Posted 3 weeks ago
By Mark Kaufman, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Therapist
“You never see a motorcycle parked outside a therapist’s office.”
You may be surprised to hear that riding a motorcycle has mental health benefits, but in the riding community, this is an often-quoted statement. I can attest that lite[...] Posted 2 months ago
By Mark Kaufman, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Therapist
May is Mental Health Month, and we continue to live in a world that exposes us to trauma, heartbreak, and fear. The intersectionality of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, transphobia, heterosexism, racism, sexism, and ablism can make it difficult for peo[...] Posted 7 months ago
By Samantha Shepherd, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Therapist
Food brings people together, gives us sustenance, plays an integral role in both secular and religious traditions, and is even seen as medicine. While food is used in so many connecting and healing ways, diet culture has interrupted this connec[...] Posted 10 months ago
Advocacy groups aim to reduce stigma of discussing suicide
By Angela Cowan, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Counseling Manager
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Thoughts of suicide can impact anyone, regardless of age, race, socio-economic background, gender identity, sexual o[...] Posted 11 months ago
By Natalie Quiring-Oleson, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Therapist, with the support of the JFCS Counseling team
The world is full of books on every topic. This includes mental health. With so many options to pick from, how can you know what to choose? The JFCS Counseling team wanted to highlight a few of[...] Posted 12 months ago
Unlike most treatments for childhood anxiety, SPACE focuses entirely on assisting parents
By Becca Hotchkiss • JFCS Therapist
Earlier this year, I received a grant from the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies to be trained in SPACE, along with my fellow JFCS Therapist Natalie Quiri[...] Posted 1 year ago
Statistics show men are less likely to seek mental health support
By Mark Kaufman • JFCS Therapist
I have to admit, it is a little difficult to think of Men’s Mental Health Month co-occurring with Pride Month, with so much important work happening – and needing to happen[...] Posted 1 year ago
By Angela Cowan, MSW, LICSW • Counseling Manager & Therapist
Throughout the month of May, landmarks around Minnesota have displayed green lights in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. During this month, May 11 also marked the end of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergen[...] Posted 1 year ago
By Samantha Shepherd, LICSW • JFCS Therapist
Part of my clinical practice as a psychotherapist at Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis focuses on supporting the mind-body connection. The biomedical model treats the body and mind as two separate entities, when other frameworks [...] Posted 1 year ago
By Michel Rousseau • JFCS Therapist
A large part of my clinical practice as a psychotherapist at Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis focuses on supporting those who are grieving. Even though everyone faces experiences surrounding death and dying at some point in their lives, [...] 