Shannon Minnick Counseling

10/10/2025

Happy ! If you don’t know where to start, it can be as simple as taking time for breathing exercises. Deep breath in through the nose, pause, longer breath out through the mouth. This can help with stress and anxiety reduction, and can even help with sleep! 💕

09/21/2025

It's a beautiful day to get outside and connect with nature! Grounding exercises in connection with being outdoors or observing the outdoors are a great way to help alleviate anxiety and increase your sense of calm and peace. I made this video to help illustrate how to use a mindful grounding exercise to manage anxiety.

Grounding exercise to help alleviate anxiety and improve mood. Stay in the present moment. Connect with nature and focus on your senses to calm and redirec...

05/27/2024

On this day we solemnly remember the men and women who have lost their lives while serving the nation and offer support to military service men and women who may be battling mental health issues, such as PTSD, depression or suicidal thoughts. Please know there is help. This is a great list of services to support mental health for military members and veterans put together by PBS.

Learn what you can do to support veterans and their loved ones.

04/08/2024

Today we focus on the solar eclipse. What a lot of hoopla over such a quick event! But, isn't it fun to engage with hoopla sometimes? A national or local "hoopla" event can create a sense of bonding and community, and shift thinking from "me" to "we," perhaps helping to get ourselves out of our own, sometimes troubled, head space and connect with others. So, today enjoy the hoopla! Let yourself have fun with it! (But protect your eyes!)

04/04/2024

Learn what doctors have to say about stress and its impact on our health. You can also sign up for CNN's 6 part Mindfulness Guide direct to your e-mail inbox!

There’s no doubt that stress is a part of everyday life, but too much can have detrimental impacts on people’s physical and mental health.

04/04/2024

April is National Stress Awareness Month! It's important to pay attention to your personal stress level to help manage your emotional and physical wellbeing. Too much stress can lead to many different types of health issues, but there are great ways to mediate stress, such as taking walks, deep breathing, limiting excessive obligations and more! Take this Stress Assessment from Mental Health America to see where you are with your stress level and learn more about how to help yourself with this important issue!

1 of 16 Do you find yourself 'eating emotionally': eating unhealthy foods or eating when you’re not hungry, as a response to stress or difficult feelings? No, I eat a healthy diet, and only eat when hungry. I admit I've binged on the occasional Haagen Dazs, but it's not a regular occurrence. Yes, ...

10/10/2023

This is a great resource for adolescents who may be struggling emotionally.

Did you know 1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year? This we want to ensure young people are aware of a resource we designed specifically for them!

Our Teen & Young Adult HelpLine offers a direct connection with another young person who shares similar experiences and is prepared to offer information, resources, and support to help you move through difficult times to a better place. Learn more: nami.org/talktous

10/10/2023

Happy . Today take time to take care of you. Therapists can help you figure out how to manage your thoughts and feelings in a healthy way—-and THAT is self care! Mental Health Matters! ❤️

07/20/2022

Call or Text 988 for the new National Su***de Hotline.

06/02/2022

June is National Pride month! As a therapist, I have worked with many LGBTQIA+ youth, adults, and their families. I celebrated with gay Americans their victorious right to marry in 2015 and stand as a firm ally. Sadly, LGBTQIA youth are 4x more likely to attempt su***de than their peers. The Trevor Project promotes support and resources to help these youth. Please share this resource to help support LGBTQIA youth: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/pride/