The Compass Center

06/03/2026

06/01/2026

New Episode of the Guided Podcast out!

New Episode Out Today!

“Intimacy From the Inside Out: Internal Family Systems and Healing Relationships” with Gray Manis, LCSW

In this episode of Guided, we sit down with therapist Gray Manis to explore what it means to heal from the inside out.
Gray specializes in Internal Family Systems (IFS), a powerful model of therapy that helps people understand and relate differently to the “parts” of themselves—protectors, critics, wounded places—and access the calm, compassionate core that IFS calls the Self.

He also works with couples using Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), helping partners understand how their internal worlds shape conflict, connection, and vulnerability.
We talk about trauma, attachment, reactivity, and how EMDR can help reprocess painful memories that keep individuals and couples stuck. This conversation is both deeply practical and profoundly hopeful: healing is not about eliminating parts of ourselves—it’s about leading them well.

Whether you’re a therapist, a couple wanting deeper intimacy, or someone trying to understand your own internal struggles, this episode will give you language and tools for real change.

Find the video here (https://www.compasscenterky.com/about/podcast), and audio is found wherever you stream podcasts!

05/19/2026

It was a pleasure to sit down with the Director of the Woodford County Health Department and share our story. Give it a listen!

Dr. Blake Jones, co-founder of the Compass Center in Midway with his wife Dr. Lori Jones, joins Cassie on topics like normalizing therapy and experiencing the ups and downs of life, mental awareness in youth and those in high stress careers such as first responders. Woodford County Health Department KY The Compass Center

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05/18/2026

If you would like to host a table at our therapists retreat in June, please let me know by the end of the week. This is an excellent way to get referrals and get your name out to a wider audience.

05/15/2026

Thanks to WKYT for the coverage https://www.wkyt.com/2026/05/14/midway-therapist-focuses-mental-health-first-responders/?fbclid=IwZnRzaARzV3dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeXfTDbRrxkMkK6GhocX82ObZIaPr1mJ769XzrPAyCQciPxswvTuIHBiyfJRE_aem_uxzPKlKcO_LeWp4zhOjv4A

Dr. Blake Jones, a therapist in Midway, has focused his attention on the mental well-being of first responders. He said first responders encounter an extreme number of traumatic experiences compared to civilians.

05/12/2026

Thank you to the Woodford Sun for highlighting our work with first responders!

BLAKE JONES, pictured with his wife Lori, superintendent of Woodford County Public Schools, a Berea alum who lives in Midway, is a clinical social worker as well as an accomplished musician who plays in a well-known Kentucky-based band. The feature in last week's Sun by reporter Bob Vlach focuses on Blake's work with first responders and offering them wellness visits. (Photo submitted)

05/07/2026

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