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Mighty Minds Therapy is a mental health practice offering a wide range of services for those who are in need of healing following traumatic experiences, upsetting events, and life’s unpredictable ups and downs.

11/12/2025

💬 Helping kids name their feelings is one of the most powerful tools for emotional regulation.
When children identify what they feel, the brain shifts out of fight-or-flight into a calm, organized state. 🧠
This skill — called affect labeling — reduces emotional overwhelm, improves behavior, and builds lifelong coping skills. 🌱

Kids don’t act out for no reason.
They act out when their feelings are too big, too fast, or too unclear to express. 💔

Building emotional vocabulary helps children:
✨ Regulate big feelings
🗣️ Improve communication at home and school
🤝 Strengthen relationships
💡 Develop lifelong emotional literacy

At Mighty Minds Therapy in the Denver Metro / Wheat Ridge area, we provide child therapy, teen therapy, and family support using play therapy, EMDR, CBT, and neuroscience-informed approaches. 🧩
We help children who struggle with emotional regulation, anxiety, trauma, behavior challenges, and communication skills.

🔗 Learn more or schedule a session at mightymindstherapy.com

11/04/2025

Your Brain Isn’t the Enemy — It’s Sending False Alarms 🧠⚡️

Thoughts like
“I’ll never get better” or
“Everyone else has it together”
aren’t facts — they’re cognitive distortions, also known as thought traps.

CBT teaches skills to interrupt those automatic thoughts and respond with clarity instead of fear or self-criticism.

In therapy, we practice:
🔍 Evidence checking — What’s actually true?
👁️ Perspective shifting — What would I tell a friend?
📈 Pattern awareness — When have I succeeded before?
💛 Self-compassion — Would I judge anyone else this harshly?
🧩 Skill building — What’s one doable step right now?

These aren’t “positive affirmations.”
They're evidence-based tools that retrain the brain and support long-term emotional regulation, confidence, and resilience.

If you're noticing thought traps showing up more often — especially during stress, transition, or healing work — CBT can help you create space between a thought and a reaction.

Care that’s grounded in science. Tools that actually build change.

📍 Wheat Ridge, CO
💻 Telehealth in CO | NV | IN
🧠 Trauma-informed therapy for kids, teens, and parents

Learn more at mightymindstherapy.com

10/28/2025

🧠✨ FAQ Spotlight: Do We Offer Telehealth?

Yes — we do! 💻✨
At Mighty Minds Therapy, we offer telehealth sessions for adults and adolescents. Whether you’re in Colorado, Nevada, or Indiana, you can access compassionate, trauma-informed care from the comfort of your own home.

Online therapy can make it easier to:
🌿 Stay consistent with therapy while juggling work, school, or parenting
💬 Access specialized trauma and play-based care even if you live outside major cities
🪞 Build emotional resilience and healing wherever you are

You deserve flexible, quality care that fits your life — not the other way around.

📲 Learn more or get matched with a therapist today at mightymindstherapy.com

10/21/2025

✨ How does healing happen through play? ✨

Play isn’t “just play.” It’s how children speak the language of their nervous system.
When words aren’t enough, play activates the parts of the brain that store emotion and memory—helping kids process, regulate, and grow.

💫 In Play Therapy, children externalize their experiences in a way that feels safe and natural.

💫 In EMDR, the brain reprocesses stuck trauma memories so they can be integrated instead of re-experienced.

💫 Together, Play + EMDR create powerful pathways for resilience, regulation, and healing.

At Mighty Minds Therapy, we combine neuroscience and play to help kids, teens, and families adapt, heal, and grow. 💜

💭 What’s one way you’ve seen a child use play to express something deeper?

Share your thoughts below — we love hearing your insights and stories. 🌈

09/30/2025

🌿 Parenting is beautiful…and exhausting. Between school runs, endless laundry, and the constant needs of little ones, finding time for yourself can feel impossible. But here’s the truth: self-care doesn’t have to be an hour-long bubble bath or a weekend getaway.

✨ Self-care can be micro moments—10 seconds of breathing before walking into your child’s room, noticing your nervous system cues when you’re overwhelmed, or simply reminding yourself: I’m doing my best.

In this carousel, we’re sharing realistic ways parents can care for themselves—without needing extra time:
💜 Micro moments you can weave into the day
💜 Meeting your body’s basic needs
💜 Recognizing nervous system cues
💜 Practicing self-compassion (parenting yourself, too)
💜 Asking for help before burnout hits

👉 Remember: Caring for yourself isn’t selfish—it’s the foundation that allows you to show up for your kids with patience and presence.

💬 Which of these tips feels most doable for you today? Drop it in the comments—we’d love to know what helps you recharge!

🔗 Learn more at www.mightymindstherapy.com
🧠 Offering therapy for children, teens, and parents in Colorado (in-person & online)
📍 Serving Denver, Wheat Ridge, and across the state

✨ Save this post for the hard days & share with another parent who needs this reminder!

09/23/2025

🌟 Gratitude & The Brain: How It Works 🌟

Did you know that practicing gratitude doesn’t just feel good—it actually changes your brain? 🧠✨

💡 Research shows that gratitude:
✔️ Boosts dopamine & serotonin (your brain’s “feel-good” chemicals)
✔️ Lowers stress hormones like cortisol
✔️ Strengthens emotional regulation
✔️ Creates new internal cues of safety

In other words—when you pause to reflect on what you’re thankful for, you’re literally rewiring your brain for resilience, calm, and connection.

🌱 At Mighty Minds Therapy, we weave neuroscience and compassion into every step of the healing journey. Gratitude is just one of many brain-based tools we help clients use to restore balance and build a life they love.

✨ Ready to explore how therapy can support your brain and emotional health?
👉 Visit www.mightymindstherapy.com to get started today.

09/16/2025

✨ At Mighty Minds Therapy, we believe every mind holds the power to heal, grow, and transform—no matter the past or present struggles. ✨

💡 Our team provides a wide range of Therapy Services and Professional Consultations designed to support children, teens, adults, parents, and fellow helpers on their healing journey.

🛡️ Whether it’s Play Therapy, Parent Coaching, Adolescent & Adult Therapy, EMDR & CBT, or specialized Consultation & Supervision, we’re here to walk alongside you with compassion and neuroscience-informed care.

🌟 Be bold. Be mighty. Be brave. Healing is possible.

👉 Visit www.mightymindstherapy.com to learn more and get started today!

09/09/2025

🌙💜 If mornings feel like meltdowns, it might not be “bad behavior.” It could be exhaustion in disguise.

During sleep, kids’ brains:
✔️ Clear away stress
✔️ Repair mood + memory
✔️ Strengthen emotional regulation

😴 Without enough restorative rest, kids may show:
💥 Big emotions first thing in the morning
😭 Meltdowns over “small” things
🤯 Trouble focusing or calming down

✨ What looks like misbehavior is often a tired brain trying its best. When we understand the brain–body connection, we can respond with support instead of frustration.

At Mighty Minds Therapy, we help families navigate these struggles with compassion, neuroscience, and play.

📍 In-person in Wheat Ridge, CO
💻 Telehealth across Colorado, Nevada, and Indiana
👉 Learn more: www.mightymindstherapy.com

09/02/2025

💫 Exciting news at Mighty Minds Therapy! 💫

Our amazing therapist Paige Young, LCSW, RPT is now offering EMDR therapy for teens & adults 🙌

Paige specializes in:
✨ Trauma & life transitions
✨ Anxiety & depression
✨ ADHD & stress management
✨ Attachment & relational trauma

She brings warmth, expertise, and creative approaches like play, art, and EMDR to help clients heal and thrive.

📍 Telehealth available in Colorado & Indiana

👉 Learn more: www.mightymindstherapy.com

08/26/2025

✨🎨 Why Play Is More Than “Just Play” 🎨✨

For kids, play is the language of the heart. The quotes in this carousel highlight what therapists see every day: play is communication, processing, and healing. Here’s why it matters:

🧸 Play is how kids “talk” before they have the words.
Children’s brains develop the ability to play long before they can explain feelings out loud. Play gives us a window into their inner world.

🌈 What looks like fun is often emotional work.
Repeating the same game, pretending to be a superhero, or building and destroying towers again and again isn’t random. It’s a way for children to practice regulation, explore fears, and process experiences.

📖 The stories kids can’t tell show up in play.
Themes like safety, loss, power, or nurture often emerge in how children play. Therapists gently notice these patterns to support healing.

💫 Play is the portal to feelings.
Instead of asking kids to “talk it out” before they’re ready, play therapy allows feelings to emerge naturally in a safe and supportive space.

🌱 It’s not “just play.” It’s how healing begins.
Research shows that play therapy reduces anxiety, improves behavior, and builds resilience.

At Mighty Minds Therapy, we use play therapy to help children express what they can’t yet put into words, while giving parents tools to support them at home. 💜

👉 Save this post as a reminder: when your child plays, they’re doing important emotional work.

💌 Curious if play therapy could help your child? Visit www.mightymindstherapy.com or email us at admin@mightymindstherapy.com to connect.

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11180 W 44th Avenue #201
Wheat Ridge, CO
80033

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5:45pm
Sunday	8am - 5pm

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+13035782049

Website

http://www.mightymindstherapy.com/

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