Colleen King, LMFT

Adapting to change is key when there’s so much uncertainty, and everyone has had to do a lot of it in 2020! With so much uncertainty and change, I focus on what I do have control over in my life, like adjusting my daily routines to support my mental health. As the shorter days and cooler weather of Fall and winter arrive, it’s another adjustment. I get up earlier when daylight savings time ends, it helps me combat the seasonal affective disorder the dark and cold months can ...bring. I also make sure I get outside for walks, runs, gardening, or just to stare at the trees. What are your tips for adapting change? #mentalhealthtips #changeisconstant #adaptingtochange #seasonalaffectivedisorder #therapyworks

#Repost @theawkwardyeti with @get_repost Anyone else get lost in anxiety about the future?? Heart has the right idea to refocus back to the present. Also helpful is focusing on what you do have control over rather than what/where you don’t. #anxiety #mentalhealth #selfempowerment @theawkwardyeti with @get_repost

#Repost @theawkwardyeti with @get_repost Anyone else get lost in anxiety about the future?? Heart has the right idea to refocus back to the present. Also helpful is focusing on what you do have control over rather than what/where you don’t. #anxiety #mentalhealth #selfempowerment @theawkwardyeti with @get_repost

The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation is offering a free virtual symposium on important topics including depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the impact of trauma on suicide risk. 10/30/20 #mentalhealth #mentalillness

Time to hit refresh on the garden, which is always a good reminder to reset internally too. And I got a few surprises when I pulled out the rest of my summer squash this morning! #oneofthesethingsisnotliketheother #gardeningismytherapy #mentalhealth

Starting my Sunday with a warm and smoky sunrise on my morning walk through one of Sacramento’s urban forest. #selfcaresundays #morningwalk #sacramentoca #sacramentosummer #smokysunrise

Friends for Survival, Inc. is an excellent resources for people who have lost a loved one to suicide, and is offering free online webinars and support groups. #getsupport #suicidegrief #mentalhealth

Here’s a wonderful resource for addiction treatment for Black women. Please share and help get the word out to support this amazing organization!

One of my clients shared this meme with me and thanked me for playing music during all the stressors this year. I’m so grateful to love my job and appreciate the hard work of exploring, sharing, and growing that my clients put into their therapy. #mindfulliving #lovemyjob #therapistslife #telehealth #therapy2020

My dear friend and wonderful therapist colleague Arden Tucker, at Real Life Therapy in Sacramento, is supporting this great organization. See Her Bloom is a safe space for Black women to share their recovery stories and inspire other sisters to grow. Do you have a story to share? Submit your story for a chance to be featured so we can #SeeHerBloom. seeherbloom.org/submit

Free webinar Tuesday 8/11 at 11am with some updates on helping people who experience depressive episodes of bipolar disorder, including non-pharmaceutical options like TMS. #mentalillness #mentalhealth #bipolar

#Repost @_beamorg with @get_repost Today’s #WritingForResistance Journal Prompts. Processing our trauma with police is critical for our ongoing healing work. Here are some great writing prompts to do with others to discuss and explore and get support. Join us next Tuesday for this conversation and more with an amazing group of people. Swipe right #BlackMentalHealth

#Repost @sacnahc with @get_repost Two Spirit Talking Circle The Two Spirit talking circle is a space to support and honor those in the Native American, Alaskan Native/1st Nations, and self-Identified Indigenous People within the LGBTQI+ community. Members are welcome to join the talking circle and explore their individual and cultural identities and cultivate connections for knowledge and healing. Registration required. Register with this link: bit.ly/2BbU0kg #indigenous #lgbtq #nativeamerican

#Repost @therapyforblackgirls with @get_repost We invite you to join us in the Yellow Couch Collective for a mindful hour of yoga led by @thisisjaywood. The Yellow Couch Collective is a space for Black women to gather for support, encouragement, and personal development. To join click the link in our bio or visit : therapyforblackgirls.com/ycc

Tapping, also known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is a combination of acupressure and psychology and can help to regulate your central nervous system and reduce stress. It's a simple technique that may work for you. Here's one specifically for racial anxiety relief for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

Amplifying the voices of Black leaders and healers and sharing resources from @blackmentalwellness @therapyforblackgirls #blackmentalhealth #blacklivesmatter