MEND Seattle

So very excited to have La Tonya and Phoenix at MEND, both are Saybrook University students pursuing PhDs in Clinical Psychology! ✨ learn more on our website mendseattle.com

Please check out mendseattle.com for more details. We also take the listed insurances for our psychological assessments!

This week's post is highlighting Nikki, intern at MEND this year!

Interested in working with Nikki? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Upcoming BIPOC Grief Group, please check out the flyer for more details.

This week's post is highlighting Ryan, a Master of Social Work student at UW and intern at MEND!

Interested in working with Ryan? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Each week (or so 😅) we will be highlighting a team member in our organization as our MENDer of the Week. We have a solid group of interns this school year, and this post is highlighting René!

Interested in working with René? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Happy New Year, I hope you all had a restful holiday. We are kicking off 2024 by highlighting another one of our great intern therapists, Tomás!

Interested in working with Tomás? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at: [email protected]

Each week we will be highlighting a team member in our organization as our MENDer of the Week. This week we have one of our amazing interns, Chris!

Interested in working with Chris? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

New Upcoming Support Group! Q***r Ancestry. You will join facilitator K. René Krein (they/them) for an eight week exploration and celebration of Q***r roots, history, ancestry, grief, and the deep resilience woven into Q***r culture. There is no fee to attend this group.

Details: Meeting in-person at Antioch University in Seattle, WA. Tuesdays from 6:00-8:00pm from January 15th through March 15th.

If you're interested, please email: [email protected]

Renee (they/she), staff therapist at MEND Seattle, is currently accepting new clients! Email [email protected] or call 206.660.4396 to schedule a first session or free 15 minute consultation.

We believe trans people should have access to health care that affirms their gender. Check out mendseattle.com/ -care for additional information to inquire about this service.

New Upcoming Support Group!

Kapwa Art Community Group, a space for people who identify as Filipinx/a/o to explore Filipinx values through creativity and conversation. You will join facilitator Sandra Saldivar (she/her) and 3-8 other group members.

Details: Meeting in-person at MEND Seattle's office on Saturdays: 10/14, 10/21, and 10/28 from 10:00am-12:00pm.

Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy that involves one or more therapists working with several people at the same time. This type of therapy is widely available at a variety of locations including private therapeutic practices, hospitals, mental health clinics, and community centers.

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected]�

Posted by: Jenn, she/they, intern therapist�

Source: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-group-therapy-2795760

Barb (she/her), intern therapist at MEND Seattle, is currently accepting new clients! Email [email protected] or call 206.660.4396 to schedule a first session or free 15 minute consultation.

Upcoming therapy group opportunity!

Didem, intern therapist at MEND Seattle, will be hosting an upcoming support group for the Turkish community. For any questions or if you are interested in joining, please email Didem at [email protected]

Posted by: Jenn

Relational Therapy (RT) is a psychoanalysis approach that focuses on the relationship between the therapist and the client to work through psychological and behavioral issues. Mental health professionals who practice Relational Therapy view relationships as central to psychological health and use the therapeutic relationship to help facilitate awareness, growth, and positive change.


Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected]


Posted by: Jenn, she/they, intern therapist


Source: https://www.choosingtherapy.com/relational-therapy/

Each week we will be highlighting a new podcast episode that highlights amazing podcasts that can help all of us learn and grow in our healing journey. This week we are recommending the podcast, Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel, with the episode, "Esther Calling- I Need Her To See Me".

In this episode, we hear a conversation between Esther Perel and a guest about setting boundaries and standing up for one's self.

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Posted by: Odessa, she/her, community outreach specialist

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Looking for a therapist? Didem Serin is now accepting new clients here at MEND!

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Posted by: Odessa, she/her, community outreach specialist

As we learn more about attachment styles it is important to know more about each style. One can have aspects of more than one and ones attachment can change in different relationships. Swipe through to see the signs of each attachment style.

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Source: www.psychcentral.com

Posted by: Odessa, she/her, community outreach specialist

For the month of February we will be focusing on attachment styles. To get us started, here is some information about where attachment styles come from and what they entail. As we go through the month we will highlight more on each style and share the benefits of knowing you and potentially your partners style.

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Source: www.psychcentral.com

Posted by: Odessa, she/her, community outreach specialist

Each week we will be highlighting a new podcast episode that highlights amazing podcasts that can help all of us learn and grow in our healing journey. This week we are recommending the podcast, Unlockikg Us with Brené Brown, with the episode, "Harriet Lerner and Brené - I’m Sorry: How To Apologize & Why It Matters, Part 1 of 2".

In this episode, we hear part one of this two-episode special on apologizing. In this episode we hear from Dr. Harriet Lerner and Dr. Brené Brown about making mistakes, healing hurting, and being brave. Through all of this being able to know how important apologizing can be.

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Posted by: Odessa, she/her, community outreach specialist

Sources: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jxcLXMB672u5dpc9YqDu9?si=KgnUGxgJTa6jNCCPUKswuw

"As the world and workplace grow increasingly digital, it can be difficult to find time to truly relax or experience the benefits of resting. You might leave the office at five, but with smartphones and laptops, there’s always one more email to send or one last bit of work to finish up before dinner. It’s exhausting."

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected]

Posted by: Jenn, she/they, intern therapist

Source: https://www.askthescientists.com/benefits-of-resting/

Each week we will be highlighting a new podcast episode that highlights amazing podcasts that can help all of us learn and grow in our healing journey. This week we are recommending the podcast, Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, with the episode, "Mara Wilson: My Diagnosis Saved Me".

In this episode, we here from Mara about her journey through her own mental health struggles, imposter syndrome, and living up to labels. Mayim and Mara debunk the myths of severe OCD and explain what living with it is really like.

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Posted by: Odessa, she/her, community outreach specialist

Sources: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QoluFU9xsOyrCpb3aBhHQ?si=ExUQv-PuS86WqAmuDBnvvQ

Headspace invites us to pave the way for a better sleep, which may simply be a matter of adjusting our habits. Our bodies aren’t meant to stay amped up and then drop into sleep like a stone — they’re meant to gradually unwind. That's where sleep hygiene comes in.

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected]

Posted by: Jenn, she/they, intern therapist

Source: https://www.headspace.com/sleep/sleep-hygiene

Each week we will be highlighting a new podcast episode that highlights amazing podcasts that can help all of us learn and grow in our healing journey. This week we are recommending the podcast, Unf*ck Your Brain, with the episode, "UFYB 272: Why Exercise Isn’t Always “Good”: A Conversation with Deb Mallon, Jill Angie, and Sarah Shiozawa".

In this episode, we hear all about exercise — its risks, rewards, and morality. In this episode we learn different definitions of exercise, unpack the “why” behind our exercising, and discuss the power of choosing for yourself what you do with your body.

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Posted by: Odessa, she/her, community outreach specialist

Sources: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0x7x6fb8rZjZqftqqgerlY?si=wQ-XV_DdSO-17eGM_J6Yew

**kyourbrain

There are many different kinds of ways we can utilize rest in our life. To understand how we can incorporate rest in our daily lives it is important to understand all of the different types of rest that we can learn to practice.

The 7 types of rest include: creative rest, mental rest, physical rest, emotional rest, social rest, sensory rest, and physical rest.

What are some ways your incorporate these kinds of rest in your life? Feel free to leave a comment below!

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Source:
https://www.betterup.com/blog/types-of-rest

Posted by: Odessa, she/her, community outreach specialist

As we dive into the month of rest, it is important to understand the impact of rest on our bodies. We learn that rest can have an impact on us on an emotional, mental, and physical level. With this impact, it is also important to note that there are many different forms of rest and that it can be a very individualized way of healing.

Continue to follow us through the month as we discover different ways one can connect with rest and utilize it daily.

Let us know how you rest by leaving a comment below!

Ready to take the first step in your healing journey? Contact us through our website mendseattle.com or email our intake team at [email protected].

Source:
https://integrisok.com/resources/on-your-health/2021/april/why-its-important-to-allow-yourself-to-rest

Posted by: Odessa, she/her, community outreach specialist