Gem Utah

Gentle, Empathetic, Mindful
Empowering women, mothers, and families to receive therapy for mental health.

01/20/2025

Hi everyone! Mandee is ready to take on new clients! Please reach out to get scheduled! Text or call 801-336-0562 or use the link below!

https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1444637

01/12/2025

🥳 We’re beyond excited to introduce Mandee Rodriguez as the newest member of our team of dedicated mental health therapists specializing in perinatal and postpartum care! Mandee brings a wealth of expertise and passion to our practice, with specialized training in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)—a powerful, evidence-based approach that helps individuals heal from trauma. Whether it’s birth trauma, infant loss, miscarriage, or any other challenging life experiences. Mandee also loves working with anxiety, depression, and life transitions! Mandee is here to support and guide you through your healing journey. We are thrilled to have her on board and can’t wait for you to experience the positive impact she’ll have on your mental health and well-being!
Welcome Mandee! 🥳

💎 To schedule text or call 801-336-0562
💎 Or email admin@gemutah.org

01/02/2025

Hi friends! Gem Utah is hiring! Please send resume to admin@gemutah.org
Work Location
· In-person (Ogden) or Telehealth
· Office space availability is Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (if you want to see clients during other times it would be remote)
Hours
· Set own work schedule (minimum of 12 hours per week)
Job type:
· Full or Part-time
Compensation
· Hourly ($35-45/hr). dependent upon license status and experience
· Stipend offered for continuing education and trainings to certify in evidence-based programs
· Stipend for equipment such as computer and phone

11/21/2024

It’s beginning to look a lot like…. Effective OCD treatment!

So excited to share I have completed the Exposure and Response Prevention certification. What does this mean!? I am now certified to provide effective OCD treatment. This process has been extremely humbling and challenging in all the best ways. Huge shout out and thank you to the clients that allowed me to share their sacred space to show competency in OCD treatment! Now onward to change the stigma surrounding OCD!

🩵 J.Murray

05/22/2024

Friendly reminder for summer coming up!

Bounce back culture is toxic. The pressure to “bounce back” postpartum can be harmful. It often neglects the physical and emotional toll of childbirth and promotes unrealistic expectations for new mothers. It’s important to prioritize self-care and recovery instead of succumbing to societal pressures.

So, wear the swimming suit, the crop top, the shirt, the shorts, the whatever the f*ck you want!

💛 J.Murray

05/11/2024

Day 6 Maternal Mental Health Week

What do you wish someone had told you postpartum?

I wish people would have told me to hold your baby as long as you want.

I wish they would have told me it’s okay to be scared of screwing it up!

I wish they would have told me buy bigger clothes - it doesn’t matter! (You don’t have to bounce back)

I wish they would have told me pelvic floor therapy is so helpful.

I wish they would have told me to take more pictures of yourself and the baby with you.

But, most importantly that this takes at least 2 years to feel some what “normal”. It has taken me a really long time to gain strength in all aspects of my life! Postpartum is f*%^¥*!¥ hard.

💛💛💛 J. Murray

05/08/2024

Day 4 of Maternal Mental Health Week

Celebrate you!

I was finally able to commit and have my breast milk ring made. I don’t know why it took me so long to get it made, but I don’t think there is any better time then now!

I have struggled with anxiety my whole life. I struggled so hard through postpartum and you would never know it, because well OCD and perfectionism. The mask we can create is wild. I struggled a lot alone.

This year I finally took the leap to get reassessed - turns out OCD it is, and let me tell you the ERP intervention used for OCD actually works! While this has been some of the hardest months of my life - I am celebrating me. I choose me.

💛 J. Murray

05/06/2024

Day 1 of Maternal Mental Health Week

Share your story

March 2020
Pregnant in a pandemic. Is it safe? Everything felt like it had to be answered with is it safe? Partner going to ultrasound? Go to work? Working with a population at the time that didn’t have adequate sanitation accessibility. Baby shower? Isolate at home if anyone around you was sick?

Only able to do virtual breastfeeding classes, birthing classes, etc.

October 2020
Go into labor, go to the hospital with partner, 1 extra person was okay - until you get there and they won’t let your mom in, partner must wear mask, you should too - but your laboring, traumatic birth - 3rd degree tear, only showing your baby through a phone.

Come home - Covid, mask or no mask for guests, how long should they stay, to many people, any guests at all?, what if my baby gets Covid, what if I get Covid, is this safe, postpartum anxiety sets in as soon as the sun starts to set, here we go….

Postpartum anxiety can rob the joy of motherhood. You don’t have to “white knuckle” through your anxiety or OCD. There is support

💛 J.Murray

04/13/2024

Sometimes you just gotta take a second and make bestie bracelets with your favs. It can be so hard with OCD to stay present and not allow OCD to take your joy.

💛things don’t have to be “equal”
💛colors don’t have to align
💛it doesn’t have to “feel right” to do it
💛it doesn’t have to be the right occasion to do the thing
💛you can sit with the discomfort of not controlling the situation

You can take your life back when you have the tools and skills to tell OCD to “get lost”.

02/13/2024

If we’re going to break the stigma, we have to talk about it! OCD intrusive thoughts are scary and go very much against our values. These thoughts can make us feel very uncomfortable and anxious about how we interact with the world and those we love.

Thoughts like:
What if I drop my baby?
What if I drown my baby?
What if I sexually abuse my baby?
What if I don’t wash the bottle enough and my baby gets sick?
What if I am the worst mother in the world? My baby would be better off without me.

Thoughts like these can make it really hard to ask for help. If you struggle with thoughts like these please find a provider that is trained in perinatal and postpartum OCD. They can help. They see you. They hear you without judgment. You don’t have to navigate this alone 💛

For therapists in Utah trained in maternal mental health visit the link:
https://maternalmentalhealth.utah.gov/

💜 J.Murray

02/03/2024

I know, I know so cliche. But, really! Battling through anxiety, depression, ocd, or other mental health struggles is exhausting. Each day you show up fighting in your mind while showing up for your child. I’m proud of you.
💜 J. Murray

01/22/2024

Hi friends!
It’s been awhile since I have posted here. I took some time to figure out how I wanted social media to play a role in my life. I think I’ve got it figured out 😉 at least for now!
I hope to post at least weekly. Yay! lol!

In the meantime HI I’m Justine! Happy you’re here! My passion in life is helping moms navigate mental health and wellness to be the best versions of themselves. Motherhood is hard. If you are struggling reach out! I have openings 💛

Much love

💜 Justine

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