Debbie McJimsey

06/14/2023

Covering the fundamentals! This quick explainer video covers the needs cycle. Think about the process, beginning in our infancy, where we learn that we have ...

05/29/2023

01/09/2023

Thank you Naturalis for helping me celebrate the terrific clinicians Roseville Counseling Offices

08/25/2021

Thanks for sharing this Danielle Ensley LCSW

Alongside the ongoing weight of the global pandemic, climate grief and eco-anxiety are common areas of distress. To cope with the stress...

12/02/2020

Gratitude transforms suffering to joy. A harsh childhood can dispose a person to see only deprivation and cruelty in the world. Jewish psychiatrist Victor Frankl grew up in Austria. Although his family had been well off,...

11/24/2020

Sneak peek! At last, we are launching affordable counseling through group therapy. Getting ready to start filling this group focused on building resilience and mental strength. This will be in answer to the common request "are there skills and tools I can learn to cope with x?" Yes, there are a LOT, and Danielle and I will be working with this group to help figure out which tools work for each person. It will be a great exploration. This is a snapshot of the flyer that I am writing up .. should have it launched in a week and ready for sign-ups. Can't wait! Group begins January 11th.

11/01/2020

Insightful article describing deep shame and dissapointment -common feelings for parenting with ADHD. The author Elizabeth Broadbent writes: "But even as I put up the decorations, my heart is sinking. Because, though I know the kids love them, I also know I will have to take them down."

Is there anything so wonderful as filling your home with pumpkins and garlands and witches’ brooms and spider webs that stick to everything? My boys (and I) love decorating to the nines for Halloween. What we don’t love, and rarely do before Thanksgiving: taking it all down.

09/11/2020

Today we remember and honor those lives lost.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#911

09/09/2020

Sand tray therapy can be so beneficial when it comes to recovery and healing.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I use it ALL THE TIME for my own personal benefit!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I'm starting a video series on this topic and will share some of my own work.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Yes, I know this is a lot of self-disclosure, which is unusual for a therapist, but I am encouraged to do it because I want others to really understand what a healing tool it can be!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Do you use sand tray therapy? I'd love to hear more in the comments below!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀