Therapy & Counseling Service Locations

CARE Counseling is convenient to many of the neighboring cities in the Twin Cities Metro area. CARE has several locations in the Twin Cities and virtually serves the entire state of Minnesota.

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Opus EHR names David Adair as Clinician of the Month

David Adair, a Mental Health Professional at Care Counseling of Minnesota, has been selected by his team as the clinician of the month, and we couldn’t agree more! He has worked in Mental Health for about five years and has been practicing individual therapy for the past two years.
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CARE COUNSELING GIVES GLOVES TO MINNESOTA STUDENTS

During the recent cold, snowy days in Minnesota, CARE Counseling’s staff handed out new, free gloves to students walking outside on the campuses of the University of St. Thomas and University of Minnesota.
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Five Things You Should Know about Your Diagnosis

5 Things You Should Know about Your Diagnosis

A diagnosis is an important part of the first two sessions since it helps the therapist conceptualize the presenting concerns and treatment options by categorizing and naming symptoms.
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Supporting Families Impacted by Stress and Trauma

Supporting Families Impacted by Stress and Trauma

When children experience a traumatic event, the entire family is affected. Often, family members have different experiences and emotional responses to the traumatic event.
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Talking to Children about Therapy

5 Tips for Talking to Children about Therapy

Children and teens might be asking to go to therapy and are choosing to seek out help. In other situations, a parent or caregiver is seeking out therapy either voluntarily or at the recommendation of someone.
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Developmental Trauma Support

Support for Developmental Trauma in Childhood

The impact of significant stressors on families and their developing child’s environment can be lifelong since prolonged stress can create biological changes in brain chemistry.
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Types of Thoughts that Indicate Therapy Would be Beneficial

Types of Thoughts that Indicate Therapy Would be Beneficial

Intrusive thoughts can be described as unwanted thoughts that seem to come out of nowhere and are distressing. They may be connected to a real-life event such as a flashback after a traumatic event.
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Grief and Loss during the holiday season

New Plymouth Location!

Guess what!? A new Plymouth location is opening soon and we are doing a new site raise of $1k!
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Stop Blaming Yourself and Over-Apologizing

Stop Blaming Yourself and Over-Apologizing

Negative and repetitive thought patterns are present in both anxiety and depression. There are many cognitive-distortions present in negative thinking. Many of these thoughts take the form of negative-automatic-thought (NAT) patterns.
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Sex After 40

Sex After 40

Sex drive changes through various ages in addition to the quality and quantity of sexual encounters.
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"Second Puberty" in Adults

"Second Puberty" in Adults

The Tanner-stages of sexual maturity ratings help provide guides for physical development changes.
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Timelines of Life Expectations: Where do these come from?

Timelines of Life Expectations: Where do these come from?

Is where you're at right not consistent with expectations—either of yourself or others?
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Your Lived Experiences: Acceptance & Approval vs. Disapproval and Judgment

Your Lived Experiences: Acceptance & Approval vs. Disapproval and Judgment

Many people have stories of seeking and finding acceptance and approval within their journey as well as stories of experiencing disapproval and judgment—either within themselves or from others.
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How to Cope with Feeling Judged by Others within your Spaces

How to Cope with Feeling Judged by Others within your Spaces

It can be very hard to be vulnerable again if you have opened up in a space that felt safe at the time (e.g., with a partner, parent, best friend, or past therapist) only to feel misunderstood, upset, and discouraged to continue opening up.
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Coffee with CARE

Coffee with CARE

CARE Counseling will be handing out custom CARE coffee tumblers at Pow Wow Coffee Grounds, on Thursday, February 9th starting at 11 a.m. while supplies last.
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CARE Leading the Industry with 2023 Stipend for Students

CARE Counseling is excited to be an industry leader as we begin offering a $2,000 stipend for practicum students that join the summer and fall cohorts at CARE for the 2023-2024 training year!
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Blog Lunch and Learn

Zoom Lunch and Learn: Transitions and Change

Free virtual lunch and learn on zoom about transitions and changes.
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understanding BPD

Understanding BPD

One thing that distinguishes borderline personality disorder from the other areas is that BPD is a personality-disorder.
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Difference between depression and anxiety

The Differences Between Anxiety and Depression

It can be hard to know if you have depression or anxiety.
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Medication info

Considering Taking Medications and Their Side Effects

one of the most common concerns that are mentioned to the therapist is the concern of side effects.
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Cervical Cancer Post

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that girls see a gynecologist for their first exam between ages 13-15
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Anger Management

Anger exists for a purpose—to energize us to act. But when anger runs the show, the actions we take can hurt others or ourselves. When we gain self-awareness and practice emotional regulation, we can use our anger to take us to better things.
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Suicide Awareness and Remembering Stephen tWitch Boss

Suicide Awareness and remembering Stephen tWitch Boss

Grief and loss are impacting so many individuals who are seeking therapy right now. Loved ones are dying and we have so many people struggling with their mental health.
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Grief and Loss during the holiday season

Grief and Loss During the Holiday Season

Loss in general is not easy but particularly if you are grieving during the holiday season. If you had a choice of losing something or gaining something, I agree that most people would choose the second option.
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