Ainga Mental Health & Consulting

08/24/2025

Roughly one in three people will experience panic attacks at some point during their lives. But there is good news: They usually pass in 10 – 15 minutes, and you can use a few techniques to m…

08/24/2025

Actress Chloé Hayden is best known for her role as Quinni on the popular TV show "Heartbreak High" — one of the first-ever autistic characters to actually be played by an autistic person. Now, she's inviting us to imagine a world where seeing autistic people in any role isn't groundbreaking, it's...

07/11/2025

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06/23/2025

At the end of the Civil War, though slavery was technically illegal in all states, it still persisted in the last bastions of the Confederacy. This was the case when Union General Gordon Granger marched his troops into Galveston, Texas on June 19th and announced that all enslaved people there were o...

06/23/2025

Here are 8 ways to approach growing older — and life — with wonder, curiosity and delight, from author and designer Ingrid Fetell Lee.

06/04/2025

Ainga made it on the news fighting proposed legislation!

Lawmakers say additional oversight of autism centers is sorely needed, but some in the industry say smaller providers won't be able to keep up with requirements.

06/03/2025

Ainga at the State Capitol. Advocating for our clients and drawing attention to concerns about proposed legislation.

05/18/2025

It is important that we support domestic violence survivors by being mindful of the words we choose. Here is a good starting list of what not to say to a survivor of domestic violence.

What else would you add to the list?

05/18/2025

Holding Space—a virtual mindfulness and self-care gathering—is back! This May 9, join Marcia T. Leftwich and Bryan Stefan as they explore the powerful role of mindfulness in navigating grief. This virtual session is open to all helping professionals and social workers.
Register here: https://www.naswca.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1956691&group=

05/18/2025

Ainga is happy to announce the grand opening of Brighter Days Recovery Center! Intensive outpatient program in downtown Minneapolis.

05/03/2025

Health inequities are maintained through the systems that support them. Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, live, learn, work, and play.

It is important to have an understanding of how these social determinants of health can influence and impact health outcomes.

04/11/2025

Attending the Mass Incarceration conference with Ainga Community Justice Services staff.