LSI partners with CAPP to foster healthy, positive relationships in Iowa children and teens. We provide K-12 students with age-appropriate relationship-building, pregnancy prevention, and anti-bullying curriculum.
We know this is a difficult and confusing time. But our mission to provide critical resources to Iowa children and teens has not changed. For the next several weeks, CAPP is partnering with LSI therapist Anne Peters to provide tips and tools for coping with COVID-19.
Your Mental Health Matters
A blog by Anne Peters, LMFT
By Anne Peters, LMFT Hello! Did you know June 8 is National Best Friend’s Day? I love how there are holidays to celebrate just about everything. A day to celebrate friendship though? That is totally valid. Today, we are going to dive into the world of friendship and discuss what qualities truly make a solid...
By Anne Peters, LMFT Hi, everyone! How are we already landing in June? Time flies. Did anyone else find themselves just simply acting on survival techniques over the last several months while we handled the COVID-19 pandemic? As gyms closed, groceries were ordered online, spas and libraries were closed, and we were encouraged to just...
By Anne Peters, LMFT Welcome back! Here with me today (virtually) is Amy Davis, a Clinical Service Coordinator here at LSI. When we talk about people who wear multiple caps in their job, we are talking about people like Amy. She is a hard worker, extremely knowledgeable at what she does, and has a heart...
By Anne Peters, LMFT Hello! How have you been doing? We continue to ride this rollercoaster of a pandemic, where you catch negative and positive reports on the news daily. We know things are hard right now but today, we are focusing on the good. If anything, the last several months have allowed us to...
By Anne Peters, LMFT Hi, everyone! Anxiety is around us all the time. Some of us experience anxiety more than others, but anxiety is a stranger to no one. Today, I’m offering one of my favorite ways to tackle anxious feelings, and that is through mindfulness. Mindfulness is a technique that goes back many, many...