Becoming Behavioral Health & Wellness

Becoming Behavioral Health & Wellness Mental Health Service Read more about the conditions we treat and call us today at 708-441-9240 to schedule an appointment.

Dr. Dana and her team at Becoming Behavioral Health & Wellness provide client and solution-focused therapy services with in-person and virtual appointments available.

ADHD procrastination isn’t just “bad habits.” It’s how your brain is wired, and you deserve support that actually works....
09/25/2025

ADHD procrastination isn’t just “bad habits.” It’s how your brain is wired, and you deserve support that actually works.

Becoming Behavioral Health & Wellness helps you move from shame spirals to real strategies. Ready for a reset? 👉 becoming-well.org

Decision fatigue is real, and ADHD makes it louder.Support is closer than you think. Get Virtual Psychiatric Care in Min...
09/17/2025

Decision fatigue is real, and ADHD makes it louder.

Support is closer than you think. Get Virtual Psychiatric Care in Minnesota and Illinois at becoming-well.org

ADHD Testing and Treatment in Illinois and MinnesotaStruggling to focus or feeling overwhelmed? It may be ADHD. Testing ...
08/22/2025

ADHD Testing and Treatment in Illinois and Minnesota

Struggling to focus or feeling overwhelmed? It may be ADHD. Testing brings clarity and treatment helps improve focus, reduce stress, and build confidence.

Becoming Behavioral Health and Wellness offers ADHD testing and personalized treatment in Illinois and Minnesota with both virtual and in person care.

Take the first step today. Schedule your ADHD testing and start your path to clarity and calm. Call 708-441-9240

What you call anxiety might actually be your body running an old alarm system.Your voice shakes.Your mind goes blank.You...
05/23/2025

What you call anxiety might actually be your body running an old alarm system.

Your voice shakes.
Your mind goes blank.
You can’t remember what you practiced.

It’s not because you don’t care.
And it’s absolutely not because you’re not good at this.

It’s your nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight.

And guess what? That’s not your fault.
You weren’t taught how to regulate it, but you can learn.

Your body isn’t the enemy.
It just needs better instructions.

Once you understand what’s happening inside, the fear starts to lose its grip.

Ready to perform without spiraling?
Tap the link in bio to start retraining your system on your terms.

Box breathing is like a reset button for your brain.Breathe in for 4.Hold for 4.Out for 4.Hold again.This simple techniq...
05/21/2025

Box breathing is like a reset button for your brain.

Breathe in for 4.
Hold for 4.
Out for 4.
Hold again.

This simple technique works with your body.

It slows your heart rate.
It tells your brain: “We’re safe.”
It gets you back in control without needing to push through or “tough it out.”

You don’t have to overthink every second to get it right.

You just need tools that help your body and brain speak the same language.

Looking for more strategies like this?
We teach real-world tools to calm your nervous system before the stress takes over.

Comment “YES” if you want more content like this.

They forgot your birthday. Again.But what if it wasn’t about you?ADHD in relationships can feel personal… but it’s often...
05/19/2025

They forgot your birthday. Again.
But what if it wasn’t about you?

ADHD in relationships can feel personal… but it’s often not.

It’s how the brain processes memory, emotion, and time.
Not how your partner feels about you.

You might be wondering:

~ Why do I feel so unheard?
~ Why are we always misfiring on small things?
~ Why does it feel like we’re speaking two different languages?

When ADHD is in the picture, relationships need tools.

Because yes, love is there.
But the way it’s shown can get lost in translation.

That’s where better tools, better language, and better understanding come in.

ADHD affects connection, but it doesn’t have to break it.

We help couples (and individuals) create clarity.
Click the link in bio to get support tailored to your relationship.

If it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind.And that’s not a character flaw.That’s ADHD.So stop forcing yourself to “organize...
05/16/2025

If it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind.
And that’s not a character flaw.

That’s ADHD.

So stop forcing yourself to “organize” the way someone else told you to.

Your brain doesn’t care where the keys “belong.”
It cares that you’ll see them when it’s time to leave.

For folks with ADHD, visibility is everything.

Clear counters.
Open bins.
Sticky notes in your face.

Put things where your brain will find them, not where someone else says they should go.

Comment 🫶 if this resonates with you!

“Just stay calm.”They say it like it’s a switch you can flip.But when you live with anxiety, ADHD, or trauma, pressure d...
05/14/2025

“Just stay calm.”
They say it like it’s a switch you can flip.

But when you live with anxiety, ADHD, or trauma, pressure doesn’t feel like pressure.

It feels like danger.

You might blank out before a meeting.
Feel your hands shake before a presentation.
Or suddenly forget what you were saying mid-sentence.

You’re not weak.

It’s because your nervous system is sounding the alarm even when there’s no fire.

The good news?
You can train your body to feel safer.
Mind-body grounding techniques help you calm your nervous system in the moment not just after.

You don’t need to “power through” your panic.
What you need are tools that work in real-time.

Grounding brings you back to the present.
And that’s where your power lives.

Want tools that actually help when it counts?
Tap the link in our bio to connect with us.

That intense meeting?That hard convo?That exam?Your body is not trying to sabotage you.It’s just trying to protect you.Y...
05/13/2025

That intense meeting?
That hard convo?
That exam?

Your body is not trying to sabotage you.

It’s just trying to protect you.

Your brain learned (somewhere along the way) that pressure equals threat.

And once it makes that connection, it flips into survival mode fast:
fight, flight, freeze, or fawn.

But that doesn’t mean that you’re overreacting.

Your brain is actually doing exactly what it was built to do.
It just got stuck in the “on” position.

The problem is the unprocessed trauma your nervous system is still carrying.

Pressure feels like danger because your body is trying to keep you safe, and not because you’re weak.

You can retrain your nervous system.
And we can help.

Tap the link in bio to connect with a therapist who sees the full you.

Your body was protecting you, even when your mind didn’t understand it yet.We grow up hearing that being brave means fig...
05/09/2025

Your body was protecting you, even when your mind didn’t understand it yet.

We grow up hearing that being brave means fighting.

But sometimes, being brave meant staying still.

Sometimes it meant running.
Sometimes it meant smiling to survive.

Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn are built into your nervous system.

Not because you’re broken,
but because you’re wired to survive.

They were never mistakes.
They were protection.

If you’re still carrying shame about how you “should have” reacted, it’s time to put that burden down.

You survived in the best way your body knew how.

You are not broken.
You are a survivor.

Ready to start healing at a place that sees all of you?

Tap the link in bio and let’s take the next step together.

“Why didn’t you fight harder?”“Why didn’t you leave?”“Why didn’t you say no?”Stop. Wrong questions.You survived.And that...
05/07/2025

“Why didn’t you fight harder?”
“Why didn’t you leave?”
“Why didn’t you say no?”

Stop. Wrong questions.

You survived.
And that’s the only thing that matters.

Your body knew what it needed to do in the moment to stay alive.
You did not fail. You adapted.

And that means you are stronger than you even know.

Survival was your win.

Healing is your next one.

Check out the link to read our full blog about learning to trust yourself again after trauma. https://becoming-well.org/youre-not-broken-learning-to-trust-yourself-again-after-trauma/

“Just move on.”If only it were that simple.Trauma sticks differently depending on what you lived through.A lot of folks ...
05/05/2025

“Just move on.”
If only it were that simple.

Trauma sticks differently depending on what you lived through.

A lot of folks carry invisible wounds.

But not every wound came from one moment.
Some were built over the years.

PTSD usually ties back to one major traumatic event.
C-PTSD is the result of living in chaos or fear for a long time.

You’re carrying a heavy load. And you don’t have to carry it alone.

There’s a way forward.
It starts with being seen for who you are, not just what happened to you.

There’s a real difference between PTSD and C-PTSD.
And real hope for both.

Trauma-informed, compassionate care is waiting.

Click the link to find your people. https://becoming-well.org/

Address

7900 International Drive #300
Bloomington, MN
55425

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

Telephone

+17084419240

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