resiliency – Sound Mind Center

anxiety, depression, family, forgiveness, grief, healthy communication, joy, mental health, mindfulness, psychotherapy, religion, resiliency, self-compassion, self-esteem, spirituality, therapy, Trauma

What Do Social Workers Do?

March 1, 2019March 2, 2019 Gretchen J. Penner, LCSW

When I first started pursuing a career as a Clinical Social Worker, I often heard people say "Oh, you are the person who rips screaming babies out of the arms of their mother". Well...not quite.

anxiety, depression, family, forgiveness, healthy communication, joy, mental health, mindfulness, psychotherapy, religion, resiliency, self-compassion, self-esteem, spirituality, therapy, Trauma, Uncategorized

How Does Therapy Work?

August 5, 2018May 12, 2021 Gretchen J. Penner, LCSW

Understanding therapy and what to expect can help reduce concerns and prepare you for the process.

anxiety, depression, forgiveness, mental health, mindfulness, resiliency, self-compassion

Love Yourself – Just The Way You Are

April 24, 2018August 5, 2018 Gretchen J. Penner, LCSW

What if we could love ourselves unconditionally? What if we could quit beating ourselves up and treated ourselves the way we treat our best friend?

anxiety, depression, forgiveness, joy, mental health, religion, resiliency, self-compassion, spirituality, Trauma

Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Wholeness

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Gretchen J. Penner, LCSW

For decades, psychotherapists believed that religion and spirituality was a symptom of mental illness. Today, however, that theory is drastically changing.