Riverside Counseling Center

We’ve reached the point of summer where it’s time to prepare for back to school! School resuming can often bring up forgotten worries in kids. What if I don’t make friends? What if my teacher doesn’t like me? What if I get called on in class? What if someone makes fun of me?

These, and all anxious thoughts, are valid. We’ve compiled a few tips that will hopefully help you and your child navigate through them together 🫶🏽

Try one, two or all of these tomorrow to make the most of your day 💙

To those celebrating today - be safe and have a happy holiday! ❤️🤍💙

Meet Jasmine!

Her special interests include depression, anxiety, ADHD, relational issues, cultural identity, and life transitions. Jasmine enjoys working with individuals (ages 6+), couples, and families to create new ways of relating to each other, along with managing complex emotions and improving communication skills. Being a part of the Latino population, she understands the importance of community, connection, and cultural strengths and she also aims to exemplify this when working with her clients.

Drawing from Narrative Therapy, Bowen Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, she tailors her approach to meet the individualized needs of each of her client(s) in order to help them achieve their goals.

Jasmine resides near the Rockford area. In her free time, she enjoys being out in nature, going to concerts, and spending time with her family and friends.

Call 📞 our office to schedule with Jasmine!
815-201-2687 🩵

Summer is finally upon us! ☀️

Been feeling “stuck” lately? Now is the perfect time to get yourself out and moving! Movement has so many benefits for physical & mental health. Here’s a few ideas:

•Take your kids/cousins/grandkids to a local park and play with them
•Go for a morning or evening walk
•Bring your pup to a local dog park
•Go for a swim!
•Jump-rope outside
•Light yoga moves/stretching outside
•Walk through your local farmers market

Today and every day we are remembering those who have fought and sacrificed for our country ❤️🤍💙

We want to express our gratitude and appreciation toward educators as this week kicks off teacher appreciation week 🍎 📓 Thank you for all that you do!

May is Mental Health Awareness month! We strongly believe in ending the stigma surrounding mental health and asking for help 🩵

🧘‍♀️ 🧘‍♂️ 🧘🏽‍♀️ Yoga offers so many benefits for your physical and mental health 🩵 did you know that YouTube has a great selection of yoga videos - whether you’re a beginner, child, or advanced?

We’re in the season of watching a lot of beautiful nature grow and bloom 🌸 here’s a gentle reminder that you are also allowed to grow and bloom and enjoy the beauty in that 💐

You deserve the same kindness you give to others. 💖

There’s never been a better time to get extra support, talk about mental health, or heal from childhood experiences than right now. Our therapists are here for you 🩵

Where are you on the scale today? What do you need to support yourself today? 🩵💛🧡

What a wonderful day to remind yourself that you are loved, worthy of being loved and can give yourself the love that you need 💕

Needing a new podcast? Want to focus on some mental health topics? Check these out:

•”We can do hard things”
•”The Anxious Truth”
•”Good Inside”
•”Meditation minis”
•”Where should we begin?”

Tell us your favorite!

This weather stressin anyone else out? Try one of these tips to relax 💕

What else would you add?

And a good year doesn’t mean that there aren’t challenges or obstacles.. 💙

We hope everyone has a safe, fun and relaxing weekend. For those are who are grieving this season, implementing tough boundaries, and breaking cycles - we hear you, we see you and we are with you 💕🎄

Needing to switch up your breathing exercises? This is a great one to try!

Friendly reminder that you ✨ can ✨ do it and we believe in you 💕

Today we are so grateful for our clients, community and fellow therapists ❤️ Sending positive thoughts to everyone today who may need some extra support

We are so thankful for the veterans in our community and lives who have served and are currently serving ❤️🤍💙

Have you heard of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)? The change of seasons, weather and sunlight has great effects on mental health. If you’ve found yourself feeling more down lately, reach out for support. 💙

Sharing a few great ways to practice gratitude as an individual, or even as a family. What other ideas do you have?

Bad days happen. Asking for space is okay. Not being perfect is normal. Let’s work on making these acceptable 💕

Today, and every day, mental health matters. You matter. Make mental health care a priority 💕

Ever considered using music as a coping tool? Music can be beneficial for a variety of reasons, including connecting to emotions and use of self-expression 🎶