Greater Minnesota Trauma Center - St. Peter

06/06/2026

🏅 SPORTS AREN’T JUST PHYSICAL—THEY’RE MENTAL, TOO.

When athletes struggle with confidence, performance anxiety, motivation, focus, or recovering from setbacks, the solution isn’t always more time in the gym or on the field.

That’s where Sport Psychology comes in.

Sport psychology focuses on the mental and emotional factors that influence performance. Whether you’re a high school athlete preparing for competition, a collegiate athlete managing pressure, or someone trying to regain confidence after an injury, mental skills matter.

Some common areas addressed through sport psychology include:

⚽ Performance anxiety and pre-game nerves
🏀 Confidence and self-esteem
🏈 Focus, concentration, and mental preparation
⚾ Motivation and goal setting
🎾 Coping with injuries and recovery
🏐 Managing stress, pressure, and expectations
🏃 Building resilience after mistakes or setbacks

We’re fortunate to have Ashlyn Rakos, MS on our team, whose graduate training included specialized study in Sport Psychology. While mental health and performance are closely connected, this area of expertise offers athletes a unique opportunity to strengthen both.

If you or someone you know could benefit from support on or off the field, Ashlyn is currently accepting new clients!

📞 Contact Greater Minnesota Trauma Center to learn more or schedule an appointment.

www.gmntc.org/appointmentmake-a-referral

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06/05/2026

Yesterday, we asked:

"What's one thing that's making your job harder right now?"

The responses were powerful.

Burnout.
Staffing shortages.
Secondary trauma.
Lack of resources.
Compassion fatigue.
Increasing expectations.
Feeling like there's never enough time.

The reality is that many of us are carrying more than ever before.

That's one of the reasons we created the Bridging the Trauma Gap Conference.

Not because we have all the answers.

But because bringing people together to learn, connect, reflect, and recharge is part of the solution.

If you've been feeling the weight of this work, know that you're not alone.

📅 August 20–21, 2026
📍 The Capitol Room St. Peter, Minnesota

🎟 Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-the-trauma-gap-conference-2026-tickets-1867505913459?aff=oddtdtcreator

We're looking forward to these conversations continuing in August!

Come join us at the Bridging The Trauma Gap Conference 2026 to learn, share, and connect on healing from trauma together!

06/04/2026

Let’s have an honest conversation.

Whether you’re a therapist, social worker, educator, healthcare worker, law enforcement officer, foster parent, parent, or someone working in a helping role…

What’s one thing that’s making your job—or your life—harder right now?

Maybe it’s:
• Burnout
• Staffing shortages
• Documentation
• Challenging behaviors
• Compassion fatigue
• Lack of resources
• Difficult systems
• Work-life balance
• Something else entirely

No judgment. No fixing.

Just curious what people are carrying right now.

Drop your answer in the comments 👇

www.gmntc.org/2026-conference

06/02/2026

Meet our newest provider, Ashlyn Rakos, MS! To schedule an appointment, please visit us at https://www.gmntc.org/appointmentmake-a-referral

Ashlyn is a pre-licensed clinician working toward licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). A Minnesota native, she earned both a Master of Science in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology and a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She enjoys working with individuals across the lifespan and is passionate about helping clients navigate challenges, build resilience, and move toward meaningful change.

Ashlyn believes that growth begins with understanding the patterns, experiences, and relationships that shape our lives. Her collaborative approach to counseling focuses on creating a supportive space where clients can explore their experiences, gain insight, and work together toward practical solutions while also processing deeper emotions and concerns. She strives to help clients identify their strengths, develop new perspectives, and create lasting change aligned with their values and goals.

In addition to providing mental health counseling, Ashlyn has specialized training in performance psychology and offers mental performance coaching for athletes, professionals, performers, and individuals seeking to enhance confidence, focus, motivation, and overall performance in important areas of life.

05/29/2026

🎉 We’re Officially on TikTok! 🎉

The Greater Minnesota Trauma Center is stepping into the world of short-form video content!

Follow us on TikTok for:
✅ Mental health tips and education
✅ Trauma-informed insights
✅ Private practice and clinician content
✅ Parenting and family support resources
✅ Behind-the-scenes looks at GMNTC
✅ Conference updates and community events
✅ A little humor along the way

Whether you’re a clinician, parent, case manager, educator, or someone simply interested in mental health, we hope to create content that is informative, practical, and relatable.

📱 Follow us here:

https://www.tiktok.com/?_r=1&_t=ZP-96mHPtAEVdX

Help us get this off the ground by:
👍 Following the page
❤️ Liking a few videos
💬 Leaving a comment
🔄 Sharing with friends and colleagues

We’re excited to bring mental health conversations to a platform where people are already spending their time. Let’s see where this journey takes us!

4 Followers, 1 Following, 3 Likes - Watch awesome short videos created by GMNTC

05/29/2026

📢 The Full Agenda Is Here!

If you’ve been wondering whether the 2026 Bridging the Trauma Gap Conference is worth two days out of the office, take a look at this lineup.

Over two days, you’ll hear from professionals across mental health, healthcare, education, law enforcement, leadership, and the helping professions as we tackle this year’s theme:

🔥 Burned Out. Checked Out. Fed Up. Now What? Reclaiming Purpose in the Age of Exhaustion

Featured speakers include:

🌤️ FOX 9 Chief Meteorologist Ian Leonard

🛟 Dr. Lindsay Murn – Real self-care for resilient practitioners

🎨 Jessica Waldron, MS, LMFT, ATR – Interactive art therapy experience focused on burnout and compassion fatigue

😄 Glenn Maloney, MSW, LADC, LICSW – Finding the Humor in Psychotherapy

🌱 Kelly Hildre, MSW, LICSW – Supervision and leadership for the next generation of change-makers

🚔 Sgt. Tad Hoeschen – Crisis response and collaboration from the front lines

💡 Briana Colton, MA, LPCC ATR – Supporting resilience and recovery in helping professions

🧠 Kristin Gustafson, author and certified coach – The GPS Mindset: Navigating Life’s Challenges with Grit, Purpose, & Strength

🔥 Justin Coates, MA, LPCC, NCC – Closing keynote: Burned Out. Checked Out. Fed Up. Now What?

Whether you’re a therapist, social worker, educator, healthcare provider, law enforcement officer, child protection worker, parent, foster parent, adoptive parent, or community advocate, there is something here for you.

✔ Expected 12–14 CEUs
✔ Affordable registration
✔ Practical takeaways you can use immediately
✔ Support a locally owned rural Minnesota organization committed to trauma-informed communities

📅 August 20–21, 2026
📍 The Capitol Room | St. Peter, MN

Take a look at the agenda below and see why attendees are returning for year four!

🎟 Register today:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-the-trauma-gap-conference-2026-tickets-1867505913459?aff=oddtdtcreator

Who are you bringing with you?

Come join us at the Bridging The Trauma Gap Conference 2026 to learn, share, and connect on healing from trauma together!

05/28/2026

We’re excited to announce that the Greater Minnesota Trauma Center is now officially on Psychology Today! 🎉

As we continue growing, our mission remains the same: providing accessible, compassionate, and high-quality mental health services to individuals, children, families, and communities across Greater Minnesota.

Our team offers a range of services including:
• Individual therapy
• Trauma-informed care
• Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
• Parenting evaluations
• Child and adolescent services
• Art therapy
• Support for anxiety, depression, stress, relationships, and more

We believe mental health care should feel human — not cold, clinical, or impossible to access.

Check out our new profile and feel free to share with anyone who may be looking for support💙

🔗 https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1763926

Greater Minnesota T.rauma Center - Greater Minnesota Trauma Center, Treatment Center, Saint Peter, MN, 56082, (507) 720-1401, We serve children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families navigating a wide range of mental health and life challenges. Common concerns include anxiety, depression, traum...

05/26/2026

✨ NOW ACCEPTING NEW THERAPY CLIENTS ✨

At Greater Minnesota Trauma Center, we’re continuing to grow so we can serve more individuals and families in our community.

🧠 **Now accepting new clients with Zach, MA, LPCC**
Zach works with adolescents and adults and believes lasting change happens when we move beyond symptom management to understand the *root causes* of mental health concerns while building practical skills for growth, healing, and greater freedom.

Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life stress, relationship challenges, or simply feeling stuck, therapy can help.

And more good news… 👀

🚀 **We’re expanding our therapy team again!**

In the coming weeks, we’ll be welcoming a new pre-licensed clinician to GMNTC.

This clinician brings experience working with **children, adolescents, and young adults**, with a background in **Sport Psychology** and a second master’s degree being completed this July. We’re excited about the energy, perspective, and support they’ll bring to our team.

If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy, now is a great time to reach out.

📍 Greater Minnesota Trauma Center
📞 507-720-1401
🌐 https://www.gmntc.org/appointmentmake-a-referral
📩 [email protected]

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05/26/2026

😅 Well… this is awkward.

Apparently, in all of our conference excitement, we somehow forgot to officially spotlight the presenter whose entire session is about humor.

Honestly? It feels on brand for a conference about burnout. 😅

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Glenn Maloney, MSW, LICSW, LADC

✨ Finding the Humor in Psychotherapy

Because sometimes the most clinically appropriate intervention is not another worksheet.

Humor isn’t just entertainment—it can be a powerful therapeutic tool when used intentionally.

In this engaging and practical session, Glenn will explore:

🧠 The evolutionary role of humor in human development
😂 How humor impacts the brain and nervous system
💬 Ways humor can strengthen connection, insight, and emotional regulation in therapy
⚠️ When humor helps—and when it absolutely does not

Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how humor can foster healing while remaining clinically thoughtful and ethically grounded.

About Glenn:

Glenn is a psychotherapist in Duluth, Minnesota and founder of Most Excellent Psychotherapy (which, frankly, is an incredible practice name). He brings nearly 15 years of combined experience in social work, psychotherapy, and substance use treatment, along with training in DBT, CBT, SFBT, RCT, and EMDR.

He also presents nationally on humor in psychotherapy and teaches future social workers—so yes, he’s professionally funny.

📍 Bridging the Trauma Gap Conference 2026
🗓 August 20–21 | The Capitol Room | St. Peter, MN
🎓 CEUs available
🍽 Support local rural Minnesota businesses while you’re here

🎟 Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-the-trauma-gap-conference-2026-tickets-1867505913459?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come for the CEUs. Stay for the trauma-informed jokes.

Come join us at the Bridging The Trauma Gap Conference 2026 to learn, share, and connect on healing from trauma together!

05/25/2026

Memorial Day is more than a long weekend…it’s a time to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

At Greater Minnesota Trauma Center, we recognize the courage, service, and sacrifice of military members and the lasting impact loss can have on families, loved ones, and communities.

Today, we honor the fallen and hold space for those carrying grief, remembrance, and pride.

❤️🤍💙