You know John as the man behind Blueprint. You know Jason as Blueprint’s Clinical Advisor. You know them both as strong, relatable and down to earth therapists. The title you don’t see behind the scenes, and arguably the most important : DAD. 🖤
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Happy Father’s Day to two amazing fathers in our own John and Jason, and to all the Blueprint dads out there showing up for their kids. Any guy can carry the title of a father… not any guy can carry the title and meaning of a DAD.
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To all those who have lost their dad, struggle with their relationship with their dad, trying to be a dad and everything in between… we see you today. 🖤
A huge thank you to our good friend and colleague Courtney Battista, owner of Mindful Life Therapy in Somerville, for coming to Blueprint and guiding us all through a relaxing and incredibly helpful yoga and meditation. 🧘♀️ Charlie was especially interested and certainly added to the experience. Toby not so interested 😂.
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John and I worked with Courtney for years on the same treatment team, now over a decade ago. It truly was so great having her in our space and leading our team today. She is a great therapist and an all around simply good hearted person. Come back soon!🫶😌
Welcome to the Blueprint Fam, Sarah! 💜In addition to a licensed therapist, Sarah is also a Child Life Specialist. This means that in addition to working with general mental health concerns, she has background helping kids in medical settings where either they or their family is experiencing a medical condition, ranging from acute to chronic illness and diagnosis. What a need for kids and families…..
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✨ Sarah treats ages 3 and up.
✨Leans on play therapy and various creative techniques to work through emotions and build skills.
✨Collaborative approach with families 🏡
✨Her energy is very calm and naturally soothing. Seriously.
✨Animal lover, puppy named Willow 🐶, and self proclaimed musical theatre “nerd” 😌
Please help us welcome her to our team 💜💙
Therapists out there- we need to speak up! Artificial Intelligence should NEVER be anyone’s therapist. Ever. You can not replace the healing component of real human connection and this targets a SUPER vulnerable population struggling with #depression #anxiety and #lonliness with targeted ads sending them to a robot to talk to. What 🌎 are we living in?!
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🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ I wish we didn’t have to say this. However, this is the reality of the world we live in. A logical yet emotional rant by me, Michele, licensed therapist and co owner of Blueprint. 😵💫 Read below 👇
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I was approached by an AP psych high school student years ago asking about our opinions on using AI for mental health therapy. At the time- I had to google AI as it was not a commonly known concept. My reply to this survey was that there was absolutely no way that artificial intelligence could hold the role as a therapist. The idea was absolutely ridiculous to me at the time. As a licensed professional, who believes (and research shows) that your connection with your client is the most healing component of therapy, this idea is still absolutely wild to me that a computer can be relied on for emotional support.
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Well….. here we are. Woke up today and saw an advertisement on Instagram about “feeling down” and offering an app to chat with AI. This targets a vulnerable population and sends them to a robot to “talk” to. I am actually mind-blown. 🤯
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From a REAL mental health therapist, I’m letting you know that NO, AI can not and should not be therapists. The whole world of what we do is about the connection, emotions and the human experience. While AI can scan the whole internet about what it should “say” to someone, a robot will not and should not be a replacement for human connection. 🤦🏼♀️🙆🏼♀️🙅🏼♀️
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Who else out there is with me?! And no… this post is NOT with help from AI😏. Just my own frustrated real life human therapist self. - Michele, LPC, LCADC, ACS 💁🏼♀️
#Mic Drop🎤
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#therapy #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #nj #njtherapy #njtherapists #downtownsomervillenj #visitsomersetnj #team #ai #therapistsofinstagram #therapists #connection #authentic #real
Welcome to the Blueprint Fam, Taylor! Taylor is a Licensed Creative Art Therapist 🎨 with over a decade of experience. She has treated all ages in a variety of settings including schools, inpatient hospitals, forensic hospitals and private practice.
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✨Taylor treats ages 3 and up.
✨Leans on creative, artistic, play and expressive therapy to work through emotions and challenges.
✨Treats anxiety, adhd, school anxiety, sadness, life transitions, behavioral challenges (behavior is emotion driven 🙃), high functioning autism, social challenges, bullying, self esteem…really a bit of everything.
✨Collaborative approach with the family 🏡
✨Cat lover, pizza lover, music lover, & funny 🐱🍕🎵🤭
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Please join us in welcoming Taylor to Blueprint 💜🤗💙
Many children and teens will not accept accountability as a way of avoiding the emotions of guilt and shame. The thing is… it’s not just children and teens… adults very often can do the same thing.
#parenting #mentalhealthawareness #childtherapy #therapistsofinstragram #njtherapist
GUYS! We are so excited. Wait List- especially those waiting for an afternoon appointment… get ready! TWO new talented therapists joining the Blueprint Fam 🙌🙌🙌
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As you all know, we are very selective. That being said, when we bring on a new team member it’s because we feel VERY confident they will be a great fit for our team and our clients. We’ll introduce soon….stay tuned!! 👏👏👏
How many times have you heard someone say something like, “Like…oh my God, I’m soooooo OCD. I have to have books in alphabetical order.” OR… “I’m a little OCD about where I park.”
The truth is…you’re not. You may be a little picky or quirky at best but you definitely don’t have OCD.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is one of the toughest psychological conditions to deal with. It can consume your entire life.
The good news is that through effective treatments like ERP, you can gain control of your symptoms.
Jason Marchitto, LPC is a master of working with folks with OCD and he currently has openings.
Check out our website and schedule a complimentary consult call.
#ocd #ocdawareness #ocdrecovery #mentalhealthawareness #blueprintmentalhealth
We’re always looking for a variety of reading options in our waiting rooms. Whether you’re looking for a laugh or an informational read- we’ve got something for everyone. Keep an eye out for these two new additions about ADHD and Autism💭🧠
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#reading #autism #adhd #awareness #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #team #mentalhealth #office #officevibes #nj #njbusiness
🎓NEW TITLE: Nicolea Sutor: MSW! 🎓
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If you know Nikki, you know she is just the warmest, compassionate and gentle soul. She’s born to be a therapist. We are SO proud of her graduating graduate school with her Masters in Social Work and absolutely can’t wait for all that’s in store for her future as a therapist at Blueprint. We just know she will help so many people. 🥹💜
👏Please join us in CONGRATULATING Nikki; MSW! 👏 👩🎓🎓
Sometimes we just need a Monday morning picture that brings a smile for our Mental Health. Charlie is happy to help 🤍💜🖤
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#nj #therapy #therapistsofinstagram #njtherapy #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #goldenretriever #therapydog #therapydogsofinstagram #goldenlove
Quite certainly the hardest title and most important credentials: MOM 💜💙
✨Happy Mother’s Day to our very own Blueprint Mommas Lindsay, Taylar and Michele, and all the amazing moms out there. 🙂✨
👉sending all the love to those trying to be a mom, those who have lost their moms, those not on great terms with their mom, those moms who have lost a child… everyone who struggles on this day and every other day too. We see you today and every, single day.💜💙💜💙
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#mom #mothersday #happymothersday #team #fam #somervillenj #nj #njtherapy #njtherapists #therapistofinstagram #team
Fam road trip to Philly to support our Deonna as she OWNED the dance floor. So awesome to be in the crowd…GO D!! 💃💃💃👏👏👏🫶🫶🫶
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#fam #dancemoms #dancefam #workfam #team #support #therapy #mentalhealth #njtherapy #therapistsofinstagram
ATTENTION: We are really excited to announce that over next couple of months we will be adding 20-25 afternoon / evening, in person appointments!
So, if you have been on our waitlist, expect a call / email soon to touch base and coordinate scheduling. If you are not currently on our waitlist, this is an awesome time to reach out in regard to scheduling an appointment.
We get that waiting to get into an appointment with us is frustrating. Like we said, it’s frustrating for us as well. Of course we rather schedule more appointments than less.
That being said, we are adamant about maintaining a high quality of care and service, so we will never add more appointments to a clinicians caseload if we feel that it will have a negative impact on the quality of care you will receive.
Stay tuned!
Truth is, there are differences between a good therapist and a great therapist.
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👉Good therapists help you feel safe, heard, understood and validated.
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👉Great therapists do the above AND reflect back to you your blind spots to help you move towards growth and positive change. 🌱
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Blind spot examples: Repetative self destruction patterns of coping, relational patterns, irrational or distorted thinking patterns, “not the best” communication styles… think you get what we mean 😉
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#mentalhealth #therapy #njtherapy #therapistsofig #therapistsofinstagram #nj #njtherapist #awareness #self #reflection #heal #growth
