Greta Strickland, Therapist

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Greta Strickland, Therapist

Greta is therapist in Kansas City providing effective and modern therapy to women struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, and people-pleasing. Hi, I'm Greta!

I'm a party girl turned therapist for millennial women, and I'm passing on my secrets to living a life that's fulfilling af. I help women overcome anxiety and modern issues that fall under that, like perfectionism, people-pleasing, social comparison, and body image issues. Head on over to my blog for some of my most popular writings and insight! www.stateofmindkc.com/blog

12/11/2025

Now what's the split gonna be in my comments between "YES!!!!!" and "I enjoy doing something nice for my therapists." 65/35? 60/40? 😜

11/05/2025

Seasonal depression could just be bad company? Maybe.

But it could also be the sunlight deprivation that tanked your energy or the fact that you're running on fumes because you never lightened your workload to match.

That's exactly why I created my Winter Blues
Masterclass - to get into the REAL reasons winter feels so heavy and teach you how to move through it without wanting to crawl into bed and hibernate every day...which I do support to a degree 😏

This exact method is what I use with my clients and I'll warn you - it's been known to make them embrace winter. WILD, I know!!

❄️ Comment BLUES for the link!

PS - therapists, it's totally useful for you to use with your own clients as well! Comes with a video presentation, the audio file, and a 30 page workbook.
And don't forget to write it off!

Follow me for more sarcasm, pep talks, and hot gos.

11/10/2021

✨ SELF-WORTH SENTENCE COMPLETION ✨

Jumpstart your self-worth and overcome your negative self-talk! Understand how the way you think about yourself impacts your mood and how to focusing on your self-worth can help. Use the sentence completions as prompts to bring up all the good feels toward yourself that you deserve!

INCLUDES:
* Introduction to self-worth affirmations
* Hot tips for maximum effectiveness
* Journal prompts to explore your relationship with self-worth
* 11 sentence completions to create your own self-worth affirmations
* Exercise wrap-up questions
* Extra resources related to self-worth

HELPS WITH:
* Confidence
* Positive thinking
* Self-awareness & self-prioritization
* Worry, stress & overwhelm, and anxiety
* Perfectionism
* Low motivation
* Depressed mood

11/03/2021

✨ USE DISTRACTION DURING DISTRESS ✨

If you have intense emotions and aren't sure how to deal with them, try using distraction during distress! An easy-to-understand list of the DBT "Wise Mind ACCEPTS" acronym with ideas and examples for each way you could tolerate distress in any situation.

INCLUDES:
* Description of distress tolerance & how distraction can help
* Hot tips for best practices to maximize effectiveness
* An list of 50+ distraction ideas organized into categories
* 2 journal prompts for reflection
* Extra resources & links related to tolerating distress

HELPS WITH:
* Impulsive or self-destructive behaviors
* Intense emotional reactions
* Stress & overwhelm
* Identifying your needs
* Involvement in hobbies and/or social life
* Worry and anxiety
* Depressive mood

10/27/2021

✨ EMOTION & YOU MINI-WORKBOOK ✨

Not sure exactly *what* you're feeling? Do you roll your eyes when you hear someone say "you just need to process your emotions" because no one actually ever told you what that means?

Look no further. This Emotions & You Mini-Workbook has everything you need to start accurately identifying your emotions and process them in a way that's effective and simple.

INCLUDES:
* Why identifying & processing your emotions is important
* 4 journal prompts to explore your relationship with emotions
* Exercise #1: Emotions list with organized sections to help with identifying what you're feeling
* Exercise #2: The 4 Steps to Processing Emotions (that no one ever actually spells out for you!)
* 3 journal prompts to reflect on the exercises
* Extra resources & links related to emotions

HELPS WITH:
* Coping with emotions
* Emotional clarity (i.e. “I’m not sure what I’m feeling”)
* Self-awareness & alignment
* Worry and anxiety
* Stress & overwhelm
* Depression
* Identifying your needs
* Expressing self to others

10/20/2021

✨ FIND YOUR TOP TEN SELF-SOOTHES ✨

Beat your impulsive behaviors, urges, or cravings with this systematic exercise! With a comprehensive look at how the exercise, you'll feel confident completing it - and don't forget to look at the list of 60+ ideas of self-soothing! They're categorized into groups like creativity, productivity, emotional expression etc. - just so you've got plenty of options.

INCLUDES:
* Instructions on the exercise
* A worksheet to write in or type your chosen top 10 self-soothes
* 60+ ideas for self-soothing sorted into groups

HELPS WITH:
* Impulsive or self-destructive behaviors
* Intense emotional reactions
* Identifying your needs
* Involvement in hobbies and/or social life
* Worry and anxiety
* Depressive mood
* Stress management

10/13/2021

✨ GROUNDING 54321 ✨

Perfect for those moments you feel disconnected from reality or when your thoughts or worries have taken you down a rabbit hole. This simple 5-step exercise uses each of your physical senses to bring you back to the present moment. A great skill for beginners in mindfulness!

INCLUDES:
* Quick & easy-to-memorize 5-step grounding exercise
* Resources to check out related to mindfulness

HELPS WITH:
* Staying present and mindful
* Worry and anxiety
* Stress & overwhelm
* Handling emotions
* Self-awareness

10/06/2021

✨ PEOPLE-PLEASING MINI-WORKBOOK ✨

Start saying "no" more often to others so you say "yes" to yourself! Learn exactly what everyday behaviors you might be doing that are considered people-pleasing and use the inventory provided to sum up your people-pleasing tendencies at a glance! Reflect on how weak boundaries affect your life, and soak up the 3 unique tips to increase your confidence in saying "no" more often!

INCLUDES:
* Intro to people-pleasing and how to use the workbook
* Top 9 specific people-pleasing behaviors, their definitions, and clear examples
* An inventory to rank each behavior on rarely, sometimes, or often
* Journal prompts to explore your patterns and relationship with people-pleasing
* 3 actionable tips to increase confidence in saying "no", each with an area to take notes and brainstorm
* Reflective journal prompts to wrap-up
* Extra resources related to people-pleasing

HELPS WITH:
* Creating boundaries
* Work/life balance
* Inappropriate/excessive guilt
* Self-awareness
* Stress & overwhelm
* Self-prioritization
* Codependent relationships

09/29/2021

✨ COPE AHEAD SKILL ✨

Got a stressful situation coming up? Use the classic DBT Cope Ahead Skill to plan for your reaction and how you'll manage the situation in an organized & effective way.

INCLUDES:
* Description of the cope ahead skill & how to use it
* Worksheet to complete as you apply the cope ahead skill to your own situation or circumstances

HELPS WITH:
* Handling emotions
* Identifying your needs
* Involvement in hobbies and/or social life
* Worry, stress, and anxiety
* Depressive mood
* Stress management

Address

801 NW Saint Mary's Drive, Suite 208
Blue Springs, MO
64014

Website

http://www.stateofmindkc.com/

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