Abigail Amundson, MA, LPC- Cadenza Counseling, plc

03/19/2025

I made a few shorts for my Psychology Today profile. Thought I would share them on here. LOL, what fun doing wardrobe and hair changes this morning!

08/02/2024

Hey, it's been awhile since posting, just thought I would give an update and post this job posting! I am a new board approved supervisor looking for my first supervisee. I am an independent contractor through Christian Heart Counseling and practice exclusively online. I am looking for someone who is post degree and pursuing their LPC or the conversion license from LPC to LPCC in Minnesota only. If you are ready to join this great Christian practice and need a supervisor, please send resumes, and cover letters to abigaila@christianheartcounseling.com. Please see the attached document to learn a little bit more about my practice.

03/29/2022

I have gone live with my personal website. Click on the link below to see more. It is a great way to learn more about me as a counselor and to reach out to me if you are interested in obtaining services.

At Cadenza Counseling, PLC it is our hope that you will experience an uplifting and individualized experience that allows you to return to your life and live it to the fullest potential despite any mental health concerns you may have.

12/08/2021

What stage are you at?

Life is a bitch. Then you die. So while staring at my navel the other day, I decided that that bitch happens in four stages. Here they are.

06/07/2021

I was inspired by my church service yesterday. I practice therapy from the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy lens. As such, I spend much of my day encouraging my clients to live to their value system in order to spend less time on their negative mental health symptoms and more time on what gives them meaning. This sermon was a great reminder of how each one of us should consider what our "story" will be and live to that story. Take a watch. https://www.messiahchurch.org/messages/the-legacy-question/

June 6, 2021 The Legacy Question Preacher: Pastor Tami Luckhardt Series: Living the Life You REALLY Want Passage: Genesis 39:1-6 and Genesis 50:20 The Legacy Question - What story do I want to tell? Download Podcast Download Notes & GPS « The Integrity Question

05/24/2021

Had a great time on Saturday at the A to Z walk for mental health awareness and scholarship. What a great organization, I was happy to sponsor a sign of encouragement along the walk. Rest in peace Shawn, you are missed. A To Z Mental Health Scholarship Foundation

04/19/2021

What a year it's been for Minnesota. With all these uncertainties in our lives it can feel like we are loosing ground. However, if we are able to reflect back on the journey that got us here we will find growth, even through the most uncertain times. Today, I invite you to reflect where you were a year ago. The pandemic had just hit and times were very uncertain last April. What insight have you gained in the last year about yourself? What area's of growth are still present? What advice would you give the version of yourself from April 2020? With that I leave you with this great YouTube creation...

What would happen if I tried to explain what's happening now to the January 2020 version of myself?

02/10/2021

To all of you who experienced loss or trauma yesterday in Buffalo, MN, I send my prayers your way. I would also like to add that I am making space this week for anyone who wants help digesting what they witnessed. I am offering free virtual 1/2 hour sessions to those who may want this help on Thursday morning 2/11/2021 from 11am-2pm, and again on Friday morning 2/12/2021 from 9am-1pm. Please call or text to set up an appointment if you are interested in getting some help in making sense of what you witnessed 763-445-9175.

10/20/2020

I was doing research today while watching the snow fall and I found this little nugget below.
"When humans are presented with evidence consistent with their
beliefs, brain regions get activated that function in learning and memory formation. Inconsistent evidence, however, activates brain regions that are associated with error detection and conflict." - (Beck, & Forstmeier).
With this thought the authors continue on to discuss how doubts often arise when we are confronted with ideas that go against our belief systems. Through this doubt process, humans will use logic and reasoning to match this new information into the old and develop a new worldview. Therefore, worldviews will improve generation after generation as we come across less and less unexpected discoveries. However, this process is also uncomfortable as some do not like change. It is my hope that this is a glimpse into our human nature and how we are designed to incorporate new information into old and not to discard information that doesn't fit our belief systems.

10/09/2020

In my nightly devotions tonight I came across a fitting verse. “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” (Ephesians 4:2).

With our nation as divided as it is right now I feel this is a fitting verse to dwell on. It speaks to how we should all remember that we have all sinned and fallen short of perfection in this life. However, rather than dwell on each other’s imperfections it’s time to see how we are similar. This week when you consider those in your life that are different from you take time to consider your similarities. Pray for those individuals and make space for them in your life. You never know what insight you might gain about yourself in the process.

03/19/2020

In reflecting on words spoken by Dave Ramsey this morning I was inspired when this song came on my radio to put a posting up.

Just remember that during these troubled times God is in control. Dave states that if you are experiencing a heightened sense of anxiety during this time, then its time to turn off the news media and open up your Bible. Put your faith in God that he will bring our nation through this crisis.

Music video by Twila Paris performing God Is In Control.