Marshbanks Mental Health

07/29/2025

07/24/2025

Are you a veteran experiencing homelessness? Do you know of a veteran who is?

The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center Homeless Program will be out in the community searching for unsheltered veterans during their homeless surge event from July 21 - 23.

If you are a homeless veteran or know the location of a homeless veteran, please call 906-774-3300 ext. 3241 and VA staff in that area will be notified.

07/17/2025

“Too busy to meditate? Let’s talk about micro mindfulness.”
✨ Tiny moments. Big shifts.
Micro mindfulness is the art of being intentionally present—even for just a few seconds.
You don’t need 30 minutes or a yoga mat. You just need a moment.

Tell us: Which one will you try?

07/16/2025

Your body has been speaking to you all along—through tension, fatigue, emotions, and the quiet sensations that often go unnoticed. But in a world that teache...

07/08/2025

“Self-care isn’t just bubble baths and candles, it’s building a plan that actually works for YOU.”
Let’s build a self-care plan that’s sustainable, realistic, and personal.

07/07/2025

Therapy is a tool—not a last resort.
Whether you’re healing, growing, or just need space to think… therapy can help you get there.

👉 Share it with someone curious about therapy, or tag a friend who might need to hear this today!

07/02/2025

Having difficulty getting sessions started feeling productive but also fresh? Here are some ways to focus opening questions to sessions, having some variety in our back pockets helps us stay fresh!

🗣️ 1. Check-In Style (Routine + Emotion-Focused)
"How have things been for you since we last met?"
-Encourages reflection and continuity.
-Opens space for sharing updates, successes, or struggles.

🧭 2. Goal-Oriented Style (Focused + Directive)
"Is there something specific you’d like to focus on today, or should we pick up where we left off?"
-Encourages collaboration.
-Reinforces that the session is guided by the client’s needs.

🌡️ 3. Emotional Temperature Style (Mindfulness + Emotional Awareness)
"On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you say your stress or mood is today? What’s contributing to that number?"
-Builds emotional vocabulary.
-Offers a quantifiable check-in point.

🪞 4. Reflective Style (Depth-Oriented + Insightful)
"I've been thinking about something you shared last time. How have you been sitting with that since then?"
-Deepens continuity and insight.
-Shows the therapist is invested and tracking the client’s growth.

🎨 5. Creative or Playful Style (Great for kids, teens, or group settings)
"If your week were a movie or a weather report, how would you describe it?"
-Builds metaphor and creative thinking.
-Helps access emotions in a non-threatening way.

Which style do you prefer to open productive reflection?

07/01/2025

Mental Health Fitness!
🧠 1. Thought Check-In
Task: Write down one unhelpful thought you’ve had today. Then write a more balanced or kind version of that thought.
🧘 2. Mindful Minute
Task: Spend one full minute focusing only on your breathing, noticing each inhale and exhale.
💬 3. Feelings Log
Task: Write down three emotions you felt today and what caused them.
🙌 4. Gratitude Snapshot
Task: Write or draw 3 things you’re grateful for today.
🤝 5. Connection Boost
Task: Reach out to someone with a kind word, thank-you, or check-in.