Compass Wellness Associates, LCSWs, PLLC

01/30/2026

🦫With Ground Hog Day coming up on Monday and as we put the hands of Spring into a tiny rodent let's talk about how to avoid that Ground Hog Day feeling in therapy:

🦫To avoid feeling stuck in therapy, openly discuss the stagnation with your therapist, redefine your treatment goals, and actively apply skills outside of sessions.

🦫Be Honest About the "Stuck" Feeling: Tell your therapist, "I feel like I'm not making progress" or "I'm not sure what we are working on anymore". This can shift the focus to what is not working.

🦫Do "Therapy Homework" Between Sessions: Behavioral change requires practice outside the 50-minute hour. Use journaling, tracking emotions, or practicing, for example, breathing exercises.

🦫Revisit and Update Treatment Goals: Goals can evolve. Re-evaluate what you want to achieve, breaking larger, overwhelming goals into smaller, actionable steps.

🦫Change the Routine or Format: If sessions feel repetitive, ask to change the format. Try focusing on body-based cues, using imagery, or changing from intellectualizing to focusing on emotions.

🦫Keep Track of Progress: Keep a log of your, for example, weekly wins, however small, to remind yourself that progress is happening, even if it feels slow.
Want some support in shifting your goals?👇🏻
☎️: 845-605-2999
📧: info@compasswellnesspllc.com
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01/23/2026

🦸🏻‍♀️Let's drop the "superhero" act for a second birthing folks...

❔Did you know that 1 in 5 new mothers will experience a maternal mental health disorder?

🎯Despite how common this is, nearly 75% of these women go untreated. 📉

🎯​On World Maternal Mental Health Day, we’re breaking the stigma and advocating for better support systems. Maternal health isn't just physical—it's mental, emotional, and social.

🔎​How we can help:
​Listen without judgment when a parent shares their struggles.
​Normalize the conversation around therapy and medication.
​Advocate for better postpartum care and parental leave.
​Healthy parents lead to healthy families. Let’s make sure no one has to walk this path alone. 🤝

🧭 Compass Wellness has several staff trained and passionate about maternal and infant wellness. Don't stay silent, help is here. (Yes even the best moms go to therapy)
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☎️: 845-605-2999
📧: info@compasswellnesspllc.com
🌐: www.compasswellnesspllc.com
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01/23/2026

We are ecstatic to announce our first new intern of 2026!
Please give a warm welcome to:
Sierra Flores, MHC-I !

🌷Sierra is Mental Health Counseling Masters Intern from Pace University committed to providing holistic and empathic counseling to clients.

🌷She is especially interested in working with adolescents and couples but is excited to counsel those from all ages and stages!

🌷 She subscribes to an integrative therapeutic approach utilizing mindfulness and other person-centered/humanistic modalities, focused on individuals’ strengths and potential for positive mental health changes.

🌷She believes that the practice of mental health counseling should be accessible to all, and is thrilled to be part of that change.
Sierra will be supervised by Emily Kramek, LMHC and co supported by Allison McGrath, MHC-LP.
💲Sierra will be offering a low sliding scale out of pocket rate and superbills can be provided for reimbursement with insurances who offer out of network benefits.
To connect with Sierra or to find out more 👇🏻
☎️: 845-605-2999
📧: info@compasswellnesspllc.com
🌐: www.compasswellnesspllc.com
❤️

01/19/2026

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the third Monday of January each year.

King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law and civil society. The movement led to several groundbreaking legislative reforms in the United States.
Today and everyday we strive to live up to the mission and vision of Dr. King, Jr and the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement.
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01/16/2026

Y'all have you met Sara?!

💠Sara Garnot, LCSW (she/her/hers)
Supervising Clinician

💠Sara is a New York State Licensed Social Worker who believes that each person has the ability to improve their well-being.

💠She utilizes a strengths-based approach to help clients develop skills to feel empowered and move forward.

💠Sara has worked to support adolescents and adults with many issues including anxiety, depression, and trauma, and is particularly interested in supporting individuals who have experienced challenges related to fertility.

💠Insurance accepted: Aetna, Oxford, Oscar, United Healthcare (non-Medicaid), BCBS (non-Medicaid).

❗For a limited time Sara has some availability on her calendar, inquire today!
☎️: 845-605-2999
📧: info@compasswellnesspllc.com
🌐: www.compasswellnesspllc.com

01/13/2026

On the days it's hardest to give yourself the care and attention you deserve, here are some ideas to remind you how simple it can be:
🛀 Take a relaxing bath or shower
🎧 Listen to calming music
✍️ Write in a journal
🌄 Spend time outside
🧘🏽‍♀️ Do yoga or gentle stretching
☕ Enjoy a warm beverage
🍩 Treat yourself to your favorite snack
🎬 Watch your favorite movie or show
💑 Reach out to a supportive friend or loved one
Too busy self loathing to engage in self care?
We can help ❤️
☎️: 845-605-2999
📧: info@compasswellnesspllc.com
🌐: www.compasswellnesspllc.com

01/10/2026

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Compass Wellness was founded in 2019 after founders Kimberly Mazza, LCSW and Morgen Rappa, LCSW met through their work together in community mental health and community engagement.

Kim was/is passionate about pregnant women and new mothers mental health challenges and wanted to do something differently. She was trained as a doula and a lactation consultant in addition to her work as a social worker and mental health provider.

Morgen was a supervisor in a community mental health case management program for children and adolescents. Morgen had a vision of opening a "holistic mental health practice" and Kim was the cheerleader to help bring her beautiful vision to life.

Together, with the help of Allan Thomas, LCSW they opened this practice in 2019. Since 2019 they have moved from one small office and a rotating schedule to a bustling 3 floor building in the heart of Poughkeepsie near Vassar College and both the city of Poughkeepsie School District and Arlington School district.
Want to learn more?👇🏻
☎️: 845-605-2999
📧: info@compasswellnesspllc.com
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01/10/2026

Tune in at 6am tomorrow to watch us hang out with Donna Drake CBS !
If you aren't up that early, no worries check us out in this clip !
Thank you Donna for making this experience so warm and inviting ❤️🙏🏻
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdZzszw3yF4

Donna Drake welcomes Kimberly Mazza, LCSW, PMH C, CLC, and Morgen Rappa, LCSW, CHHC, ADHD CCSP, to talk about Compass Wellness PLLC, a group private practice...

01/08/2026

"Worry looks around, trust looks within."
Carla Steckman, LMSW (she/her/hers)
Clinician

🧭Carla believes that empowerment, acceptance, and insight can be the keys to healing.

🧭Working together from a strengths-based perspective, Carla will help all clients reach new levels of self-understanding and discover their own power of healing.

🧭Carla enjoys working with adults navigating life transitions like college, new jobs, marriage, divorce, pregnancy and new parenthood.

🧭Carla is passionate about supporting individuals through anxiety, depression, caregiving burnout, parenting support, infertility or grief/loss.

🧭She has a special interest in oncology support and working with individuals who are living with chronic illness or pain.

🧭Carla is a New York State Licensed Social Worker and receives clinical supervision from Morgen Rappa, LCSW, CHHC.

🧭Carla is currently accepting new clients.
Self-pay & offers superbills for participating out of network providers
Does Carla sound like a good fit for you ?👇🏼
☎️: 845-605-2999
📧: info@compasswellnesspllc.com
🌐: www.compasswellnesspllc.com

01/04/2026

"Children are not people to be molded, but people to be unfolded" - a quote our child therapist Allison McGrath holds dear.
Thinking about therapy for your child?

👧🏽Child therapy is a type of mental health treatment that helps children with behavioral and emotional issues. It can help children identify and manage their feelings, and develop healthy habits. 

How it works 

Assessment

The therapist meets with the child and family to learn about the child's problems and how they can help

Activities

The therapist uses activities like drawing, playing, or talking to help the child express feelings

Support

The therapist provides support and praise as the child learns new skills

Collaboration

The therapist may work with the child's parents or caregivers to help them support their child at home

Types of child therapy 

Play therapy: Uses toys, games, and drawings to help children identify and express feelings

Psychodynamic psychotherapy: Helps children understand the issues that motivate their behavior

Supportive therapy: Helps children cope with stress and improve self-esteem
Book a free 15 min consultation today!
We offer in person therapy to children ages 4+
☎️: 845-605-2999
📧: info@compasswellnesspllc.com
🌐: www.compasswellnesspllc.com

01/02/2026

Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026!
⚜️This year so much growth and change has been a blessing.
⚜️We gained so many new and amazing staff members, graduated interns, expanded into the 2nd floor, and found new ways to serve our community.
⚜️We plan to bring on 2026 with openness, compassion, and contentment.
⚜️ Peace ✌️ out 2025!
⚜️ We are so excited to meet you in this new year ✨❤️
☎️: 845-605-2999
📧: info@compasswellnesspllc.com
🌐: www.compasswellnesspllc.com
#2026 #2025

12/31/2025

✨Big years are built on small moments. ✨
As we get ready to turn the calendar, I’m not just looking at the "giant" milestones. I’m looking back at the tiny victories that got me here:
The mornings I actually made the bed.
The times I chose rest over hustle.
The small projects that finally crossed the finish line.
We often wait for the "big" New Year breakthrough, but the magic is usually in the consistency of the small stuff. Cheers to everything we overcame this year—even the things nobody else saw. 🥂
Let’s carry that energy into 2026. Here’s to more growth, one small win at a time.
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