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An Open Letter to Toddler Parents 

What. The. Actual. Heck.  Parenting toddlers is HARD—and anyone that says differently is likely fibbing, and I don’t know about you, but I much prefer being friends with the parents that admit it’s not always fun and games trying to raise tiny humans.  Yes, of course, it’s also meaningful and can be the most incredible […]

August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month and it’s Official–Informed and Supported is Best 

When I became a therapist, I quickly learned there is a wide range of reasons and circumstances that lead people to seek out mental health services. While that list is massively too long to note, I can honestly tell you that breastfeeding/chestfeeding was not one that would have come to mind if I was on […]

10 Things Your Therapist Hopes You Learned During a COVID Centered Year (Part 2) 

This month marks the one year anniversary of “let’s all stay home for two weeks help to flatten curve.”  I certainly don’t say that to minimize the importance of doing so but I doubt many people predicted the 12 months that followed.  It’s been an interesting ride (similar to being stuck on a malfunctioning roller […]

10 Things Your Therapist Hopes You Learned During a COVID Centered Year (Part 1) 

The past year has been filled with lots of ups and downs and certainly quite a few twists and turns.  Most people can reflect back to more than one conversation about how we would be transitioning to a virtual work environment “for just a couple of weeks, to help flatten the curve.” Well, here we […]

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Carol Ann Hamilton Isbell
LMFT, LCSW [she/her]
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and one of the founders of Northstar Counseling Center who specializes in:

EMDR, Relationships, Anxiety, Perfectionism
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