Over the Rainbow, LLC (OTR)

Should we just send our staff home the rest of the month and have these 2 girls (Rosie and baby Rose) run things?

💜 Meet Rose! She is our newest intern at OTR! Rose is a puppy (despite her size) and specializes in cuddling. She also owns our therapist Iwona. Rose just finished her first day on deck at our Alexandria office. She was a very good girl. 💜

Some therapy humor for making it to Thursday after the holiday start.

Monday after Thanksgiving coffee! 💙
Today we will go with Full Pursuit.

BADGE BREW Coffee Roasters

We carry our inner worlds with us everywhere we go, and, at times, it can be challenging to navigate our inner landscapes. Can you sit and breathe in quiet stillness for a few moments today? What do you notice about how your inner world feels? If you're able, please share in the comments below. 🌞

Boundaries…spoken by a child.

this, but with stuffing 🤤

Say These 9 Little Phrases to ‘Instantly Brighten' Someone's Day, According to a Happiness Expert

Say These 9 Little Phrases to ‘Instantly Brighten' Someone's Day, According to a Happiness Expert Studies show that we underestimate how happy and grateful another person feels after we give them a compliment. Happiness expert Stephanie Harrison shares nine simple phrases you can say to uplift and brighten up anyone’s day.

Holiday stress is upon us. We run out of time. We rush through work. We prepare ourselves for family dynamics. We face the realities and grief of who may or may not be at the gatherings. Make a pie...or something. Just stop everything and just make something or do absolutely nothing. Sing out loud. Now is the time to use the moments you have to take care of your Self. Trust us… we’re therapists.

Changes in treatment areas, 2020–2022

Demands continue to increase.

Changes in treatment areas, 2020–2022

Day 2
Today from Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps Score:

Jennifer and Sarah are spending the next 2 days with our favorite Bessel Van der Kolk: The Body Keeps Score
This is the core of our trauma training and we are always excited to get in on a conference!
Quotes from Bessel Van der Kolk today:
“People need to be seen, they need to be known.”
“We (therapists) have a compulsive need to help.”
“How do we help people change the reward system in their brain?”
“If you don’t feel anything you can’t learn anything.”
“You remember trauma by the sensations.”

💛❤️💙Today we honor our Veterans. Thank you can never cover the service and sacrifice by our Veterans. 💛 ❤️💙

But get out those DD-214s and check out todays discounts and free goodies!
https://www.military.com/veterans-day

a valid criticism 🎂

Therapy funny if needed…
(Non-billable for us unfortunately)

Take in today’s sunset and regulate your mind for the evening (there’s an eclipse)

We don't give ourselves enough permission to try and to be comfortable with our errors. We don't need to succeed to find success; as long as we allow ourselves time to reflect and learn, we can grow. What are you grateful to have learned about yourself and what matters to you? Let us know below. 🌞

The blue light from screens and the impact of scrolling through social
media and other apps in bed actually activates the brain (that reward pathway where we get that instant gratification) disrupting the sleep cycle.

“When we pause first…our actions are our best choices.”

Your therapy funny for the evening.

💜Always a great feeling at OTR when we have a full house of some of our therapists on deck. Move over Doc F… today Iwona, Abbie, Lexie, and Nicole took over the office taking care of their clients and each other. 💜 Being a close knit team is what prevents forest fires/burn out!

Timeline photos

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Timeline photos

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