PsychSolutions

06/01/2026

One thing I wish every parent knew:

Behavior is communication.

Children and teens don't always have the words to tell us they're anxious, overwhelmed, lonely, frustrated, or hurting.

Sometimes they show us instead.

When we get curious before we get angry, we create space for connection—and that's where healing begins.

💚🧡

06/01/2026

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05/26/2026

Anxiety doesn’t always look the way people think it does.
It can look like constantly overthinking, feeling irritated for no reason, being mentally exhausted, struggling to sleep, or feeling overwhelmed trying to keep up with everyday life.

So many people spend months — sometimes years — trying to “push through” before realizing they don’t have to carry it all alone.

Reaching out for support is not weakness. It’s taking care of yourself.

At PsychSolutions Psychiatric Clinic, we provide compassionate, personalized care for children, teens, and adults, and we believe everyone deserves to feel heard, supported, and understood without judgment.

05/22/2026

05/19/2026

Happy 1 year anniversary to Aspen at PsychSolutions! 🎉

Also officially 1 year of putting up with me… which honestly deserves its own award. 😂

Thank you for somehow managing the clinic, being my professional assistant, personal assistant, emotional support human, organizer of my chaos, finder of my lost things, and keeper of my schedule and sanity all at the same time. I genuinely don’t know how you do it.

You keep me in order more than anyone probably realizes, and the clinic would not run the same without you. I appreciate everything you do behind the scenes and all the ways you show up every single day.

PsychSolutions is lucky to have you… and let’s be honest, I’m even luckier. 🧡💚

Happy 1 year, Aspen!

05/18/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month 🧡💚

05/15/2026

Now welcoming new patients! 💚

Audrey “Nikki” Thompson, PMHNP, is now accepting appointments for adult psychiatry services at PsychSolutions.

📍 Baxter Springs, KS + Virtual across Kansas
⏳ Appointments available in as little as 1–3 weeks

📞 620-240-9221
📧 [email protected]

05/15/2026

We are here at the Cherokee County Baby shower. Michele D Rickman will speak for a few minutes on Adverse Childhood Events.

05/13/2026

52 years old and I am just now learning I never had to earn my worth through being somebody’s wife, somebody’s choice, or somebody staying. Childhood trauma and abusive marriages taught me to keep proving I was lovable while slowly losing myself in the process. I spent years surviving, accepting less than I deserved, and believing love meant sacrifice. Then I finally got tired. Tired of hurting. Tired of abandoning myself. Tired of thinking my value lived in other people’s ability to love me.

So I chose me. I healed. I built my businesses. I found my confidence. I became a leader. And for the first time in my life, I actually like myself. Not because someone chose me — because I finally chose myself.

Turns out I was already enough the whole damn time. I just didn’t know it yet. I hope this helps someone else stop losing themselves trying to earn love.

-Michele