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PTSD help with Eye Movement showing a teenagers green hazel eye looking up and left

February 6, 2026/

PTSD Services PTSD Counseling — Healing After Trauma and Regaining Control Gain Control of Post Trama Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event such as violence, accident, combat, or abuse. When distressing memories, nightmares, or hypervigilance begin to disrupt daily life, professional counseling becomes...

ART and Anxiety making the puzzle work image of a puzzle on a grey wrinkled surface what looks like water flowing over a cliff

February 6, 2026/

Anxiety Services Understanding Anxiety — How Counseling Can Help You Reclaim Peace What can I do about my Anxious or Stressful feelings? Anxiety is a natural human reaction to stress — but when worry, fear, or panic significantly interferes with your daily life, it may be time to seek professional...

Portland Oregon Adventure Cards

February 3, 2026/

Portland Oregon Adventure Cards Adventure Cards for to enjoy the sights of Portland, Oregon– Adventure cards  decks are location-based, like Portland, making them easy to use without overplanning or stress. https://amzn.to/4t9yqlI Get Started

Oregon Adventure Cards brightly colored artwork depicting Oregon State

February 3, 2026/

Oregon State Adventure Cards Adventure Cards for Good times in Oregon– Adventure cards are simple location-based good times in a boxed set, like Oregon, making them easy to use without overplanning or stress. https://amzn.to/3ZHiYja Get Started

Adventure cards box showing colorful water color inspired by Washington adventure cards

February 3, 2026/

Washington State Adventure Cards Adventure Cards for Washington  – For couples in Vancouver, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and the surrounding metro area, tools like adventure cards can be especially powerful. https://amzn.to/49Ojthk Get Started

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February 3, 2026/

Adventure Cards: A Simple Tool That Helps Couples Reconnect All Posts Fun Portland Bucket List Adventure Cards February 3, 2026/ Portland Oregon Adventure Cards Adventure Cards for to enjoy the sights of Portland, Oregon– Adventure cards  decks are location-based, like Portland,… Read More Oregon Adventure Cards February 3, 2026/ Oregon State...

Mediterranean Diet Greek Salad served in white bowls for mental Nutrition

January 6, 2026/

Mediterranean Diet – How Nutrition & Lifestyle Impact Your Mental Health Nutrition & Lifestyle Mental health isn’t only in the mind — it’s in the body, lifestyle, environment, and relationships too (What You Can Do Today). At Restoring Minds Counseling, we take all of these into account because science shows...

Mediterranean Diet of brightly colored yellow humus olives and spices

January 1, 2026/

Creamy Homemade Hummus – A Brain‑Boosting Mediterranean Staple Delicious Homemade Hummus Recipe Why This Dish Supports Mental Health The Mediterranean diet is rich in foods that naturally support brain health and emotional balance. Chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, and lemon are packed with fiber, healthy fats, and antioxidants that reduce inflammation...

Baba Ghanouj (Ganuosh) in a wooden bowl with bright green spices and a fresh baked chip

January 1, 2026/

Baba Ghanouj – Mediterranean Diet Healing Through Simple, Whole Foods   Why This Dish Supports Mental Health Eggplant, tahini, garlic, and lemon offer powerful antioxidants and healthy fats that support the gut‑brain connection. A healthy gut microbiome is closely tied to improved mood and reduced anxiety. This is part of...

Rice Pilaf for the Mediterranean Diet bright yellow scoop of rice contrast the grilled chicken on a black plate

January 1, 2026/

Lemony Greek Rice Pilaf – Mediterranean Staple Lemony Greek Rice Pilaf – Comfort for the Body and the Mind Why This Dish Supports Mental Health Complex carbohydrates and protein stabilize blood sugar and promote steady serotonin production — critical for lifting mood and improving sleep. This is part of the...

Grilled Chicken Shawarma Mediterranean Diet with delicious grill marks served with lemon and a sprig of rosemary spice

January 1, 2026/

Grilled Chicken Shawarma – Comfort Food Mediterranean Diet Grilled Chicken Shawarma – Anti‑Inflammatory Comfort Food Why This Dish of the Mediterranean Diet Supports Mental Health Spices like turmeric, cumin, and ginger reduce inflammation, which has been linked to depression and mood disorders. Lean protein also supports neurotransmitter production. This is...

Greek Salad Mediterranean Diet bright colored reds contrast the green veggies, feta on top all in a white bowl.

January 1, 2026/

Fresh Classic Greek Salad – Mediterranean Diet Classic Greek Salad – Fresh Ingredients for a Brighter Mood Why This Dish Supports Mental Health Tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and feta provide hydration, minerals, and healthy fats that protect brain cells and reduce inflammation. Fresh foods are closely linked with improved emotional clarity...

Girl bowing head while telling her story to her counselor Benefit From Counseling

December 29, 2025/

5 Signs You Might Benefit From Counseling (And What To Expect With Liesl) Benefit From Counseling You might think “Counseling isn’t for me.” But therapy isn’t just for a crisis. Benefit from Counseling— is for anyone feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from their best life. Body — 5 Common Signs...

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December 2, 2025/

Vitamin D3 K2 Counseling benefits from Vitamin D3. Here are Vitamin D3 K2 capsules made with high-quality, pure ingredients, and no artificial colors or preservatives! These provide Vitamin D3 K2 to Support body Health for Counseling! These Vitamin D3 K2 supplements are produced in a cGMP-certified facility, FDA-registered, and THIRD-PARTY...

Vitamin D test -Vitamin D are you getting enough

December 2, 2025/

Test Your Vitamin D3 Vitamin D3How do you know if you are getting enough? We need to know our vitamin D blood level. Life Extension® offers a reliable vitamin D blood test. In this way we can see how to adjust your personal intake for optimal blood levels of vitamin...

Zinc Supplement

December 2, 2025/

Zinc Supplement in Zinc Picolinate Form Zinc Supplement to Support your general wellness, immune function, healthy skin and connective tissue, and eye health with our Zinc Picolinate form. This form promotes the optimal functioning of the body’s immune response by supporting the activation of a type of white blood cell...

Magnesium Breakthrough Supplement - Bottle of Magnesium Supplement.

December 2, 2025/

Magnesium Breakthrough Supplement Calm in a capsule! In our pure Magnesium Breakthrough Supplement there are 7 NATURAL Forms of Magnesium each carefully chosen for effective absorption and fast acting bioavailability:  glycinate, malate, and citrate. Each support overall wellness.  Support a sense of balance and energy. Benefits may include supporting cognitive...

Integrative Therapy Puzzle pieces of Mental Health

November 22, 2025/

Heal with Integrative Therapy Healing Begins With Understanding: What Integrative Therapy is and Why It Works Have you ever tried “traditional therapy” but felt something was still missing? At Restoring Minds Counseling, we believe healing goes beyond talk therapy — it begins with understanding you in your whole context: mind,...

Couples Therapy Celebrated

September 15, 2025/

Celebrate your great decision making — Couples Therapy Families Finding Your Path Together: Liesl Geschke and Restoring Minds Counseling’s Hands-On Approach to Relationships and Wellness Couples Therapy Celebrated The story of a healthier, more connected relationship often begins with a single step. For many couples and families in the Vancouver,...

Couples Day

August 19, 2025/

National Couples Day Celebrate National Couples Day — and Every Day in Between August 18th is National Couples Day, a wonderful reminder to pause and celebrate the most important partnership in your life—the one you share with your significant other. Whether you’ve been together for decades or are just beginning...

Custom Therapy For Couples

August 19, 2025/

Custom Therapy For Couples Restoring Minds Counseling in Vancouver, WA offers a unique approach to couples counseling, blending individual and joint sessions to foster deeper understanding and improve relationship dynamics.  Therapy hybrid approach Individual Sessions: These sessions provide a safe space for each partner to delve into their individual contributions...

Counseling in Vancouver Wa

August 4, 2025/

Counseling in Vancouver, WA – Restoring Minds Counseling Beyond talk therapy: — Find rapid healing with Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) in Vancouver, WA Many individuals in Vancouver, WA, seeking mental health support often feel stuck in traditional therapy, making slow progress, especially when dealing with deeply rooted trauma or chronic...

Best Therapy

July 10, 2025/

Best Therapy Compared The idea of therapy is interesting! If you are curious but new to therapy ideas we hope you will like the following introduction to three types of therapy offered at Restoring Minds Counseling. The ​C​ity of Minds: A Story of Three Wise Guides Once upon a time, in a...

Restoring Minds through Counseling Get your ducks in a row

May 24, 2025/

Current Trends Restoring Minds through Counseling Restoring Minds Counseling is charged by the most sought after and the current trends in mental health counseling. We adapt using a multi-faceted approach to your goals and desires. Your therapy is customized based on each individual. Each of us have specific needs and...

Accelerated Resolution Therapy

May 24, 2025/

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a relatively new psychotherapy approach that’s gaining attention as an evidence-based treatment for trauma and stress-related disorders, including PTSD, depression, and resilience. It’s known for being brief (typically 1-5 sessions) and less reliant on homework or extensive skills practice. Accelerated Resolution...

How to Get Your Wife to Respect You

May 2, 2025/

Offering small gestures making you both feel special.   (Wisdom from “Love and Respect” by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs) Do you ever feel that your wife doesn’t respect you?  Maybe she has become controlling or critical.  Does she ever tell you how to drive or what to wear or how to...

Why doesn’t my husband appreciate me?

April 22, 2025/

Offering small gestures making you both feel special. Husband Appreciation Day When you first got married, did you think to yourself, “I want to be the best wife I can be and then I will have an amazing and romantic marriage”? You worked hard to keep the house clean and...

Fiber Fueled

April 22, 2025/

Fiber Fueled:  Plant Diversity is Key to Good Mental Health I’m sure you’ve heard of the gut/brain connection. Current research has proved that when our gut is healthy, our brain and mind are healthy.  This is because they have discovered that the gut produces 95% of our neurotransmitters such as...

Anxiety

April 22, 2025/

5 Tips to Manage an Anxiety Attack Anxiety can cause a variety of physical symptoms Our brains create anxiety to protect us from dangerous situations. This is part of the fight, flight and freeze mechanism that is so important for situations where you may be in danger. Unfortunately, chronic worry...

Stress Hacks

April 22, 2025/

A Review Of Two Stress Management Tools that People Are Raving About Stress Management in Management or Anywhere Everyone seems to be under massive amounts of stress these days.  From the constant doomsday reports on the news to our hyper scheduled yet sedentary lifestyles can leave us feeling frazzled and...

Accelerated Resolution Therapy

April 22, 2025/

A quick and easy solution for PTSD, Trauma and more Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is an exciting, quick and easy form of psychotherapy that helps people suffering from traumatic experiences such as sexual trauma, assault, or combat, PTSD and other difficult emotional and psychological problems like anxiety, panic attacks, OCD,...

4 Ways to Improve Communication in Your Relationship

April 22, 2025/

Enjoy improved communication in your relationship. Active Listening. Use “I” to express feelings. Pick a time and place. Be mindful of your nonverbal cues. Best 4 Ways to Improve Communication When a couple comes to see me for relationship counseling, one of the most common things they tell me is...

Conquer Depression with the bright and colorful Mediterranean Diet

January 20, 0202/

Learn How to Conquer your Depression with the Mediterranean Diet Conquer Depression with the Mediterranean Diet. Mediterranean Diet is one of the healthiest diets you can eat for your overall physical and mental health. It is considered part of an anti-inflammatory diet. Mediterranean food consists of nutritious whole food vegetables, legumes,...

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