Anacortespsych

11/28/2025

How Breathwork Resets the Nervous System

Breathwork is a powerful tool for calming and rebalancing the nervous system. Slow, intentional breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system—the body’s “rest and digest” mode—helping to lower heart rate, reduce stress hormones, and ease muscle tension.

By shifting focus to the breath, the body moves out of the fight-or-flight response and into a state of safety and regulation. Over time, consistent breathwork practice can improve emotional resilience, enhance focus, and support overall mental well-being.

What does "intentional breathing" mean? You are literally focusing your senses on the breath: you might notice how your shirt moves against your skin as your lungs expand/contract, how the cool air cools your throat, how the air smells (hopefully good!) or even tastes, how it sounds as it moves. Using your senses in ways like this can help to calm your nervous system.

11/28/2025

This Thanksgiving, may the spirit of gratitude bring warmth, reflection, and connection. Taking time to notice moments of peace, kindness, and love—no matter how small—can nurture healing and resilience.

Gratitude isn’t about ignoring challenges; it’s about finding light within them. May this season remind everyone that growth often begins with appreciation for what is, even as we hope for what’s to come.

Wishing a peaceful and restorative Thanksgiving filled with compassion, presence, and gentle joy. 🧡

11/17/2025

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11/13/2025

We are so proud of our clinical director, Amy Begnal! She did such a great job in premarital counseling with Baylen and Colin of TLC's Baylen Out Loud, facilitating a deeper connection and stronger communication skills...all while providing a warm and welcoming look into what therapy is actually like. We have so much gratitude for Baylen and Colin and for TLC for giving Amy this opportunity to shine, support an adorable couple and demystify therapy.
Thanks, also, to Anacortes American for showcasing Amy, a long-time Anacortes resident, with such a great article!
Thank you AGAIN to Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery for hosting!!!
Thank you, Lauren Fisher for being here and making things happen and to Eleni M. Boosalis and all of Del Ray Psych & Wellness for starting it all!!

When Amy Begnal was asked earlier this year to provide on-screen pre-marital relationship counseling to influencer-turned-TV-star Baylen Dupree and her fiancé, she hesitated.

11/12/2025

Thanks to all of our tribe of wellness folks, friends, and family members for coming out to support our clinical director for her great therapeutic work on on . It was a privilege to work with Baylen and Colin on this show - Baylen is the true star and an amazing advocate for Tourette’s Syndrome.

New experiences are maybe much better when they can be celebrated with supportive people ❤️ We are also especially grateful to (Alan, Paulie, Tor) for being willing to gracious host us last minute and for Nicholas Johnson from for attending our event. ❤️❤️

11/12/2025

***LOCATION CHANGE***
For all those joining tonight, please meet us at Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery!

Come join us as we explore Baylen & Colin's couples therapy experiences with Amy Begnal at the Anacortes Psych & Wellness TLC Watch Party!

11/10/2025

✨ We’re so proud of our very own Amy Begnal, LMHC, from Anacortes Psych & Wellness & , who makes her final appearance on Baylen Out Loud tomorrow night on TLC!

Amy’s compassionate approach to relationships and communication has shined throughout the series — bringing warmth, wisdom, and the heart of therapy to the national stage. 💛

Tune in tomorrow night to catch her final episode and celebrate this incredible journey with us! 🥂

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11/10/2025

A fast reminder that our very own Amy Begnal, LMHC, is featured professionally in this season of Baylen Out Loud, an inspiring and very entertaining reality show airing on TLC about a young woman with Tourette's Syndrome. This Tuesday is the last show Amy will be in this season so we're throwing her a party at the Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery this Tuesday, 11/11 @ 5:30. Please RSVP for some sweet swag!

Come join us as we explore Baylen & Colin's couples therapy experiences with Amy Begnal at the Anacortes Psych & Wellness TLC Watch Party!

10/26/2025

Let's get spooky TONIGHT!!!

It's time for our annual Halloween celebration, Shrieks with Shrinks, the spooky version of our informal monthly mental health professional networking event. Whether you come in costume or not, please come ready to build community! Feel free to bring a friend or loved one.

10/25/2025

07/08/2025

Many thanks to Andrea Hardesty, medical director of .health.aesthetics, for coming out to M Group at , hosted by Amy Begnal, clinical director and therapist . M Group is a free, informal drop-in support group for those experiencing perio/post- menopause symptoms and Andrea is one of the few local nurse practitioners certified by the Menopause Society: how lucky are we to have her join us! We got to compare stories about our wellness journey and learn more about how hormones affect basically...everything! We meet the first Monday of the month from 6-7 PM at the Holding Space in downtown Anacortes and will next meet on Monday, August 4th. See you there!!