Open Door Center for Change

10/01/2021

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10/30/2020

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

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10/21/2020

We talk about boundaries a lot and it’s sometimes hard to know HOW to set them. Here are some helpful examples

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10/07/2020

It’s a really hard time for all of us. We can always choose to be kind. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDFrPoDLfC/?igshid=9mld0o8tt8j1

08/26/2020

Start where you are.

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08/18/2020

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07/01/2020

We are all doing our best in a really hard time. Be kind to yourself.

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06/22/2020

05/26/2020

New COVID-19 guidelines (https://www.publichealthmdc.com/documents/2020-05-22_Order_3.pdf) for Dane County effective today will allow us to transition to more in-person services. Our top priority continues to be the health and safety of our staff and clients. We expect circumstances will remain fluid so we will do our best to adapt to new information around COVID-19. Here are the guidelines that we will be operating under starting Tuesday, May 26th.

-Tele-health will remain the preferred format for therapy and group sessions.

-For any in-person services, prior to visiting the clinic, all staff and clients must review a symptoms checklist(https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/files/press/2020/health-check-exposure-assessmentv2.pdf) to self evaluate risk of carrying COVID-19.

-While at our physical clinic locations, all staff and clients must wear a face mask. We will be offering masks in the waiting areas. If you don’t want to use a mask during therapy, we will continue to provide telehealth options.

-When you arrive for your appointment, we ask you to wait in your car until your therapist texts or 5 minutes before the appointment time.

-We will be practicing social distancing by maintaining 6 feet.

-Please wash your hands regularly while at the clinic. Evidence suggests washing 5x/day reduces all illness by 45%.

-We will be regularly disinfecting high touch areas in order to minimize spread-by-surface.

Thank you for helping to keep our community safe.

04/24/2020

Be kind to yourselves ❤️

I believe all of these things are true. I believe grace and rest are key. Feeling and owning our own s**t instead of working it out on others is key. When we slip up, apologizing to the people we offload on is key.

And, when we hit that wall, sometimes courage looks like scaling it or breaking through it. AND, sometimes courage is building a fort against the wall and taking a nap.

For those of us with kids, I don't think we pretend that the wall doesn't exist.

Rather than sucking it up and pushing through, we name it. We help them understand that invisible wall that they will run into hundreds and hundreds of times in their lives. We model what it takes to recognize it and how tough it can be to choose the right strategy: scaling, reaching out for a lift, and/or resting. Naming, modeling, and not having answers is how we help them feel less alone or scared when they face their own wall.

Hard days are real because this is hard.

Stay awkward, kind and brave enough to rest and feel,
BB

03/31/2020

We are here for you in the safest way possible during this time.

“It’s still not the same as being in the room with someone, but it’s pretty close,” said Dr. Ned Kalin, chair of UW Health’s Department of Psychiatry.