By Molly Schweers, CRC, LCMHC, LCAS Reflecting on time spent since quarantine began, I have observed that the productivity culture has grown overwhelmingly despite all of us on social media posting content telling each other that it’s okay to rest. We continue to find increasingly new ways to stay busy from making our own bread […]

Three Oaks Behavioral Health & Wellness Stands with Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC) To our Black, Indigenous, & People of Color family, friends, clients, community members, and fellow humans: you matter so much. We see you. We see your pain, anger and outrage. We recognize that as non-BIPOC, we cannot begin to understand […]

by Chris Burner, LCSWA, MDIV, SEP COVID-19 has changed the way we collectively and individually grieve loss. Throughout the globe, positive-stricken individuals have lost their battles with the virus while loved ones have been forced to mourn their family members, lovers, and friends from afar. Small businesses and large corporations alike have succumbed to premature […]

by Leslie Gunderson, LMFT Anyone else experiencing A LOT more “together time” than normal with your partner lately? Anyone else feeling like “ships in the night” with your partner, trying to manage the day and passing off tasks? Whatever your situation is during this pandemic, there are things you can do right now if your […]

Policy Update: Effective Monday, April 27, 2020 All telehealth/teletherapy sessions will be 50-53 minutes in length. This session length adheres to self-pay and insurance based policy guidelines [CPT code: 90837]. No fee changes are indicated with this adjustment. More information about this policy change is provided in the letter below, written by Three Oaks’ Founder […]

by Elizabeth Flack, LPA, LCAS “It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.” -Bram Stoker, Dracula These are trying times. Life is difficult enough without […]

Telehealth Policy Update: Effective Monday, April 27, 2020 All telehealth/teletherapy sessions will be 50-53 minutes in length. This session length adheres to self-pay and insurance based policy guidelines [CPT code: 90837]. No fee changes are indicated with this adjustment. Please click [here] for additional information about this policy change. March 12th, 2020 Dear Valued Three […]

by Sara E. Crow, MEd, LCMHC, NCC Hi everyone! I’m Sara Crow and I am a therapist with Three Oaks Behavioral Health & Wellness. One of my specialty areas of focus is maternal mental health which includes pregnancy and postpartum support. I’m going to share a bit of information about mental health related challenges that […]

by Casie Hall, CRC, LCMHC, LCAS To start, an aside: I could expand (complete with drawings, analogies, metaphors, video, demos, etc.) on every element of this skill, however, that most certainly would not be basic, would it? 🙂 See below for the bare-bones version of the PLEASE skill. It’s an introduction to the skill and […]

by Natalie Parmenter, MS, LCMHC The internet is amazing. It has revolutionized the way that we live, work, communicate, and stay connected. We are able to pay bills, manage bank accounts, take classes, video chat, and get quick answers to those pesky questions we think of at inconvenient times. The opposing force of convenience however, […]