Courageous Minds Counseling, LLC

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Providing psychotherapy services to children, adults and families specializing in individuals struggling with getting past traumatic experiences | admin@cmciowa.com

Preventing ACEs requires conversations, emotional education, and strong community systems. Parents, caregivers, and comm...
02/22/2026

Preventing ACEs requires conversations, emotional education, and strong community systems. Parents, caregivers, and communities all play a powerful role in building safe, supportive environments for children.





Play therapy creates a safe space for children to process difficult experiences, build emotional skills, and strengthen ...
02/21/2026

Play therapy creates a safe space for children to process difficult experiences, build emotional skills, and strengthen self-awareness. Healing happens when children feel seen, heard, and supported.





Your pet might be one of your safest attachments. 🐶🐱Animals provide a consistent presence, nonjudgmental connection, and...
02/20/2026

Your pet might be one of your safest attachments. 🐶🐱

Animals provide a consistent presence, nonjudgmental connection, and powerful co-regulation. For many people healing relational trauma, pets become a bridge back to trust and safety.

Sometimes unconditional love has paws.

Check out some of CMC therapist's pets and drop a picture of your pet in the comment.





The research is detailed: preventing ACEs can significantly reduce su***de risk and improve long-term health outcomes. P...
02/20/2026

The research is detailed: preventing ACEs can significantly reduce su***de risk and improve long-term health outcomes. Prevention starts with awareness, safe relationships, and community support.





ACEs can impact brain development and stress responses, sometimes leading to sleep problems, emotional dysregulation, or...
02/19/2026

ACEs can impact brain development and stress responses, sometimes leading to sleep problems, emotional dysregulation, or cognitive difficulties. These are not character flaws—they are nervous system responses to stress.





Unaddressed childhood trauma can show up in adulthood as physical health concerns, anxiety, depression, or chronic stres...
02/18/2026

Unaddressed childhood trauma can show up in adulthood as physical health concerns, anxiety, depression, or chronic stress. Healing is possible—and it’s never too late to begin.





Kindness isn’t just ā€œnice.ā€ It’s regulating.When we engage in prosocial behavior—helping, giving, showing compassion—our...
02/17/2026

Kindness isn’t just ā€œnice.ā€ It’s regulating.
When we engage in prosocial behavior—helping, giving, showing compassion—our nervous system shifts out of threat mode and into connection. Safe connection lowers stress hormones and increases feelings of stability.

Healing doesn’t only happen in therapy. Sometimes it starts with one intentional act of kindness. šŸ’›





ACEs don’t just stay in childhood. They can impact emotional regulation, learning, and long-term well-being. When we und...
02/17/2026

ACEs don’t just stay in childhood. They can impact emotional regulation, learning, and long-term well-being. When we understand how early experiences affect development, we can respond with compassion instead of judgment.





Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that happen during childhood and can shape how we think, feel,...
02/16/2026

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that happen during childhood and can shape how we think, feel, and relate to others. Understanding ACEs is the first step toward breaking cycles and building healthier futures. šŸ’œ Awareness creates change.





Galentine’s Day isn’t just about brunch and matching outfits šŸ’• It’s also a reminder that friendship wounds are real. Man...
02/13/2026

Galentine’s Day isn’t just about brunch and matching outfits šŸ’• It’s also a reminder that friendship wounds are real. Many of us learned how to connect from spaces shaped by inconsistency, competition, or survival. Healing relational trauma means building friendships rooted in safety, reciprocity, and emotional security. You deserve sisterhood that feels calm, not confusing. šŸ’œ





As you lean into a new month, take time to reflect on what your body needs more of.  Sometimes we just get through life ...
02/02/2026

As you lean into a new month, take time to reflect on what your body needs more of. Sometimes we just get through life and survive! I wonder what it would feel like to thrive this month by giving your body what it needs when it needs it.

So, comment below what does your body need more of this month and how are you going to be intentional about giving it?
needs it.

Free / Pro Bono Therapy Now Available Meet Madyson Guzman, MSW Intern at Courageous Minds Counseling, available Mondays ...
02/02/2026

Free / Pro Bono Therapy Now Available

Meet Madyson Guzman, MSW Intern at Courageous Minds Counseling, available Mondays and Tuesdays from 9am-4:30pm.

If you’ve been thinking about therapy but cost has been a barrier — this is your sign

Madyson offers pro bono therapy services and works with children, teens, and adults seeking a safe, supportive space to talk, reflect, and heal.

Madyson's approach:
• Trauma-informed
• Person-centered
• Gentle, curious, and collaborative
• Rooted in emotional safety and respect

Madyson believes therapy doesn’t have to feel intimidating or rushed. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, shut down, or just needing a place to be heard — she meets you exactly where you are.

She also honors you — your values, your beliefs, and your pace. If faith or spirituality is important to you, she’s open to integrating that in a way that feels supportive and aligned.

Therapy with Madyson feels like:
– A calm space to breathe
– A place where you don’t have to have it all figured out
– Support without pressure
– Growth without judgment

To schedule a pro bono appointment:
Email admin@cmciowa.com
with MADYSON GUZMAN in the subject line.

Spots are limited — reach out, ask the question, take the step.
You deserve support too.

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1370 NW 114th Street Suite 100
Clive, IA
50325

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