Moving Forward Therapy, LLC

11/03/2025

this November, always remember—

10/31/2025

💀 🌼 Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻

10/30/2025

🦇 🕯️ Great for kids and adults! You can have fun - and learn to calm yourself- at any age! 🍭 👻

10/28/2025

🧡Halloween Play Ideas for Emotional Connection 👻

1️⃣ Dress-Up Together
Let your child pick costumes for both of you! Switching roles builds empathy and confidence.

2️⃣ Monster Feelings Game
Make silly “feelings monsters” with playdough or paper—each one shows a different emotion (happy, scared, mad, excited). Talk about what makes your monsters feel that way!

3️⃣ Candy Sharing Challenge
Sort candy by color or type and practice taking turns and sharing—great for connection and self-regulation. 🍬

Play is where connection grows—and Halloween is the perfect time for a little magic and meaning! 💫

Thanks for sharing Samara Maggard!

10/23/2025

🍂Fall is nature’s way of showing us that transitions can be full of color and grace.

10/14/2025

🥐A “snack” for your mind!

10/10/2025

10/06/2025

💭Wondering if therapy is working?
Here are some subtle yet powerful signs you’re making progress!

09/30/2025

There’s nothing better than hearing kind words from the people I’ve had the pleasure to work with. I’m so grateful for your support and trust!

📩 Ready to get started? Message me anytime!

09/29/2025

🖐️ Hand of Mental Health encourages us to reflect and discuss our everyday choices and their impact on our mental health. How does sleep and rest, food, relationships and emotions affect our mental wellbeing?

09/26/2025

🛑 Take a break from scrolling and ground yourself in the present by searching any (or all!) or the following:

- Something you’d like to eat
- 13 pumpkins or gourds
- Things you’d find at school
- Something very spooky
- An “All Too Well” reference
- 10 pieces of candy corn
- An inverted little ghost
- Something warm to wear
- 3 yellow pencils
- An item in your favorite color
- Something you rarely see
- 2 black cat silhouettes
- An item you’d use outdoors
- Something that flies
- A loud chirping insect
- An item that’s in your house
- Leaves (count them all!)

By looking for any of these, you’re using one of your five senses (sight!) to connect with the present moment. You can do this anywhere by looking around you for a specific color or shape — or come back here anytime and choose an another option from the list to guide yourself back to the present!

09/24/2025

🎉 **T-Shirt Giveaway Winners!** 🎉
Thanks to everyone who stopped by my table at the Joplin Employee Health Fair — it was great to see so many friendly faces!

I’m excited to announce the winners of the t-shirt giveaway:
👕 Joyce Doty
👕 Nelson Najera

Congrats! 🎊 I’ll be reaching out to arrange pickup/delivery. Stay tuned for more fun giveaways in the future!