COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Alert

March 24, 2020:
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RE: Recent Shelter at Home Order

With our city mayor’s recent Shelter at Home order, I want to keep you informed and let you know that Healing Minds Behavioral Health is considered an essential business and is exempt from the Shelter at Home order. As of 3/24/2020, our office is still open if you would like to continue (or begin) in-person psychotherapy for your child. As the current landscape of COVID-19 is fluid and constantly changing, please know that I will do my best to keep you as up to date, and as quickly, as I can.

I also continue to implement the preventive and precautionary measures recommended by the CDC in order to ensure our safety. I will have hand sanitizer available and the waiting room will be empty at all times since I am the only provider at the office during this time. Needless to say, if you believe you may have been exposed and/or are exhibiting any of the COVID-19 symptoms, please follow government guidelines on seeking immediate medical attention or staying home to quarantine. For more information, visit the CDC’s website at: https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/maritime/definitions-signs-symptoms-conditions-ill-travelers.html

Another option that will be available beginning the week of 29-March will be tele-mental health, which is done virtually through a secure platform. Existing research on this topic suggests mixed results when it comes to children receiving this service. While there may be some inherent advantages and disadvantages with this option and tele-mental health may not be for everyone, it is an avenue that would allow for care to continue with minimal interruption during this time. If you are interested in tele-mental health, please let me know so that I can fill you in on the details and make the necessary arrangements with you. If you have any other questions or concerns, please know that I am available to address those with you.

I hope that you and your family can find some sense of calm and relaxation during such a challenging time. I look forward to the day when all of this is behind us. Take care and stay safe.

Sincerely,
Alejandro E. Lopez, Jr., M.A, LPC, NCC
Healing Minds Behavioral Health, PLLC

Now accepting new clients with Blue Cross & Blue Shield, United Healthcare/OPTUM, Humana Behavioral Health, and Cigna insurance in San Antonio, TX.

-Words of the Month-
‍Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their bodies are constantly bombarded by visceral warning signs, and, in an attempt to control these processes, they often become expert at ignoring their gut feelings and in numbing awareness of what is played out inside.
-Bessel A. van der Kolk‍

What is Child Trauma?

Child Trauma refers to a scary, dangerous, violent, or life threatening event, or set of circumstances, that is/are experienced by a child as physically or emotionally harmful or threatening and that can have lasting adverse effects on the child’s functioning and physical, social, spiritual, relational, and emotional well-being.

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-Re-Establish Safety
-Identify Triggers
-Develop Healthy Coping Skills
-Decrease in Traumatic Stress Symptoms.
-Practice Trauma Processing or Integration.

When Your Child Has Experienced Trauma

We realize the widespread impact of traumatic stress and understand potential pathways for recovery.

Finding the Source of the Problem

We recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in children and families and strive to identify and implement best practices.

Responding Effectively

We respond by fully integrating a trauma-focused approach by incorporating our understanding of trauma into every service we offer.

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Helping Children Heal

"How can I help my child... What should I expect... Are we the only one's who are going through this... Will my child need therapy... What is trauma focused therapy?"

We hear questions such as these very frequently from concerned parents such as yourself.

Trauma can impact everyone from combat veterans to infants. Our minds and bodies adapt as much as possible, but something still doesn’t feel right.

We are well-trained in trauma treatment to help you and your child heal and are convinced that given the right environment and support, our bodies and minds are designed to do just that.

Our past does not have to be the author of our future. Please reach out to us. We believe we can help.

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You Are Not Alone

The phrase “childhood trauma” automatically strikes a note of fear. Unfortunately, childhood trauma happens. And it can happen to children at any age—from birth through adolescence.

According to a recent article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, an estimated half of all children in the United States—approximately 35 million—will experience some form of childhood trauma prior to their eighteenth birthday.

Relationships are hard, messy, sometimes tragic, and full of unimaginable grief. But also know there is another side. That relationships can also be healing.

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Our therapists work with children and adolescents using research-based interventions, such as TF-CBT, to address trauma-related symptoms and reactions.
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Healing Minds Behavioral Health has extensive experience providing Child counseling in San Antonio, TX

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Beyond the Chaos, There's hope.

Child Trauma PTSD
Therapists San Antonio

Beyond the Chaos, There's hope.

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Now accepting new clients with Blue Cross & Blue Shield, United Healthcare/OPTUM, Humana Behavioral Health, and Cigna insurance in San Antonio, TX.

What is Child Trauma?