Deep Gratitude to our Board of Directors
"Board membership is a big responsibility and can take up a good bit of volunteer time. We believe it's also one of the most rewarding opportunities one can find. So much of their work is behind the scenes and can be underappreciated. I am so grateful for their service.
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A reflection by Jim Hayes, Executive Director, Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center.
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Art Activity Group for Adults
The Center is pleased to offer two 6-week art activity groups for adults who seek to explore hope and healing through creativity. Projects may include collage work, mosaics, journal making, mandalas, painting or other activities. Participants will learn healthy coping skills to alleviate life's daily stressors, including depression and anxiety.
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Lifting the Veil
exploring the impact of the mental health crisis on our community
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Thank you to Business Publications Corporation for creating this excellent resource for our community. We are pleased to share this link to the entire magazine, and recommend it to the Center's readers. Our community has work to do to address the mental health crisis, and we are privileged to be a part of the solution -- thanks to our clients who entrust us, our donors who support us and our staff who lend us their expertise.
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Health Tip: What is Trauma Sensitive Yoga?
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Kathe Irvine
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"Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY) is an evidence based treatment for complex trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. Anyone can participate, regardless of their level of physical abilities and experience. The goal of TSY is healing."
Taught by Kathe Irvine, L.I.S.W. A licensed independent social worker.
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Exploring the Interface Between
Pyschotherapy & Spirituality
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Jeff Means
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"Many psychotherapists become uncomfortable when spiritual/religious issues surface in therapy, while many spiritual directors are similarly uncomfortable when psychological issues come to the fore. Explore the contributions that psychotherapy and spirituality offer to those with whom we work, as well as our particular understandings and resistances to each."
Taught by Jeff Means, M.Div., PhD. A licensed psychologist and staff member of Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center.
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Are you curious about the PrairieFire spiritual renewal program?
PrairieFire is an invitation to a deeper spiritual life, an invitation to set time aside for renewing of self and awakening of soul.
The 2018 - 2020 class will start in September 2018.
To explore your discernment, please check out our informational open house dates, application materials, contacts and more information: www.dmpcc.org/PrairieFire
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Save the Date!
The Daring Way™
Show Up. Be Seen. Live Brave.™
The Daring Way™ is a one-day workshop based on the work of Dr. Brené Brown. Participants can take this opportunity to learn how to show up, be seen and live brave in the challenging arenas of life. In this workshop we will learn about how to understand shame and move through shame towards wholeheartedness. Through experiential learning, we will explore key components of Dr. Brené Brown's research regarding shame, vulnerability and wholehearted living.
Thursday, April 5, 2018 from 8:30AM - 5:30PM
Watch for more information. Coming Soon!
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Men, boys and mental health. Join the conversation.
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction™
Spring 8-week Class
"Although stress is at the cause of many physical illnesses and psychological disorders, it is not often diagnosed or treated at the root level. There are very few resources that effectively treat stress as a condition. MBSR™ is an 8-week intensive course, backed by 38 years of research, proven to reduce the symptoms of chronic stress and anxiety."
Tuesday mornings from 9-11:30AM
March 6th-May 8th
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For as little as $10 a month, you can help others all year long
The Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center is one of few mental health providers in Greater Des Moines who accepts clients from low-income households. Your support provides much needed client assistance for children, teens and adults who are underinsured or uninsured -- and need quality mental health counseling.
Please consider a recurring donation to help others. Set up a monthly gift of
$10, $25, $50, $100, $250 or another total. Your support helps in many ways, such as:
- a child distressed by domestic violence.
- a family impacted by addiction.
- parents grieving the death of their son or daughter.
- an LGBTQ teen bullied at school.
- a veteran who considers suicide.
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More classes and groups at the Center:
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The Center is hiring
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Our mission is to bring understanding, hope and healing to people of all ages through counseling and education.
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Our key services:
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization
serving more than 4,000 individuals annually including children, adolescents, adults, couples and families through 28 multidisciplinary clinicians.
Although best known for its 45 years of quality, professional mental health therapy, the Center is a multi-faceted organization providing a range of services:
- Counseling, including specialized services for children and adolescents
- Psychological testing and assessment
- Psychiatry (medication management)
- Biofeedback therapy, Healing Touch and other holistic approaches
- Training for clinical professionals
- Leadership and spiritual life programming
- Career Coaching
- Conflict transformation and strategic planning services for congregations, nonprofits and businesses
- And so much more!
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In gratitude,
Terri Mork Speirs
Director of Development and Marketing
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center
515-251-6670
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