Behavioral Health Clinic

  Holiday stress can come in many different forms: isolating yourself, doing too much to stay busy, or verbally snapping at family members when you feel overwhelmed. The holidays are meant to be a joyous experience for us to spend time with the ones we love, but sometimes stress overtakes the happiness. It’s very normal to experience these hardships around the holidays, the question is how can we help ourselves and what can we do to get through this time without letting that stress get the best of us? An article from Know more. Live brighter . describes in detail a few ways stress can hinder us during the holidays, and tips for how we can get through it. Whether it’s making self-care a priority, drawing boundaries with family members, limiting our spending, or making sure we BREATHE, these ideas for getting through this time of year in a healthy way can be beneficial: Managing the Seemingly Inevitable Holiday Season Stress. Click here to visit more blogs.

  We are fast approaching Thanksgiving, a holiday that brings with it many things. Football, home cooked meals, and time with family and friends. Perhaps more than anything, as the name implies, it is a holiday about giving thanks. Not only can this make for some truly meaningful dinner table conversations, the act of giving thanks can lead to significant positive benefits to your mental health. Gratitude has been regularly associated with happiness, and taking time to express feelings of appreciation helps people experience more positive emotions, improve their mental and physical health, and build strong relationships. Expressing gratitude can take many forms. Harvard Health makes a few suggestions, such as writing somebody a thank you note to somebody you appreciate, telling them how you feel. Don’t have time for that? Even taking a pause to mentally thank somebody can still provide benefits! Gratitude doesn’t need to be expressed towards others to be helpful. Studies show that ...

  I have a long standing history working with children in a variety of different contexts; I’ve always known my future career would involve helping children. It all started back in Bessemer, Michigan where I spent a lot of time hanging out with my “little” sister and the other kids in the neighborhood. They were all younger than me, but I enjoyed my time with them and I certainly enjoyed being the oldest (and in my mind, the smartest, obviously). My first job was working at a local church watching children during the service (if you don’t count babysitting) and this transitioned to a handful of jobs teaching infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and at the elementary school level. In recent years I have started to transition from teaching to providing therapy. Therapy brought forth my first experiences with adolescents, who I also fell in love with helping. Throughout the years in both career fields, I have been honored and blessed to meet many different children and their families and ...

  Erin Cimino, Ms, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UW-Stevens Point and a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from UW-Stout. Erin practices primarily from a person-centered approach and uses evidence-based strategies within cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to assist clients in growing and developing lifelong skills to overcome various obstacles. Clients Erin Works With Children (ages 5+) Adolescents College Students Adults Families Couples Therapeutic Specialties Anxiety Disorders Depression/Mood Disorders Life Adjustments and Stress Management Veterans/Military Families LGBTQIA+ Identity, Acceptance, and Expression Cultural Dimensions/Racial Trauma Self-Esteem, Personal Growth and Development Chronic Pain, Psychosomatic Complaints, and Insomnia Relationship and Interpersonal Conflict Substance Use Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Child Attachment and Behavi...