feelings are valid. It means offering yourself the attunement and care you didn’t receive. You’re not asking for too much—you were asked to accept too little.

01/16/2026

Employee Spotlight!
Dean joined us recently and is rockin' it!
We asked him some questions to get to know him. Here are 5 more responses from Dean.
6. What is a goal you are working towards? To bring more people to Christ
7. If you had a superpower what would it be and why? Teleportation so that i can go to any of my friends or family who live far away from me and i don’t have to pay for the travel.
8. Describe yourself in three words. Kind, passionate, ADHD
9. What was your dream job as a kid? To be a Police Officer
10. What are the top three items on your bucket list? Skydiving, Bungie jumping, meeting my online friends irl

Dean is up at the front desk and has been enjoying his role at Open Door!

01/14/2026

Handling Anxiety & Worry

Jesus redirects anxious attention from tomorrow to today’s faithfulness under the Father’s care (Matt 6:25–34). Paul gives a triad—pray, give thanks, think on what is true, lovely, and commendable (Phil 4:6–9). Peter adds a decisive transfer: cast your cares on God because He cares (1 Pet 5:7). Guzik highlights Jesus’ “birds and lilies” as arguments against fretful striving, Paul’s promise of guarding peace, and Peter’s link between humility and care‑casting. Enduring Word

Practices
1. Name & ask: Write the worry; ask specifically—with thanks (Phil 4:6).
2. Seek first: Do one concrete Kingdom act today (Matt 6:33).
3. Thought‑filter: Run the worry through Phil 4:8; replace, don’t just remove.
4. Care‑transfer: Pray 1 Pet 5:7 aloud; picture placing the burden in Jesus’ hands.
5. Community touch: Share one burden with a mature believer this week.

Prayer. “Father, You know. Teach me to seek, to thank, and to cast.”

Question: Which specific worry will you trade for one concrete Kingdom action today?

01/09/2026

Employee Spotlight!
Give a warm welcome to Dean!
Dean came on board at Open Door a few months ago and he has been a huge assent to us! We asked Dean 20 questions to get to know him better.

Here are the first five questions we ask him.
1. How do you prefer to start your day? Take a shower and listen to the Bible on my way to work.
2. What do you do to turn things around when you’re having a bad day? Think about my family and friends and what future events i have to look forward to
3. What is one of your favorite memories from that last year? When i went camping with my family
4. What’s one thing you’re currently trying to make a habit of? Reading my Bible more
5. What’s something - big or small - that you’re really good at? Gaming

Stay tuned next week to learn more about Dean!

01/07/2026

Relationship with God & Mental Health

Scripture offers pathways of peace: prayer with thanksgiving guards hearts and minds (Phil 4:6–7); Jesus invites the weary to His easy yoke (Matt 11:28–30); the psalmist talks back to despair (Ps 42:5); we cast cares on God (1 Pet 5:7). Guzik’s notes reinforce these practices as real means of grace, not platitudes. (Enduring Word)

Practice
Daily “care transfer”: name anxiety → cast to God → thank Him for one concrete mercy → take one right next step.

Question: What anxiety will you transfer to Jesus—by name—before bed tonight?

12/31/2025

Renewing the Mind (Romans 12:2)

God forms resilient minds by transforming us from the inside out (Rom 12:1–2 ESV). Renewal is not positive thinking; it’s Spirit-empowered re-patterning of belief and behavior through Scripture, prayer, and obedience (Phil 4:8; Eph 4:22–24). David Guzik notes that Paul contrasts conformity to the world with transformation rooted in God’s mercies—renewal changes how we discern God’s will. (Enduring Word)

Try this (7 days)
1. Thought audit: name a recurring anxious or condemning thought; write a countering verse (start with Phil 4:8). (Enduring Word)
2. Truth rehearsal: pray the verse morning/noon/night.
3. Obedience step: do one action implied by the verse (James 1:22).
4. Community check: share with a mature believer for feedback.

Prayer: “Lord, renew my mind to test and approve Your will today.”

Question: Which thought pattern—fear, shame, or control—most needs replacing with God’s truth this week? Why?

12/26/2025

Employee Spotlight!

We are so blessed to have Genevieve on our team here at Open Door! Over the month we have been asking her questions to get to know her a little more. Here are the last 5 responses she had for us!
16. What is your best childhood memory?
Going on a caribbean cruise with 64 family members
17. What is your favorite holiday?
Christmas
18. Have you ever met a celebrity?
I have taken dance lessons from many of the dancers on “so you think you can dance” as well as one of of the siamese twins from “The Greatest Showman”
19. What skill would you most like to learn?
To crochet
20. Where is the coolest place you traveled?
Jamaica

12/24/2025

Christ at the Center of Christmas: Restoring Mental Clarity Through Jesus

In the middle of a chaotic season, where consumerism clouds clarity and expectations weigh heavy, Christmas can feel more like pressure than peace. But centering our minds on the person of Jesus—His presence, promises, and power—renews our perspective.

Hebrews 12:2 urges us to fix our eyes on Jesus, "the founder and perfecter of our faith." The Greek word for "fixing" is ἀφορῶντες (aphorōntes)—to look away from all else and look intently at one. Mental health begins where distraction ends. Jesus is not one truth among many—He is the truth (John 14:6).

In John 1:14, we read, "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us." The Greek for "dwelt" is ἐσκήνωσεν (eskēnōsen)—to pitch a tent, to reside closely. He didn’t merely visit; He moved in. Jesus isn't seasonal—He is eternal.

Isaiah 26:3 says, “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you.” The Hebrew, shalom shalom, expresses double peace—deep, comprehensive rest of the soul. Jesus, fully God and fully man, is the embodiment of that peace (Eph. 2:14).

David Guzik comments, “The peace of Jesus isn’t fragile; it withstands storms.” Amid depression, anxiety, or grief, Jesus is not a distant doctrine—He is your present help (Psalm 46:1).

Practice Section:
Daily Christward Focus: Begin your day with Hebrews 12:2. Speak His name aloud.
3-Minute Reset: Breathe deeply. Say: “Jesus, be my center.” Repeat until distractions ease.
Scripture Art: Write or design John 1:14 and hang it somewhere visible.

Reflective Questions:
What does it look like to truly fix your eyes on Jesus today?
What have you been looking at that has robbed you of peace?

Address

2022 Central Avenue
Great Falls, MT
59401

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5am
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Website

http://opendoor406.com/

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