Athena Counseling

07/17/2022

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What to do when you're feeling sad or upset? Follow along as Tayler goes through every outlet, but ultimately finds out that all he really wanted was someon...

03/08/2022

A passionate metaphor to describe the emotional toll of late diagnosis resulting in years of unmet need and personal struggle.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1020683481850877

03/02/2022

Another beautiful friend has just launched her new program for sexual assault survivors. I trained with Holly at the Santa Barbara R**e Crisis Center (now called Standing Together to End S*xual Assault), my first internship, and she is amazing at this work! She also has recently published the book "Reclaiming Pleasure: A S*x Positive Guide for Moving Past S*xual Trauma and Living a Passionate Life."

This is a big day. I've spent over 14,000 hours with survivors of sexual trauma, developing the protocol for healing that you'll find in Reclaiming Pleasure: The Course...and today, I get to release it to the world. ⁣
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The Course is currently on sale at a discount for the next 10 days to our early access members, and will go on sale to the general public on March 11th. ⁣
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If you haven't received your email offer, or have any questions, feel free to hit us up in the DM's - we're happy to help. ⁣
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Cheers to reclamation 🥂 ⁣
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03/02/2022

Debriefing the Frontlines is psychological first aid available to nurses anywhere, of any specialty. All of the facilitators are nurses as well, so they come with personal and professional experience. The first debriefing is complimentary and the rest is pay what you choose.

"Debriefing is a structured discussion facilitated by a certified professional aimed at framing abnormal and traumatic events into a perspective needed for healing. This includes single incident trauma - an event you cannot stop thinking about, cumulative care taking trauma that manifests as sadness, lack of motivation, apathy, irritability and anger and grief.
Through guided self reflection, Debriefing offers clarity for Nurses surrounding critical incidents and assists in establishing a process for healing and recovery."

Our mission is to deliver psychological first aid, sustained emotional wellness programs and continuing education (CEU’s) to nurses across all specialties.

03/02/2022

Professional photo by In Her Image Photography. Many thanks to the wonderful Tara and Heidi! http://www.inherimagephoto.com/

01/11/2022

Feeling grateful for all the people who have helped me and allowed me to help them. It's not so hard when we do it together.

02/23/2020

The office has gotten so much cozier since I first moved in. What a difference four plants make. 🌱

02/23/2020

If it feels hard it’s because it is hard. Study finds that it’s 5x harder to access out of network mental health care than medical care.

If you’ve been having trouble finding a therapist here are some actions you can try:

-search an online directory like Psychology Today, Counseling California, GoodTherapy, or your local therapy group: in Sonoma county that’s at www.recamft.org

-call the member line on your insurance card to be connected to a customer care agent for referrals or check your insurance website for a provider directory

-if a therapist you call doesn’t have openings, ask them for a referral

-ask your primary care physician for a referral to their out of network provider

-ask your insurance to consider a one-time provider agreement

U.S. workers are having a far more difficult time accessing mental health care with out-of-network barriers compared to physical health care, a new study indicates.

10/30/2019

Kincade Fire Resources:

Website with coping tools: www.mysonomastrong.com

Free App: Sonoma Rises

NAMI Warmline: 866-960-6264 for non-emergency mental health services

Crisis Textline: text HOME to 741741 to speak to a crisis counseling

Sonoma 24/7 Su***de Prevention Line: 855-587-6373

National 24/7 Su***de Prevention Line: 1-800-273-TALK

Food banks open with free food for evacuees: https://refb.org/current-emergency-food-distribution-information-kincade-fire/?fbclid=IwAR3sTg5NM16IgHljx85tdVMr7i6FWiLlvF6A9LrUyb0w_7NwFSRCAEVMsUU

09/28/2018