By Elyssa Lee, MSW, LCSWA The holiday season is often referred to as the “most wonderful time of the year”. While that may be true, it is no secret that it can also be one of the most stressful and challenging times of the year, especially for those dealing with mental health challenges. Along with […]
My ADHD Experience
by Amy Wright, MSW, LCSWA My ADHD experience is so much more than just “inability to focus.” It is a story of pain, rejection, struggle, resilience, resourcefulness, healing, and growth. My ADHD experience in school was years of depression. Being forced to focus on things that bored me senseless for hours on end, every day, […]
“Those Who Are Left Behind”
by Rachel Maguire, MSW, LCSWA In 2020 I lost two people to suicide and experienced a grief unlike any I’ve felt before. Those who have lost a loved one before are familiar with the waves of grief that can be all consuming or feel miles away, distant, but ever present. Grief is like an ocean; […]
August 8th, Healthcare for the Homeless Day
by Ariana Schneider, MSW, LCSWA, CTP Imagine yourself 27 years from now. What have you accomplished? How many experiences have you gained? 27 years seems like a long time, right? Now with this perspective, think about the fact that homeless individuals live 27 years less than housed individuals (Centers for Disease Control, 2019; Stasha, 2022). This large difference […]
Update: Self-Pay Rates
At Three Oaks, quality care is of the utmost importance. As a client, we want you to feel welcome, well supported and confident that you are being provided with the most up-to-date, evidence based treatment. In order to uphold this desire, our clinical team participates in extensive training throughout the year in topics ranging from […]
Self-Care and Collective Healing
by Jay Jayaraman, MSW, LCSWA International Self Care Day is on July 24th. Odds are, you haven’t heard of this commemorative day – the concept was started by the International Self Care Foundation and meant to “provide a focus and opportunity to… promote self-care as a vital foundation of health” (CITE). This vague description begs the question – […]
Real Men Don’t Cry
by Elyssa Lee, MSW, LCSWA Although it has decreased in recent years, there is still a negative stigma attached to mental health that is all too prevalent in society. An outdated viewpoint based on misunderstanding, mental health concerns are often still viewed as personal weakness or character flaws of those who are experiencing them. There is a common […]
Do Words Really Hurt?
by Elyssa Lee, MSW, LCSWA You may be familiar with the old adage: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Although widely popular and commonly used as a defense against insulting words, this phrase is not necessarily true. The truth is, words DO hurt. Many scientific studies have shown […]
Mental Health House
by Katie Bounds, MSW, LCSWA Growing up, I always had a love and fascination with home design and HGTV, and that admiration for the art of home improvement has not disappeared. To this day, I love watching people remodel their spaces- whether it’s one room or the whole house- to perfect whatever the look they’re […]
National Drug and Alcohol Week
March 21-27 is National Drug and Alcohol facts week and is the perfect time to bring awareness to this very prevalent issue. Unfortunately, Substance Use Disorders (SUD) are all too common in our society today. In fact, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 19.7 million American adults (aged 12 and older) […]