Sherry Merriam Counseling & Consulting

07/26/2025

HEY YOU.

YOU GOT THIS.

I believe in you.

You didn't f**k it up. You just gotta pivot. You can do that.

LET'S PIVOT.

Let's do this.

Nap first if you need to.

07/22/2025

REMINDER: ONE WEEK AWAY!

On the semi-frequently-rare occasion that there is a fifth Tuesday in a calendar month, Iridescent opens up our weekly virtual staff meeting to the larger therapeutic community. July's Fifth Tuesday is designed to give you a peek behind the curtain of our collective brains and conversations within our meetings.

Ever wanted to better understand how our membership model works, or wanna learn about our new 1099 and supervision openings? Got a crunchy clinical case that you'd love an open-minded perspective on? Have questions or ideas to share about your solo or group practice dreams? Just wanna meet some other cool therapists and chill for an hour?

Case Consultation
Business Coaching
Networking

Sharing is caring -- please invite your rad colleagues! And remember to join us every time a month has a Fifth Tuesday -- mark your calendar now. We can't wait to hang out with you.

Join the Iridescent Crew + wider local therapy community for a virtual open meeting to include case consultation, business talks, and more!

07/18/2025

On the semi-frequently-rare occasion that there is a fifth Tuesday in a calendar month, Iridescent opens up our weekly staff meeting to the larger therapeutic community. July's Fifth Tuesday is designed to give you a peek behind the curtain of our collective brains and conversations within our meetings.

Ever wanted to better understand how our membership model works, or wanna learn about our new 1099 and supervision openings? Got a crunchy clinical case that you'd love an open-minded perspective on? Have questions or ideas to share about your solo or group practice dreams? Just wanna meet some other cool therapists and chill for an hour?

Case Consultation
Business Coaching
Networking

Sharing is caring -- please invite your rad colleagues! And remember to join us every time a month has a Fifth Tuesday -- mark your calendar now. We can't wait to hang out with you.

Join the Iridescent Crew + wider local therapy community for a virtual open meeting to include case consultation, business talks, and more!

07/01/2025

I'm so excited to be on this panel with a great buncha heroines!

CONvergence is an annual convention for fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy in all media: a 4-day event with thousands of attendees, and the premier event of our kind in the upper Midwest. Join us July 3-6, 2025 in Minneapolis, … CONvergence Read More »

05/07/2025

I'm sooo excited to present with Amber and Brit at this event! Please join us as MnCA raises the bar for Counseling Supervision in Minnesota!

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05/07/2025

"What We Can Learn from the Cast of Netflix’s ‘Love on the Spectrum’ to Strengthen Our Relationships," a blog post by my friend and colleague, JoEllen Lange, MA LMFT

Inspired by Love on the Spectrum, this post explores how honesty, kindness, and vulnerability strengthen relationships. Find support from You Got This Therapy, online, for folks in Minnesota.

01/24/2025

tl;DR: Please come talk to me about religion and/or spirituality. I'm learning even moar about getting good at this, and I *love* helping clients figure out how their beliefs fit into their lives.

I completed 2 hours of "Integrating Spiritual Assessments throughout Client Care," part of a 6-month monthly series I'm doing on "Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy" via the Solihten Institute. It was good and I'm enjoying the series overall. I got some useful content for my interest in expanding my practice in this direction.

I even enjoyed the breakout discussion, which I often find tedious. Tried to hold to the principle that as an Outgoing Extravert, I'm doing the Shy and/or Introverts a favor when I (1) leave space for them but also (2) take up some of the space they obviously don't want.

And I got good feedback from the instructor both in the large group and the breakout, which obviously was helpful Oxytocin for me.

01/24/2025

If you need help finding the emotional energy to do your part or finding your place in the resistance, please talk to me. Right now, this feels like the most important way I can be helping us all.

We're Here to Help

12/13/2024

Do you think she'd like some therapy?

One of the many features of our new location at the Center for Performing Arts in Minneapolis is that you never know when you might meet a celebrity! Here's Iridescent owner Sherry L.M. Merriam hanging out with a real local beauty queen.

04/05/2024

I'm not affiliated with this org, and can't attest to its quality, but this upcoming event looks of potential interest to folks. If you attend, lmk what you think!

AVAIYA University Presents 30+ Therapists & More Sharing Strategies to Help You Heal From Childhood Trauma & Build Self-Worth.

03/19/2024

Our beloved friend Dallas Rising has another incredible slate of healing events coming up, including:
~Yoga Nidra for Caregivers (also excellent for grief and burnout)
~Restorative Yoga for Grief
~Restorative Yoga + Acupuncture for Grief

Events are available online and in-person, with compassionate pricing. Check out their website for details, and please share!

Upcoming Events March 4, 2023 from 8pm - 9pm - $10Virtual Yoga Nidra for Grief via ZoomYoga Nidra, also known as Yogic Sleep, is a deep relaxation practice in support of healing through grief.Please join us for this restorative and gentle yoga nidra practice, allowing a weary and hurting body, mind,...

03/18/2024

Here I am nerding out about the collaborative care we provide at Iridescent Care Collaborative with Joe Sanok during Level Up Week at Practice of the Practice. Links to all these goodies, including recordings of videos of interest to private practice professionals, in the comments!

Therapy for Misfits & Sensitives! (Artists, geeks/nerds, Pagan/witchy, poly/ENM, kink/BDSM, chronic illness/disabled, healthcare providers, activists, etc.) Teen & adult individuals, couples, and other relationships. Daytime hours only, out-of-network.