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💖 The deepest kind of love makes room for your whole self. 🌈 Everyone deserves to be seen, known, and loved as they are!
06/18/2026

💖 The deepest kind of love makes room for your whole self.

🌈 Everyone deserves to be seen, known, and loved as they are!

🤍 Continuing this month’s “What Are We Reading?” series with Emma’s second pick:📚The Grieving Body by Mary-Frances O’Con...
06/17/2026

🤍 Continuing this month’s “What Are We Reading?” series with Emma’s second pick:

📚The Grieving Body by Mary-Frances O’Connor

✨While The Grieving Brain explores the neuroscience of loss, this book focuses on something many grieving people experience firsthand— grief doesn’t just affect emotions. It affects the body, too.

🔎The book explores how bereavement impacts the nervous system, sleep, immune functioning, stress hormones, appetite, energy levels, and overall physical health.

🔑A few reflections that stood out:

🫀Grief is a Whole-Body Experience
Loss can impact nearly every system in the body, which helps explain why grief can feel physically exhausting and overwhelming.

😴 The Body May Stay in Survival Mode
Even when someone appears to be “holding it together,” the nervous system may still be carrying chronic stress, tension, exhaustion, or dysregulation.

🌿 Rest and Care Matter During Grief
The book emphasizes that nourishment, hydration, sleep, movement, routine, and support are especially important during periods of bereavement.

🤝 Connection Helps the Nervous System Heal
Supportive relationships and feeling emotionally understood can help create a sense of safety and regulation during grief.

🌱 Healing and Pain Can Coexist
Grief may permanently shape us, but people can still experience meaning, connection, resilience, and growth while carrying loss.

🫂 One of the most powerful themes throughout this book is the reminder that grief is not something to “push through” or “perform correctly.” It is a deeply human response that affects the mind and body alike.

💭What helps you feel grounded, supported, or cared for when life feels overwhelming?

✨ We’re excited to welcome Matt Hotek, LMSW, to the Healing Rock Counseling team!🤍 With more than a decade of experience...
06/16/2026

✨ We’re excited to welcome Matt Hotek, LMSW, to the Healing Rock Counseling team!

🤍 With more than a decade of experience supporting individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns, Matt brings a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to his work. He is passionate about helping clients build resilience, deepen self-understanding, and move toward greater acceptance and well-being.

🤩 Matt works with adolescents and adults (ages 12+) and strives to create a space where clients feel respected, understood, and supported.

🌿 Now accepting new clients beginning June 28!

📅 Sundays: 2:00–5:00 PM
📅 Mondays: 6:00–9:00 PM

💳 Insurance accepted: UHC, BCBS, Aetna, and Health Partners.

❣️ To learn more or get started, visit our website or email us at [email protected].

🫶 Welcome to the team, Matt!

👋 Meet Your Therapist is back!☺️ It’s been a while since we’ve done therapist spotlights, and with some new faces on our...
06/15/2026

👋 Meet Your Therapist is back!

☺️ It’s been a while since we’ve done therapist spotlights, and with some new faces on our team, we thought it was the perfect time to bring this series back!

🤍We’re kicking things off with Angela, the newest addition to Healing Rock Counseling!

🫶 Angela is passionate about helping clients navigate life’s most difficult experiences with compassion, support, and practical tools for healing. She brings a warm, client-centered approach to her work and is dedicated to creating a space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered.

🤩 We’re excited to have Angela as part of our team and can’t wait for our community to get to know her better!

✅ Angela is accepting new clients!

💌 Interested in learning more about Angela or finding the right therapist for you? Check out her bio on the website (https://www.healingrockia.com/angela-berenz) or email us at [email protected] to get connected.

This week some of our HRC team spent time expanding their knowledge about working with youth. 🧠 The Orchard Place Trauma...
06/13/2026

This week some of our HRC team spent time expanding their knowledge about working with youth. 🧠

The Orchard Place Trauma Informed Care Conference included 4 different speakers who addressed topics such as adolescents and technology, building care-focused systems, play therapy, and supporting clients with sensory-processing needs.

At Healing Rock Counseling we value continuing education and are dedicated to supporting our clients of all ages! 🫶🏽

We are also super proud of our team member, Lindsay Porter, who was a key player in organizing and putting on this conference. We see you Lindsay!!! 🖤

06/12/2026

☕ The Village Social

A space for moms, moms-to-be, and women who need a village.

Because motherhood was never meant to be done alone. 💛

We’ll have coffee, light bites, and a room full of women who get it. ☕✨

Our first topic is one we’re really excited about:
simple swaps for a healthier summer

Nothing overwhelming. Nothing extreme.
Just realistic ways to support yourself and your family this season.

Come hang out, ask questions, or just take a minute for yourself.

You just have to show up. 💛

Saturday June 27th 8:30-10:00am

Sign up https://forms.gle/UoxNe6vi2Dii8aXU6

Has therapy ever felt out of reach due to finances? We want to help support you on your journey! 🫶🏽Our intern Shelby is ...
06/11/2026

Has therapy ever felt out of reach due to finances? We want to help support you on your journey! 🫶🏽

Our intern Shelby is currently accepting new clients for $25/session. She is directly supervised by our owner, Cara Sanders.

She has openings as early as next week 🗓️

Reach out today to get started!

📧 [email protected] (receives quickest response typically)
📞 515-418-3837

🫂 You can be compassionate without becoming responsible for everyone else’s emotions.🫶 Empathy matters. Supporting other...
06/10/2026

🫂 You can be compassionate without becoming responsible for everyone else’s emotions.

🫶 Empathy matters. Supporting others matters. But so do boundaries, emotional balance, and remembering that other people are capable of navigating their own feelings too.

🧠This month’s “What Are We Reading?” feature comes from Emma, who chose two books exploring the neuroscience and physiol...
06/09/2026

🧠This month’s “What Are We Reading?” feature comes from Emma, who chose two books exploring the neuroscience and physiology of grief.

📚The first is The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O’Connor.

✨This book offers a compassionate and fascinating look at what happens in the brain after loss— helping explain why grief can feel emotional, physical, confusing, exhausting, and deeply consuming all at once.

🔎Rather than viewing grief as something we simply “get over,” the book explores how the brain adapts to the absence of someone important to us.

🔑A few takeaways that stood out:
💞 Grief Reflects Connection
The pain of grief is closely tied to attachment and love. Our brains build deep expectations around the people closest to us—their presence, voice, routines, and support.

🧠 The Brain Struggles with Permanence
Even when we logically know someone has died, parts of the brain may still expect them to return. This can make grief feel disorienting and unpredictable.

🤍 There is No “Right” Timeline
Healing is not linear, and grief does not follow a universal schedule. The process of adapting to loss looks different for everyone.

🌱 Continuing Bonds Can Be Healing
The book challenges the idea that healing means “letting go.” Staying connected through memories, rituals, stories, or meaning-making can be a healthy part of grief.

🤝 Support Matters
Feeling emotionally supported and understood can help regulate the nervous system during periods of grief and loss.

💐 Emma shared that she was drawn to this book because of her background in neuroscience and her interest in understanding how the brain is impacted by grief and mental health. She also appreciated how validating the book feels for grieving individuals— emphasizing that grief affects the whole person, not just emotions.

💭How have your ideas or expectations about grief been shaped by family, culture, or society?

☀️ As temperatures rise, it’s important to remember that some medications can increase sensitivity to heat and make dehy...
06/08/2026

☀️ As temperatures rise, it’s important to remember that some medications can increase sensitivity to heat and make dehydration or heat-related illness more likely.

💊 This includes certain antidepressants, ADHD medications, mood stabilizers, antihistamines, blood pressure medications, and more.

A few reminders for the warmer months:
💧 Stay hydrated throughout the day
🧴 Wear sunscreen and protective clothing
⏰ Avoid strenuous activity during peak heat hours
🌳 Take breaks in shaded or cool areas
🐾 Don’t forget your pets need extra care in the heat too

🩺 If you take medication and are unsure how heat may affect you, talk with your doctor or pharmacist!

⛱️ Staying informed and prepared can make a big difference this summer!

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700 1st Avenue S, Ste C
Altoona, IA
50009

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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