Counseling for the Farmer, Rancher, and the Family

Improving mental health services and awareness of resources

in agricultural and rural communities.

Part of our passion at Mellow Mountain Counseling is improving the outreach for therapeutic services to rural areas, farmers, and ranchers. We've grown up, lived, and worked in small towns and farms. We understand the many strengths, joys, and challenges that this lifestyle can bring. The dynamics of country life can be complicated, and there can often be a bitter-sweet component to whatever the current struggle is. Another thing that we know is the resilience, values, and relationships which reside within your family and communities, and know that it is the natural internal resources you already posses which are going to get you through the tough times. We’re here to help you with bringing those strengths to the surface.

We just want to say that we get it, and we are here to support you in sorting it out

Farm and Ranch topics that we can help you Navigate

  • The largest asset to the farm is the farmer's mind. And when it feels like you're not at 100% it's easy to get discouraged or worried about the rest of the farm. If you are dealing with anxiety, depression, irritability, etc.. we can help you with being able to find tools that help you to feel like you again.

  • It can be wonderful to work alongside the people you care about most and at the same time very challenging. When everyone has different personality traits and views on how to manage the farm things get complicated. We are here to help you find the insight on what could be most helpful in learning to work together.

  • The highs and lows of agriculture is a roller coaster that causes emotional nausea for most folks. With the constant change of market prices, severe weather conditions, and a political atmosphere with changing agricultural policy, it can feel like you're watching a tornado and not knowing which way it will go. There are ways to be able to help you feel emotional stability during the best of times and the worst of times.

  • The to-do list for the farm can feel like it only gets longer even though you are working hard to cross items off. We can assist with problem solving on what helps you to prioritize from season to season. Whether you're in the middle of planting, harvesting, calving etc... there are creative solutions for you to access in order to manage the stress healthily.

  • One of the biggest stressors for farm and ranch families is not knowing what is the next step in the farm's story, and how does each person and generation fit into that story. A lot of the time we avoid this topic rather than looking at it, which results in more under the surface anxiety. We can help you in looking at all the angles of the farm's story and supprt you in answering the question of, "What's the next step for the farm?"

  • There comes a time when we might have to make hard decisions with selling or distancing from the farm or ranch. This can often leave us with a loss of purpose, direction, or sense of self.

    Let us support you in connecting to who you are and your identity as a producer, while at the same time finding ways towards new purpose/direction in life.

Counseling without ever having to leave the Farm

We know that you’re busy working, so we make it easy

  • All sessions are provided through video or over the phone.

  • Avoid the hassle of going into town and waiting in an office.

  • Do therapy while on the tractor, feeding the animals, or doing other chores.

Our Counseling Services have assisted many people within agricultural and rural communities

We have been helpful to a variety of people and situations,

Including but not limited to…

  • Support the agricultural industry, (Vetrinary services, crop consultation, transportation, financial services, extension services, etc…)

  • Currently or previously within a rural community

  • Provide Healthcare services to rural communities

  • Have family raised in an agricultural background

  • Currently farming or ranching

  • Transitioning from farming and ranching

  • Involved with or Joining an agricultural family

  • Homesteading

  • Employed or previously employed in the agricultural industry

  • Raised in an agricultural or rural background

We are well aware of the life lessons which growing and living in the country can bring. Utilizing these lessons through nature, work, and values are extremely therapeutic and can cause healing in and of themselves.

So not only do we want to bring therapy to the farm, but we also want to bring the farm to therapy.