Dr. Amy Marschall, Licensed Psychologist
I am going to start this blog off very transparently and say that I do not have a solution to the problem I am bringing up. If you have an answer that would fix this, feel free to let me know. Ultimately, I am both venting and hoping to raise awareness so that we can Continue reading "Therapy Scams and the Mental Health Crisis"
Everyone’s learning journey is unique. I wanted to create a continuing education resource for mental health providers who are just becoming familiar with neurodiversity-affirming care, where I comb through the basics and provide a foundation to build on. Have you been wanting to learn about the neurodiversity paradigm but don’t know where to start? Sign Continue reading "Continuing Education…
Lately I have found myself with the time and motivation to finalize a few continuing education courses that were mostly done and just needed that final push. Isn’t executive functioning wonderful? Anyway, if you need renewal credits for your PsyPact registration, or you want a solid overview of telemental health, this is the course for Continue reading "Continuing Education Course: Telemental…
Today we deviate from our regularly scheduled content to plug a local organization that I admire. Feed Sioux Falls is a local nonprofit that runs a community food pantry at 2809 S Spring Ave in Sioux Falls. You can drop off sealed, unused food and household items, or you can donate on their website. I Continue reading "Feed Sioux Falls Food Pantry"
Anum, the lovely human I connected with last year as part of an international art project featuring autistic women, has started a podcast! Not only that, but she thought I had something worth saying. Check out my episode on The Synapse Podcast. We talk creativity, mental health, and neurodiversity. I got to work in a Continue reading "Neurodivergent Synergy: The Synapse Podcast"
I have gotten good feedback from my CE courses on assessing for and diagnosing ADHD and autism, and one area for improvement that was identified was to talk more about differentials—when a client does not end up meeting the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for what they initially suspected, or when their traits better align with a Continue reading "Continuing Education Course: Differential Diagnoses:…
Friends, earlier this year I completed a CE course with Neurodiversity University, and it was amazing! Many of the participants shared that they would have loved to hear me go into more depth about clinically supporting neurodivergent folks who were identified in adulthood, and we listened. Join me August 7th at 2 Eastern / 1 Continue reading "Neurodiversity University: Clinical Implications of…
I stand by my recent statement that I am taking a break and also I have never been good at not doing things. While I was taking bereavement leave last week, I discovered some technical issues in my PayHip store, where I sell my continuing education courses. (The issues are not PayHip’s fault. They were Continue reading "Technical Issues Resolved in the CE Store"
The other day, I saw a reel of someone lamenting about how television shows these days have such short seasons, so everything has to be plot-heavy, advancing the full story. The creator said that they miss filler episodes, where you just get to have some fun, maybe see some character development, and get to know Continue reading "Give Yourself Filler Episodes"
Content warning: This post talks about the death of a pet. Please take care of yourself and only engage if you are in the right headspace. Yesterday, Monday the 13th of July, my husband woke me up before my alarm. He had gotten up to feed the cats and found that Armani was too weak Continue reading "It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye"