The Joyful Mind, LLC

01/08/2026

I will be out of the office starting today, 1/8/2026, through 1/22/2026. During this time, I will be away from my work phone and email and will return all messages when I return to my office. If you are in crisis, please contact your county's crisis line or the national 988 hotline.

01/07/2026

Our intern, Liz Cravillion has openings for new clients! If you have been thinking about therapy, and you are looking for a budget-friendly option, Liz is here to meet your needs

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! As a reminder to existing clients, I will be having new informed consents, consents for telehealth, and practice privacy policy for treatment for everyone to sign. This is a requirement of law by the state of Wisconsin in order for me to provide treatment to you. These forms will need to be electronically signed prior to our first session of the new year. If not, in accordance with the law of the State of Wisconsin, I will nave to cancel the session until it is signed. If you have releases of information on file, I will also have you resign those releases of information.

Please make sure your credit card information is updated in the client portal to ensure timely payments. As a reminder, all payments are due the same day as your session, including your co-pays.

MAKE SURE YOUR INSURANCE INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE!!!

Starting in May of 2026, I will be offering a new service at The Joyful Mind: Ride and Talk therapy. This treatment modality is an amazing option for those clients that:
1. have their own horses and trailers
2. have confidence in their equestrian skills
3. want to incorporate the partnership they have with their own horse into their therapeutic journey

Inflation has us all in a chokehold. With the rising cost of living, I have made the hard decision to raise my rates to not just meet my family's needs, but the needs to maintain and run The Joyful Mind. Effective January 1, 2026, I will be raising my rates from $135 to $145 for a 60 minute session. I will still offer the pay what you can model for those clients electing to use private pay options vs. their insurance. If this is something that interests you, please bring it up in session.

If you have any questions about the updates, services, or just in general, please feel free to bring them up in session so we can talk about them. Thank you for letting me be part of your mental health journey and I cannot wait for the new year!

12/31/2025

12/30/2025

12/16/2025

Feeling overstimulated lately? Have you been in stuck mode and unable to get tasks done? Here is a simple way to help get those pesky tasks done you just can't get yourself to do

12/16/2025

Are you starting to think about a New Year's resolution? Not sure how to make the resolution actually stick? Here are some tips to make sure your are successful with that resolution:

https://thatdarnamygdala.wordpress.com/2024/01/05/new-years-resolutions-and-how-to-make-them-work-for-you/

12/13/2025

I wanted to bring something up today. In session, for the last 3 weeks, I've heard the statement "I'm fine " so often that it doesn't even feel like a statement anymore. It always makes me wonder, what's hiding behind it. How many times have you said "I'm fine" when in reality, you just didn't know how to explain what you were feeling .

I have decided to turn that statement into an acronym.
F - feeling
I- in
N - need of
Expression

The phrase "I'm fine" is something known as a blanket statement. A blanket statement is something we say as a way to cover up what is really going on. Sometimes we do this because we don't know how we feel, sometimes it is because we don't know the words to describe how we're feeling. In other cases, we are so afraid of the rejection that it is easier to cover up how we're actually feeling.

Coming to therapy is a safe place to express what you're feeling, or learn ways to express those feelings.

When's the last time you've expressed your feelings vs, covering them up? Need help finding out what those emotions are that are driving the "I'm Fine" feeling? Let me know!

12/11/2025

Do you need some extra support this holiday season? Not sure if you're ready to commit to a counseling relationship but need somewhere safe
to decompress or someone to help you talk through some boundaries this season?
The Joyful Mind, LLC is offering Drop-in Counseling Sessions with Liz Cravillion, Mental Health Counseling Intern. Sessions are $25 each and
are 55 minutes long, no strings attached. Email Lizcravillion@gmail.com to schedule your session.
Dates and Times Available at the time of this post:
Thursday, December 11
5:00 pm
6:00 pm

12/10/2025

Looking for some extra support this week but don't want to wait? Check out Liz Cravillion drop-in sessions! Next set of drop ins will be tomorrow, December 11th

Do you need some extra support this holiday season? Not sure if you're ready to commit to a counseling relationship but need somewhere safe
to decompress or someone to help you talk through some boundaries this season?

The Joyful Mind, LLC is offering Drop-in Counseling Sessions with Liz Cravillion, Mental Health Counseling Intern. Sessions are $25 each and
are 55 minutes long, no strings attached. Email Lizcravillion@gmail.com to schedule your session.

Dates and Times Available at the time of this post:
Wednesday, November 26
3:00 pm

Thursday, December 4
11:00 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm

Thursday, December 11
5:00 pm
6:00 pm