Piece of Mind Therapy and Consulting

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Piece of Mind Therapy and Consulting

Welcome to Piece of Mind Therapy and Consulting, LLC! We provide speech-language services to local s

We provide services for the following disorders:
- speech (articulation, fluency, dysarthria, apraxia)
- language (language disorders as part of learning disability/other diagnosis)
- social/pragmatics (1:1 sessions with the possibility of group services starting in the future as requests are made)
- executive functioning differences (attention, memory, problem solving, executive functioning)

We also provide consultative services for CF-SLPs and paraprofessionals

11/28/2023

It’s so important to remember we are growing two buckets of skills- a bucket to handle the feeling and a bucket to handle the problems and plans of life.

Remember- we are never really ‘there’ - self reg is an ongoing process as you evolve through life. Hard, difficult problems are part of being human.

We grow, they grow 🌱🧠

11/25/2023

Excited to bring all the good content your way 😎

Remember some of this might be new for adults too- skills that adults are also working on and developing. This is amazing!

Remember- we grow, they grow. We got this. 🧠🌱

11/06/2023

In the first slide of my workshop a few weeks ago, I included pics like this for my intro. Other people had fancy headshots (I had those too per requirements to submit with my proposal) and I had these. And I have never felt more like me, deviating from the norms.

As I approach closer to the 3.0 version of me- the best version of me- the more I chase seeing the human in you, and you seeing the human in me. I want you to see that off the presentation stage I’m a mom of 2, a basketball coach, a runner, reader, an empath. I am struggling right now to hold all the strings together, my house is a mess, I am so tired of cooking I could cry (I need a personal chef y’all, why did no one tell me cooking is like a hampster wheel?!?) and I hope you know when you’re with me that I care about you.

Show the human in you and chase the human in others today. That’s how we start to redirect course from this very surface level and disconnected society to the connected one we need to solve the problems of today.

Love. ❤️

10/28/2023

Presenting at the Maine speech-language hearing conference yesterday was one of the most unique presentation experiences I have had to date.

I am 110% jazzed, lit up, and electrified to speak at events. Professional development around self reg/executive functions is my passion. And yesterday- I felt that way about the content, but I also felt a mix of other emotions- empathy, hurt, and sadness, for a collection of professionals who were hurting after a senseless tragedy in a state so close to my own. I felt compelled to enhance the importance of deep connection for us all- not only during times of challenge but ALL of the time.

I am talking more and more in PD about how to bring back being HUMAN to our work- how to care deeply for ourselves and others as a crucial piece of how we regulate in schools. And I say this for kids AND adults- how can we show more of our human side and know each other on a deeper level? We have become almost robot like or figurines of ourselves at work- talking little about our lives outside of the walls we are in and asking others less and less. But this rich connection is how we build relationships and robust networks of care. And given the hurt in our world- we NEED THIS.

So I ask you- how can you connect deeply this week with someone at work? How can you check on someone else? How can we build back the humanity that we so desperately need and crave?

And I end with the same line I ended with yesterday- ‘Take good care of each other.’

We got this. We go first. We lead.
We grow. 🌱🧠

❤️MSLHA you were amazing yesterday. Thank you for being there and with me in this work.

10/25/2023

I was due for a lengthy swipe post. Swipe to the end- it’s worth it!

And let me know what questions you have ❤️🌱🧠

10/17/2023

On Saturday I ran 13.1 in Hartford CT and felt absolutely amazing- I almost PRd but bonked in the last two miles and that slowed me down- but I still hit a race pace I felt content with and just enjoyed the heck outta that run.

Yesterday I had some pretty intensive dental work to course correct an issue I’ve been dealing with since 2017 and tbh not feeling 90% today 🫠😅.

This is the heart of life- that it’s a duality of both good AND hard, easy AND tough. And if we can enhance being neutral (not really positive, per se)- we can see all situations for what they are. Don’t get me wrong - emotional investment is important and part of life. But sometimes we can get carried away by (and misled by) our emotional interpretations of situations.

I describe this to kids as the neutral zone- being able to isolate the objective facts to decide next steps. It comes in handy for all situations- helping us figure out effectively what we know and don’t know for sure (enhancing THINK vs KNOW) and plausible options. This is a KEY 🔑 to problem solving.

We got this. Let’s grow. 🌱🧠

10/08/2023

In case you need a comprehensive and concise definition of co regulation- voila 🌱❤️

10/06/2023

Had open house last night and savored the wildness… IG ➡️ Reality …enjoy y’all. 🤣

I’ve been a little quieter the last few weeks as I have been exploring my connections to screen time (particularly, email and S0c1als on my phone) and my levels of focus and concentration- and y’all- there is a direct connection for me.

The less time I spend scrolling, the more present and connected I feel to those around me. I was taking it in for a while, and then I had a pretty pivotal moment in a session with a 7th grader where they wanted to scroll on their phone but had no idea why. They were having a tough time, in a tough place, and they just wanted to escape but didn’t know why, or that’s what was happening. It made me open my eyes to just how tricky these beautiful devices are for brains under the mid 20s (and for us too!!) in building healthy discomfort tolerance and connecting with the people around us.

These platforms, ones that I L❤️VE as I get to connect with YOU all-(!!) also serve as places that drive negative mental health outcomes and are increasingly concerning for kids and teens. So as someone who is incredibly protective of our kids futures and brains (ALL OF US- ALL OUR KIDS!!) I want to take action that aligns with this understanding.

Starting next week, I will be taking one week off per month and dedicating that time to compiling resources around self regulation skill development for families. My plan is to send emails out these weeks to folks to stay connected- I’ll make a link and place it in my st0r1es if you want to be in on the journey.

We got this. Let’s grow. 🧠🌱

09/15/2023

Self regulation is an ongoing developmental process, but we see a TON of growth in early childhood. Take a developmental lens and take note of what skills you see in the kids in your life.

Save this post for future reference 😎🌱

09/13/2023

We need opportunities to practice, watch, and responsively develop BOTH (and also behavioral self regulation) emotional self regulation and cognitive self regulation to enhance our overall self regulation skills.

We got this. Let’s grow 🧠🌱

09/02/2023

Some food for thought for all of us this long weekend.

Let’s look beyond the surface when kids aren’t doing well to figure out why.

We got this. ❤️🧠

08/30/2023

All the way to the last slide and say it with me now-

WE ARE PROBLEM SOLVERS 🧠❤️

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Montpelier, VT
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