Center For Active Minds

11/07/2025

It’s so rewarding to be able to give back to the community, and future child therapists! Thanks for the collaboration, !

11/07/2025

Excited to be tabling with for their student symposium 2025! Always love connecting with the community and future generations of the field

11/03/2025

Accommodations for many diagnoses help level the playing field. However, when it comes to anxiety, a number of accommodations can make the anxiety worse.

That’s often NOT the intention of the school or parents - but a child’s anxiety can put a parent in a tough position to either give into the child’s anxiety and help them feel better in the moment, or teach them how to manage their feelings around anxiety and do the thing anyway.

As this article recommends, if the daily exposure to school isn’t enough to reduce anxiety, this may require the intervention expertise of therapists — not accommodations through school.

Anxiety is tough. Seeing your child distressed is tough. Helping your child build resilience is tough AND helps build life skills & confidence for your child.

https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2025/october/schools-are-accommodating-student-anxiety--and-making-it-worse/?fbclid=IwY2xjawN1171leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjK1AkhISobaR0_cS4gx2r6NKGvXrX6OGG6khY62hA4YPjHq_2TGIS7EtSsR_aem_E5nJ7IdeZaS9dR9lc7iWPQ

Removing stressors robs students of growth opportunities, writes TC's Ben Lovett and his co-author Alex Jordan

11/03/2025

The Hatch alarm clock, which mimics the process of the sunrise and helps cue your body into waking up slowly, is being offered to some folks for free here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQNITbgj9cQ/?igsh=bXFqNDI0ZGppcGU5

After working in a Sleep Clinic during my training as a psychologist, and using it personally with my kids and seeing improvements in their morning mood and ability to wake up independently, this is a go-to recommendation for many clients I work with who have a child who struggles waking up in the AM. Also - I’ve really appreciated their customer service the one time I needed to contact them.

10/08/2025

A number of parents want to get their child involved in extracurriculars, but their child isn't into sports, and it's hard to find alternatives.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Eric at Quarter Bend. From reading his profile online, to our first conversation, to hearing about his process of helping kids learn guitar, it's pretty clear he's in this for the kids and understands kids. His profile shares that he is a behavioralist by training, and he uses behavior plans to encourage kids to practice guitar, which may be particularly helpful for kids with ADHD. He also encourages the kids to have lessons in groups to help facilitate friendships, with kids with ADHD often struggle with.

So, if your kid is interested in playing an acoustic or electric guitar, this may be a really good resource for you. He offers a free 60 minute 1 on 1 assessment -- https://www.facebook.com/QuarterBend

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09/30/2025

Our fish, drawn by Cassie, our therapist, received a glow up to match our seasonal decorations!

09/29/2025

I’m very excited to continue to give back to a community that has given so much to us! I’m at Melhorn Manor until 6pm tonight to share with folks grounding techniques for when kids feel really anxious or really angry, and interventions we provide at the Center for Active Minds! Thanks for this event goes to and !