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During National Mental Health Awareness Week, CARE Counseling has partnered with Newport Healthcare to raise awareness around adolescent mental health.

Depression can affect the way one thinks, feels, and behaves. Depression is one of the most frequently diagnosed mental health disorders...

Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time but when anxiety makes one have intense feelings of nervousness, worry or stress on a frequent basis it could be an indication of something more serious occurring...

Connections are an important part of human existence, how we relate too and connect with others helps us to grow and develop. Maintaining those connections with others can be difficult, as relationships require constant care...

Eating disorders can be caused by a mixture of genetic and environmental factors, and while anyone can experience an eating disorder the sooner that it is detected and treated the higher chance there is for recovery...

Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event that has happened. Your experience with that event determines whether it is traumatic or not...

A personality disorder is a mental disorder where you have a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving. Someone with a personality disorder may have difficulty relating to situations...

Children may experience difficulties when trying to express what is bothering them, one way to work with children and help them learn to work out issues that are bothering them is using play therapy...

Someone experiencing grief often needs the help and support of others to help them understand and process their feelings of grief. It’s important to recognize that everyone grieves differently and it’s okay...

Anger is a normal emotion, that can be used in a positive way to express negative feelings, however when there is amounts of excessive anger this can create problems, as that anger is used to express feelings in a negative way...

Addiction is a very complex mental health concern that can affect one’s life in a variety of ways. While anyone can develop an addiction, no one plans to become addicted...

Individuals with ADHD may have trouble concentrating, staying organized, and have difficulty staying still. While ADHD can affect both children and adults these symptoms can often have negative impacts on school, home-life, and relationships...

Autism is characterized by some degree of impaired social behavior and communication and is typically diagnosed in childhood that continues to persist into adulthood...

The decision to end a relationship can be filled with many mixed emotions, and it is important to take time to understand the way that you are feeling and to process those emotions in a healthy way...

Anyone can be in an abusive relationship or the victim of abuse, however no one ever deserves to be abused. While domestic violence can take on many different forms, abuse is not love...

People in the LGBTQ+ community face mental health concerns at higher rates due to the prejudice, discrimination, and stigma that these individuals are often faced with...

Athlete’s at every level are susceptible to struggles with mental health issues whether that be feeling pressure to preform at a certain level, athletic injury and rehabilitation, to even athletic burnout...

Physical and mental health go hand in hand. If you feel that you are struggling with your physical health, it is likely that your mental health is being affected as well...

Books provide the opportunity to expand our mindsets and allow for continued growth, exploration, and discovery...

Mental Health and medical conditions are often closely related to one another as someone who is experiencing one often experiences the other as well....

Individuals with Type 1 Diabetes are often at a heightened risk for experiencing mental health disorders...

Meditation is the process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts...

These intervention videos can be helpful to demonstrate treatment when working with an eating disorder client ...

The team at CARE has been pulling together the resources and strategies for ongoing telehealth sessions as well as resources for some of our most frequent client populations. 

Mental health concerns can emerge during any stage of pregnancy, and through psychoeducation, screening, and culturally responsive approaches, therapists can support overall wellbeing on the journey.  Hear from Dr. Elizabeth Adedokun, PhD, LMFT, PMH-C on an overview of perinatal mental health. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.   

Attendees will learn about concepts and aspects of disenfranchised grief along with grief-oriented therapy interventions to apply in their psychotherapy practice with clients. Clinicians who attend the full two-hour session will receive 2 CE credits.

Hear from Dr. Megan Helmen,  about cultural factors with Autism. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here 

Hear from Dr. Fiyyaz Karim on an overview of the new Prolonged Grief Disorder in the DSM-V-TR. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here

There are several effective, and ineffective, ways of working with obsessive compulsive disorders, thus, it is important to know key differences between treating OCD and other mental health disorders in psychotherapy. Hear from Dr. Carolyn Lee and Samantha Marre, MA, on various evidence-based interventions for working with OCD. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.   

Hear from Dr. Megan Helmen,  about the constellation of traits with Autism. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here 

Sexuality can be a key aspect of one’s way of being and mental health functioning. It encompasses one’s sexual identity, behavior, preferences, values, and sense of self, regardless of one’s ability status. Hear from Kristen Mark, PhD, MHP, on what clinicians need to know about the intersection of sexuality and ability. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.   

All of the senses are involved in the way clients move through life and show up in the therapy room. Hear from Stormy Hill, MD, about how to use sensory based strategies within your work with clients. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here

Hear from Dr. Maggie Henjum, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Owner and CEO of Motion + Therapy Partners, on an overview of pain. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here

Mental health concerns can emerge during any stage of pregnancy, and through psychoeducation, screening, and effective treatment approaches, therapists can support overall wellbeing on the journey.  Hear from Dr. Elizabeth Adedokun, PhD, LMFT, PMH-C on an overview of perinatal anxiety. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.   For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here

Mental health concerns can emerge during any stage of pregnancy, and through psychoeducation, screening, and effective treatment approaches, therapists can support overall wellbeing on the journey.  Hear from Dr. Elizabeth Adedokun, PhD, LMFT, PMH-C on an overview of perinatal depression. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  For more information on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here

Hear from Shannon Murphy, PHD on factors related to Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1.5 CE credit.  For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here 

Hear from Samantha Kallberg, PsyD from CARE Counseling on an overview of Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. 

Medication interventions can be a helpful resource on one’s path of healing and recovery with depression and bipolar related concerns.  Hear from Dr. Joshua Stein on an overview of psychotropic interventions for depression and bipolar related disorders. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  

For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here

Hear from Asfia Qaadir, D.O., and Jenna Kamholz, MA, LPCC, at PrairieCare on working with trauma and youth. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here

Hear from Dr. Jaimie Ascencio on ways of promoting resilience through connection with nature. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here 

Hear from Alice LiuXia, LADC, LPCC, on ways of navigating transitions and change. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here

Hear from Alik Widge, MD, PhD on an overview of TMS & DBS approaches for mood disorders. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. 

Hear from Kenneth L. Roberts, MPS, LPCC, LADC,  on an overview of ART with substance use concerns. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  For more info on CARE sponsored CE offerings click here 

Hear from Kenneth L. Roberts, MPS, LPCC, LADC on an overview of PTSE. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. 

Hear from Lauren Plunkett RDN, LD, CDCES, on a person-centered approach to health care, while inspiring people to live well with diabetes. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. 

Hear from Sarah Sifers, Ph.D., L.P., on an overview of mindfulness based ecotherapy. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. 

For more information on CARE sponsored continuing education offerings click here

Hear from Dr. Jennifer Londgren in this two-part series about self-care as an ethical responsibility. Clinicians who attend the full training sessions will receive 2 CE credit.

Hear from Hannah Dufek, MS, LADC, LPCC, on this training about building cultural humility. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.

Hear from Maree Hampton, M.Ed, CHES, on this training about Integrating Digital Wellbeing for Mental Wellbeing. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  

Hear from Samantha Anders, PhD, LP, for this training on sleep concerns and CBTI. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. 

Hear from Dr. Heather Gallivan with Melrose Center, on this training about working with eating disorders in outpatient practice. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.

Hear from Dr. Jennifer Hisa with ADVENT, on this training about The Breathing Triangle®. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.  

Hear from Ken Roberts, MPS LPCC, LADC with NUWAY Alliance, for this training on adverse childhood experiences and the practical application. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit.   For more info on CARE-sponsored CE offerings click here 

Hear from Dr. Megan Helmen on the intersection of neurodiversity and identity development. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. For more info on CARE-sponsored CE offerings click here 

Hear from Caroline Haimm, PhD with the Center for Anxiety and Behavior Therapy (CABT), for this training on parent-based anxiety treatment and the practical application.  Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. For more info on CARE-sponsored CE offerings click here 

 Hear from Dr. Joshua Stein, MD with Prairie Care, for this training on pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to working with Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Clinicians who attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. For more info on CARE-sponsored CE offerings click here 

Hear from Jewels Lindholm, MSW, LICSW, Max Hunter, MPH, MSW, LGSW, and Lionel Wininger, PhD, with M Health Fairview Psychiatry Clinic's First Episode Psychosis Strengths Program, for this training on Evidence Based and Culturally Responsive Ways of Working with Psychosis. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. For more info on CARE-sponsored CE offerings click here 

Hear from Heather Engelbert PhD, MPT, PRC, with New Heights Performance , for this training on the intersectionality between perfectionism and physical therapy outcomes. Clinicians that attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. For more info on CARE-sponsored CE offerings click here 

Hear from Dr. Joshua Stein from Prairie Care for this training on digital media health. Clinicians who attend the full training session will receive 1 CE credit. For more info on CARE-sponsored CE offerings click here 

Hear from Lindsey Chadwick, LPC, MFTC with the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation for a Grand Rounds training on supporting children impacted by substance use For more info on CARE-sponsored CE offerings click here