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Mighty Minds Therapy is a mental health practice offering a wide range of services for those who are in need of healing following traumatic experiences, upsetting events, and life’s unpredictable ups and downs.

10/20/2026

💜 Grief doesn’t take a holiday—and neither does your need for support.

The holiday season is often described as the most wonderful time of the year. But for those navigating grief and loss, the holidays can bring complicated emotions, painful reminders, and the absence of someone they love. 💔

Whether your loss is recent or happened years ago, holiday traditions, family gatherings, and seasonal expectations can make grief feel especially overwhelming.

✨ This holiday season, remember:

💜 It's okay to feel joy and sadness at the same time.

🌿 You can create new traditions while honoring meaningful memories.

🫶 Grief looks different for everyone, including children, teens, and adults.

💙 You don't have to navigate grief alone.

At Mighty Minds Therapy, we provide compassionate mental health support for children, teens, adults, parents, families, and those in the helping professions. We understand that grief can affect every aspect of life, and everyone deserves a supportive space to process loss, build coping skills, and find connection.

🎄 Don't wait until the holidays feel overwhelming to reach out. Seeking therapy and grief support now can help you prepare for difficult moments, navigate complicated emotions, and approach the season with greater intention and self-compassion.

📖 Looking for more guidance? Read our blog on Grief and the Holidays for practical strategies to support yourself and your loved ones through this season.

🔗 Find the blog link in our bio!

💌 Reach out for support today! Mighty Minds Therapy offers counseling and mental health services in the Denver area, with telehealth services available in Indiana and Nevada, supporting individuals and families navigating grief, loss, and life's difficult transitions.

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💜 Save this reminder for when you need it, and share it with someone who may be carrying grief this holiday season.

10/13/2026

🌿 Who supports the therapists who spend their days supporting others?

At Mighty Minds Therapy, we believe that connection, safety, and growth aren't just essential for the children and families we serve—they're essential for the professionals doing this meaningful work, too. 💜

✨ We're excited to announce that Mighty Minds Therapy owner Alyssa Meyer, LCSW, RPT-S, and her colleague Dora Henderson will be presenting at the 2027 Neuroscience of Play Therapy Retreat!

🧠 Their Session: Branching Out Together: Growing Connected, Resilient Supervisors and Supervisees in Play Therapy

Through an experiential, neuroscience-informed approach, Alyssa and Dora will explore how relationships shape learning, resilience, and professional growth within play therapy supervision.

Together, participants will explore:

🌱 Creating safety, trust, and meaningful connections in supervision.

🧠 Understanding how neuroscience and co-regulation influence supervisory relationships.

💜 Using play, experiential activities, and nature-based interventions to deepen reflection and growth.

🌿 Navigating relational challenges while strengthening resilience and connection.

Because even the professionals who help others grow need spaces where they can feel supported, inspired, and connected.

✨ Neuroscience of Play Therapy Retreat 2027: Connected Minds, Connected Hearts

📍 Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
📅 May 13–16, 2027
🎓 Up to 18 continuing education hours
🎟️ Early Bird Registration: $695

Join us for an opportunity to learn, reconnect with your passion for play therapy, and grow alongside a community of dedicated professionals.

💜 We hope to see you there!

🔗 Register early to secure your spot:
https://a-safe-space.ce-go.com/neuroscienceofplaytherapy

📌 Save this post and share it with a play therapist or supervisor who would love this experience!

10/06/2026

“I can’t tell if they can’t focus… or if they’re too worried to focus.”

If you’ve found yourself wondering this about your child, you’re not alone. 💜

Anxiety and ADHD can look surprisingly similar from the outside—difficulty focusing, avoiding homework, constant questions, restlessness, frustration, or trouble getting started.

But the reason underneath the behavior matters.

A child who avoids homework because they’re afraid of making a mistake may need something very different from a child who desperately wants to start but is struggling with attention, organization, or task initiation.

And for some children, it isn’t either/or. ADHD and anxiety can occur together.

When we stop asking “Why are they behaving this way?” and start wondering “What is making this hard for them?” we can begin responding with greater understanding—and more effective support.

📖 Want to learn more? Read our ADHD vs. Anxiety in Children blog through the link in our bio.

💻 If your child is struggling with anxiety, attention, or emotional regulation, visit Mighty Minds Therapy to learn more about our specialized team and connect with us for support.

09/29/2026

Some days, even the smallest task can feel impossibly heavy.

When depression leaves you feeling stuck, exhausted, or disconnected, you don’t have to fix the entire day at once. Try this 5-minute depression reset. 💜

Ground. Breathe. Move. Connect. Begin.

Five minutes won’t make depression disappear—but taking one small, manageable action can help you reconnect with the present moment and create a little momentum.

Your next step can be tiny. Fold one shirt. Drink a glass of water. Send one text. Put one dish away. Small still counts.

Looking for more support? Visit our blog for more therapist-created mental health resources, or reach out to Mighty Minds Therapy to learn how our specialized clinical team can support you.

🔗 Visit the link in our bio to read the blog or connect with our team.

Save this reset for a hard day, or share it with someone who might need a place to start. 💜

09/22/2026

The child who seems angry, withdrawn, clingy, or suddenly “difficult” may be trying to communicate something they don’t yet have the words to explain. 💭

Depression in children doesn’t always look like sadness. It can appear as frequent outbursts, physical complaints, school avoidance, negative self-talk, or losing interest in the things they once loved. 🧠💜

If you’ve noticed a lasting change in your child, trust your instincts and look beneath the behavior. Your child may not be giving you a hard time—they may be having a hard time. 🌱

Depression is treatable, and children do not have to navigate it alone. With compassionate support, they can better understand their emotions, build healthy coping skills, and begin to feel like themselves again. 🤝✨

📖 Visit the Mighty Minds Therapy blog to learn more about recognizing childhood depression and knowing when it may be time to seek support.

🔖 Save this post for later or share it with a parent who may need this reminder.

09/15/2026

You keep telling yourself, “I’m fine.”

But your shoulders are tight. Your stomach is in knots. Your head aches. Your chest feels heavy. You’re exhausted—even after resting.

Sometimes, the body speaks what the mind hasn’t had time, space, or safety to process.

Take 60 seconds today. Unclench your jaw. Lower your shoulders. Notice your breathing. Ask yourself: Where am I holding stress right now?

You don’t have to solve everything in this moment. Simply noticing what your body needs is a meaningful first step.

Save this body scan for the days when everything feels like too much—and share it with someone who may need permission to pause. 💜

Visit the Mighty Minds Therapy blog for additional mental health insights, practical coping tools, and supportive resources.

09/08/2026

Have you ever wondered, “Why does everything feel so hard lately?”

Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic. Sometimes it looks like canceling plans, lying awake with a racing mind, repeatedly seeking reassurance, procrastinating because you’re afraid of making a mistake, or feeling irritable with the people you love.

You may appear calm and capable on the outside—while your nervous system is working overtime underneath.

If you recognize yourself in these slides, pause and ask: “What am I needing right now—certainty, safety, rest, or support?”

You are not weak, difficult, or failing. These patterns may be signs that anxiety is taking up more space in your life than you realized—and you don’t have to manage it alone.

Save this post for later or share it with someone who may be struggling quietly.

Visit the Mighty Minds Therapy blog through the link in our bio for practical tools, mental-health education, and more support for managing anxiety.

09/01/2026

The start of a new school year can bring a lot of emotions—for kids and for parents. 💜

New teachers. New classrooms. New expectations. New routines. Even when kids are excited to go back, all that change and uncertainty can make anxiety show up in unexpected ways.

You might notice more irritability, trouble sleeping, stomachaches, tears, avoidance, or a child who suddenly needs more reassurance. Sometimes, what looks like “acting out” is really a child saying, “I’m not sure I can handle this.”

There are small things you can do at home to make the transition feel more manageable:

💜 Make the unknown more predictable. Talk through the morning routine, school day, pickup, and what happens after school. Visual schedules can be especially helpful for younger kids.

🧠 Validate before you reassure. Instead of “You’ll be fine,” try: “It makes sense that you’re nervous. New things can feel scary, and we’ll figure it out together.”

🌿 Practice calming strategies when they’re already calm. Slow breathing, grounding through the five senses, stretching, or squeezing and releasing muscles are easier to use during anxiety when kids have practiced them beforehand.

✨ Break big worries into small steps. If school feels overwhelming, focus on the next manageable step—not the entire day. Small successes build confidence.

💬 Create space to talk without forcing it. Instead of “How was school?” try “What felt easy today?” or “What felt hard?”

The goal isn’t to eliminate every anxious feeling. It’s to help kids learn: “I can feel nervous AND I can handle hard things.” 💪

If anxiety is beginning to interfere with school, sleep, friendships, or everyday life, extra support can help.

At Mighty Minds Therapy, we help children and teens understand their emotions, build coping skills, and develop confidence to navigate what comes next. 🧠💜

✨ Looking for more ways to support your child? Check out our blog for practical tips, tools, and resources for parents.

📍 In-person therapy in the Denver area
💻 Telehealth throughout Colorado, Nevada & Indiana

08/25/2026

What if your next training felt less like a conference… and more like a chance to learn, connect, recharge, and remember why you love this work? 💜🌿

If you’re a therapist who wants to better understand what’s actually happening in the brain and nervous system during play, connection, attachment, and healing—this retreat was created for you.

🧠 Connected Minds, Connected Hearts: The Neuroscience of Play Therapy Retreat
📍 Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
🗓 May 13–16, 2027

Over the course of the training, you’ll explore:
✨ The neuroscience of attachment & relationships
✨ Play therapy through a brain-based lens
✨ Trauma, resilience & nervous system regulation
✨ Expressive and relationship-based interventions
✨ Practical tools you can bring directly into your clinical work

Learn from Keynote Speaker Dr. Paris Goodyear-Brown and an incredible lineup of nationally recognized presenters and experiential leaders.

🌿 Come for the education. Stay for the connection.

✔ Up to 18 CEs (APT, NBCC & ASWB)
✔ Hands-on, experiential learning
✔ Connect with clinicians from across the country
✔ Leave with tools you can use right away

🎟 Early Bird Registration: $695

🔗 Register:
https://a-safe-space.ce-go.com/neuroscienceofplaytherapy

Tag a therapist you’d love to experience this retreat with! 💜

08/18/2026

What we say to an anxious child matters. 💛

When kids are overwhelmed by anxiety, fear, or big emotions, phrases like “calm down,” “you’re overreacting,” or “there’s nothing to worry about” may be meant to reassure—but they can leave a child feeling misunderstood or alone in what they’re experiencing.

Instead, try leading with connection and validation:

✨ “I can see this feels really scary to you.”
✨ “Your feelings make sense. Let’s figure this out together.”
✨ “You don’t have to stop crying. I’ll stay with you.”
✨ “Being brave means doing hard things even when you’re nervous.”

Supporting an anxious child doesn’t mean eliminating every uncomfortable feeling. It means helping them understand what they’re experiencing, regulate their emotions, and gradually build the confidence to handle difficult moments.

Your child doesn’t need you to say the perfect thing. They need to know they are safe, understood, and supported while they learn the skills to cope with anxiety. 🌱

📌 Save this post for the next time your child is struggling with anxiety or big emotions, and share it with another parent who might find it helpful.

For more practical tools for child anxiety, emotional regulation, parenting, and children’s mental health, follow Mighty Minds Therapy | Denver | EMDR & Play Therapy Specialist and visit the Mighty Minds Therapy blog.

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11180 W 44th Avenue #201
Wheat Ridge, CO
80033

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+13035782049

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http://www.mightymindstherapy.com/

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