Creative Solutions Counseling 4 Kids

07/20/2025

07/19/2024

The final stage of therapy is what we call “Posttraumatic Growth.” It’s the stage when we start looking forward rather than behind us. When we turn our worst into wisdom. When we reconnect with ourselves and with others. Healing cannot happen in us unless it’s done between us.

Our friends at the Sexual Assault Program of NSLC are starting a new program to bring together a group of volunteers who are passionate about s*xual violence awareness. Reach out to them about this opportunity to find out how you can give back to yourself and your community.

07/09/2024

We finally have credit card payment options available again! You can visit the Billing and Payment Information page on our website to make a one time payment or set up recurring monthly payments.

CSC4K accepts most insurances, including Medicare, Medicaid, Medical Assistance, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medica, Blue Plus, IMCare, United Behavioral Health, Optum, Health Partners, uCare, Cigna,...

06/18/2024

Ashley and Candice played in their first ever golf tournament to raise money for youth hockey!

05/22/2024

We are excited to announce a new member to the Creative Solutions Counseling team of therapists!

Brandon Stenzel is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who has experience providing individual, family, and group therapy to individuals ages 6+ in various treatment settings. His areas of clinical interest include neurodevelopmental disorders, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders, and behavioral disorders. Learn more about Brandon at our website, https://www.csc4k.com/brandon-stenzel.html

Brandon is currently accepting new clients and works with children 6+, adolescents and adults. You can contact him directly at 218-812-8331 or brandon@csc4k.com to get scheduled!

Creative Solutions provides therapy for children, teens, and their families in the treatment of mental health issues, behavior problems, and more...

05/17/2024

03/23/2024

It’s hard to put into words just how powerful the new HBO documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is. This series exposes the twisted world behind your favorite 90s and 2000s Nickelodeon shows and demonstrates just how protected those in positions of power are. You will be moved. You will be disgusted. You will be awed by the courage it took to share their stories.

For those affected by s*xual violence, this is a tough watch. It is not recommended you watch unless you have the supports available to process it with.

03/02/2024

Swan Lake Simulator Golf and Club Repair is offering a special for high school golfers and other youth this month! They offer a fun and casual atmosphere for trying or perfecting the game of golf. Whether you are looking for something to do with the kids, or something different to do with your friends, this is worth checking out!

01/03/2024

Our community is blessed to have a new Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Program of NSLC, Jamie Koppes! Jamie started her career in social work as an undergraduate BSW intern under Ashley Rengstorf at CSC4K, so we know first hand what an asset her knowledge, passion and commitment is to the field! Congrats, Jamie!

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12/31/2023

For many 2023 was a year of being a “hot mess,” let’s try to make 2024 the year of being a “compassionate mess!”

12/22/2023

Four Steps to Freedom is a concrete, structured format for use in connecting post-traumatic triggers with an original traumatic event and consequent internalized beliefs and can be used as a cognitive-behavioral technique or combined with EMDR techniques. The Four Steps to Freedom consist of the following sequential steps:

👉 Assume that your distress has been triggered and is related to past trauma.

👉 Connect that distress to its roots in the traumatic past - this is a mindfulness step, not an exploration of memories. The therapist might ask “rewind and fast forward through the traumatic past for thirty seconds and tell me where these feelings and bodily sensations best fit.”

👉 Identify the internalized old beliefs that developed as a result of that experience.

👉 Challenge the old beliefs so that you can begin to develop the new beliefs needed to live in today’s reality.

To learn more, download my free ebook: Adapting EMDR Techniques in the Treatment of Dysregulated or Dissociative Clients:

Link below 👇

https://janinafisher.com/resources/free-ebooks/adapting-edmr-techniques/