Occupational Therapy & the Outdoors

Adventure Therapy with Austin

Today, we are joined by Austin Wood, LMSW. He is a therapist at Desoto Family Counseling and Pediatric Therapy Center who practices therapy with children of many ages. One of his biggest areas of interest is Adventure Therapy, and in this episode, he answers our questions about how it works, what it is like, and the many benefits of it.

Light Therapy and Wellness with Terrica and Amanda.

Amanda Wood, CLT and Terrica Simmons, PTA, CLT are the owners of Rejuvenation Hypothermic Wellness Spa in Soutrhaven, MS. They join us today to talk about all the many wellness treatments that they offer at the spa, as well as the many benefits of light therapy. In addition to being Certified Light Therapists, Amanda and Terrica both work at Desoto Family Counseling & Pediatric Therapy Center. Amanda is the Co-owner and Chief Operations Officer, and Terrica provides Pediatric Physical Therapy. Check out their spa website and plan a visit soon! https://www.rejuvenationsouthaven.com/ [https://www.rejuvenationsouthaven.com/]

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Today we sit down with Adina Welker and Dr. Meagan Medley to discuss the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Adina is the MS Area Director for the AFSP and Dr. Medley is on the board of directors as well as being a Licensed Psychologist with experience in school psychology. Resources: AFSP MS Website: AFSP.org/mississippiYoutube [http://afsp.org/mississippiYoutube] video about Taking Away the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm1syU71ZMc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm1syU71ZMc]

EMDR & Veterans

In this episode, we talk with Tracey Mitchell, LPC about her passion for the population of Veterans and her love of the modality EMDR. Resources: The VA Website: www.VA.gov [http://www.va.gov/] - 1-800-827-1000 [tel:18008271000]

Occupational Therapy & the Outdoors

Today we sit down with Darcie Gibson, OT and Lee Clayton, COTA in honor of April being OT month. We discuss the field of Occupational Therapy and the integration of the outdoors into their practices. Check out their bios on our website at desotofamilycounseling.org [http://desotofamilycounseling.org/] to learn more about them.