Posts in Counseling 101
TGIF | How to Reset: Embracing the Journey of Parts Work

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry shares TOOLS, GRATITUDE, INNOVATION and FEELS about this past quarter’s focus at Reset Brain and Body: Internal Family Systems, or IFS. This profound therapeutic approach invites us to offer compassion, patience and even gratitude for all of our “parts” that are just doing the best they can to ultimately keep us safe.

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Why Reset Does What Reset Does: TGIF - A June Update from Kerry

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry shares TOOLS, INNOVATION, GRATITUDE and FEELS on our upcoming Ann Arbor opening. Reset existed before it was actually Reset. It was an idea, a purpose, a knowing of a way of doing this work that we do. It has now grown (and will keep growing) because it works. In this newsletter, Kerry shares her passion and purpose for Reset’s mission.

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How Therapy Ultimately Helps the Whole World

Some people believe helping themselves - whether it is setting boundaries at work, or saying no to an event, or seeing a therapist - as doing something “wrong”, indulgence, or even selfish. Depriving ourselves of support, resources and time during non-emergency situations is encouraged for the sake of being a “good” employee, parent, spouse, friend, and person. And while we can all imagine the impact this type of system has on our individual experience, it can be harder to imagine the impact this individual mental and emotional starvation has on our community. So let’s contemplate that.

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How Trauma Reveals Our Truth

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry shared TOOLS, GRATITUDE, INNOVATION and FEELS on the insight, messages, truth and healing that we can learn from our traumas. She shares resources that we can use in this exploration such as the importance of a safe, unbiased space, as well as the Enneagram and mindfulness.

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Why It’s So Hard to Trust Yourself

In this week's TGIF, Kerry shares TOOLS, GRATITUDE, INNOVATION and FEELS on parts work and why it can be so hard to trust yourself. Have you ever used the phrase or heard someone say, "Part of me wants/wishes/doesn't ..." That's not just a saying, but an acknowledgment that humans are complex and have different PARTS. And sometimes our different parts pull us in different directions. This is where Parts Work can be a supportive tool.

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Not Just for Kids, Art Therapy is for Adults

In this blog, you’ll learn about art therapy, such as:

  • About art therapy and working with an art therapist

  • How you can participate in art therapy even if “you can’t draw”

  • How art therapy supports the counseling experience and reaching goals

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