Monif Mental Health

01/05/2026

Welcome to 2026...Bishop is waiting for you.

12/28/2025

Hope you had a memorable holiday so far, reminder I WILL be in the office Monday and Tuesday only this week. Please contact me if you need to schedule, reschedule, or have any questions.

12/15/2025

According to Mr. & Mrs. Claus, Bishop was a good boy this year along with his older sister Rikku (jury is still out on little Reese and the others). Thank you Town & Country Humane Society for Santa's visit, Bishop's second time back there since his adoption (both times to cuddle with Santa).

12/14/2025

🌲⛄️ Last minute shopping, preparing for Santa, family gatherings... I want to provide support while allowing everyone the freedom to enjoy the holidays. Due to Christmas & the New Year falling in the middle of the week, I will asking all current and new clients to communicate their availability prior to December 18th. I will be in the office Monday and Tuesday both weeks, December 22nd & 23rd and December 29th & 30th. Clients who are normally scheduled these days may choose to keep all their appointments or select one week over the other. I will make room for Wednesday/Thursday clients as well on these days, to avoid a 3-week break in services.

As always, feel free to reach out by phone, email, Psychology Today, or MonifMH.com with questions or scheduling updates.

12/08/2025

Say "no" to AI therapy. As you may know, a recent tragedy highlights the concerns with turning to AI instead of professionals. While advances in technology are incredible, there are some dangerous issues that can not be fixed.

1. Therapists are trained, educated, licensed, and supervised. AI is not.
2. With AI, your responses and conversations are being logged, recorded, analyzed, and stored. Severe privacy issues, your deepest fears and trauma now belong to the AI providing company.
3. Therapists sometimes challenge/gauge what you need to hear vs what you want to hear. AI cannot interpret your body language, tone, speech patterns, and empathize with you to do this correctly.
4. In times of crisis, you need another thinking person (not program) to advocate or protect you.
5. Sometimes being human, connecting with another person, is a significant part of the healing process.

To ensure privacy, I have disabled all AI features possible on email and therapy related electronic media. No spam filters, no sorting, no suggestions, nothing that would allow email providers to scan or read my messages (to or from clients). While the programs itself has integrated AI features, including FB, I will do my best to limit their accessibility.

For additional information on AI therapy, I provided a recent Stanford study below.

A new Stanford study reveals that AI therapy chatbots may not only lack effectiveness compared to human therapists but could also contribute to harmful stigma and dangerous responses.

11/18/2025

Thanksgiving Schedule:

The office will be closed on Thursday & Friday, November 27th-28th. Wednesday appointments will be "on request", I will happily be available but also understanding if you need the day to prep for the holiday (crazy cleaning, defrosting the turkey, etc.). Try to limit the stress, I'll help if I can. 🤗

09/29/2025

Engaged in some self care this weekend, really enjoy the paint-your-pet classes 😊

07/24/2025

Word of caution: Recently I had a discussion about psychological terms which are misused in mainstream media/society, particularly as a way to insult or label another. I get worried when this happens, as it stigmatizes mental health or makes diagnoses shameful traits (slurs). To this I encourage doing research and choosing better terms. For example, if you feel someone is acting selfishly, they may not be a Narcissist. Maybe confront how their lack of understanding that their actions/choices negatively impact you may be more effective. Even with a pattern of behavior, they still may only be self-serving not have a Personality Disorder (which we should not shame). Another example, being legitimately disappointed, grieving, or sad verses Depression. The former are normal reactions, with the latter being a mental health issue. If you suspect someone is really struggling with mental health, please encourage them to seek a professional (Psychology Today is a good site to locate therapists/psychiatrists).

07/07/2025

I am back in the office today, Bishop is waiting (a whole week of no cuddling, he's very excited to see all of you).

02/11/2025

In the event of bad weather, please contact me to confirm appointments, switch to online, or reschedule - Safety first always.

Can't believe it's February already, 2025 is moving fast and started with a bang. While evenings are full, there are a couple late morning/early afternoon openings. If you are interested in individual, couple, or the potential group therapy (currently in planning phase) please go to www.MonifMH.com for the contact site or more information. Feel free to scroll through the tabs to learn more about services, Bishop, or myself.

Therapy is a journey, I try to make it as comfortable and friendly as possible - helping individuals, couples, and families in both Nebraska and Iowa. I believe laughter is the best medicine and creativity can be cathartic.

01/30/2025

Welcome to January 2025, to answer recent inquires there are few daytime openings are available for new clients (times after 4pm are currently full at the time of this post). If you have questions or want to request an appointment, please go to

Therapy is a journey, I try to make it as comfortable and friendly as possible - helping individuals, couples, and families in both Nebraska and Iowa. I believe laughter is the best medicine and creativity can be cathartic.

11/11/2024

Registration now closed

Major change produces stress, regardless if you perceive it as a positive or negative event. To address the increased anxiety and fear resulting from the political climate, MMH will be offering an online group for adults to safely and respectfully seek assistance. This group's aim will be to provide psychoeducation, therapeutic guidance, understanding, and support. Please note, this group is not a platform for promotion of political ideation/policies but a rather an opportunity to encourage a healthier mental state and help one another. This will be a closed group, to encourage cohesion and consistency among participants, and you do not need to be a client of MMH to participate.

More information will be available later this week at www.MonifMH.com, with the projected times as Sundays 3:30pm CST starting December 8th 2024, reduced private pay rate (no insurance accepted for group).