12 Years of Growth and Learning
12 Ways to Fall in Love Everyday: Happy 12th Anniversary to the Greenhouse Center
Download the PDF graphic here! Are you eager for easy conversation and laughter to spark between you and your partner? Imagine their smile as they open the perfect gift that you thought of. Reach anew for each other’s hands because it means something special. Trust in your connectedness. We are celebrating our 12th anniversary…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in DBT
By: Shannon Nielson, LCSW DBT Group Manager In a series of blog posts, I will be giving information about DBT and some of the interesting things you can learn when you attend our groups. Below you will find a schedule of our groups and age ranges we currently offer. DBT stands for Dialectical Behavior Therapy.…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in the Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy
By: Odessa M. Stevens, ACMHC, CAAP, CCLS II Since my childhood, pets have been such an integral part of my life. My earliest memory is of my little mouse, Mickey, clinging to dear life on the handle bars of my tricycle as we rode around the neighborhood. I cannot count the number of times that…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in Forgiveness
By: Candice Packer, LCSW Forgiveness. When we hear that word, a lot of time, it raises a lot of emotions in us. Additionally, everyone has a different definition of forgiveness. So what does it really mean? I am going to answer your question with a question of my own. When you think of the hurt…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in Knowing You Are Not Alone
By: Sonya Perkins, CSW Sometimes we never feel more alone than when we are surrounded by people. We walk around wearing a mask of what we think we should be or what we think they want us to be and inside we are saying, “If they only knew the real me. No one could ever…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in Clarifying the Misconceptions of Mental Health Therapy
By: Marilee Woolstenhulme, LCSW Addressing some misconceptions about mental health therapy. Before I began my schooling to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I was like any body else: I didn’t know much about therapy other than what I’d seen on a TV screen. Take this quiz to separate fact from fiction and learn more…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in Communication
By: Tyler Purdy, LCSW Communication is a key to life. We communicate for work, in families, at school, in all aspects of our lives. Now, I could start spouting off some statistics like communication is both verbal and nonverbal and that within these two types, verbal communication makes up 45% of all that is communicated…
Read MoreOur Congratulations to Collette Dawson-Loveless, LCSW & RPT-S
The Green House Center for Growth & Learning is excited to announce that our Program Director, Collette Dawson-Loveless has earned the credential of Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. This credential signifies that Collette has specialized training in play therapy education, training and experience. We value the continuing growth and learning of not just our clients,…
Read MoreDeeply Rooted in Rejecting Apathy
By: Jessica Bodily-Miller, CSW To all of us fifteen to thirty year olds who are trying to figure out life: Apathy. This is our game face. We adolescents and young adults, we are apathetic. And we believe it is our greatest strength. We praise it in other people, “She doesn’t care what people think of…
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