Embrace Wellness Counseling Services

05/29/2026

🌿 Looking for a supportive space where your teen can build confidence, friendships, and real-world social skills this summer? 🌿

At Embrace Wellness Counseling Services, we’re excited to offer our Outdoor Social Skills Group for teens ages 13–15!

🏞️ What makes this group different?
Instead of sitting in an office space, teens will connect through outdoor activities and guided social interactions in a relaxed, natural environment.

Participants will have the opportunity to:
✅ Practice social skills in real-life situations
✅ Build confidence and self-awareness
✅ Develop meaningful friendships and connections
✅ Strengthen communication and teamwork skills
✅ Enjoy the benefits of spending time outdoors

📍 Location: Red Rock Open Space, Colorado Springs

📅 Thursdays | June 25 – August 6
⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
👥 Ages 13–15 | All genders welcome
💳 Insurance accepted | Self-pay $45/session

Whether your teen struggles with social anxiety, wants to make new friends, or simply benefits from extra support navigating peer relationships, this group provides a welcoming environment to grow and connect.

✨ Step Out. Speak Up. Belong.

Spots are limited and expected to fill quickly!

📞 (719) 499-4880
📧 admin@embracewellnesscs.com

05/20/2026

Calling all volunteers! A local construction company has generously donated the materials and labor for a much-needed paint and flooring update to the Clinic! We need help moving things out and back in once the renovation is complete.
If you’re able to help with the move-out on May 28 or 29, or the move-in on June 5 or 6, please reach out to Samara at volunteeroffice@dreamcenters.com.

05/09/2026

Embrace Wellness clinicians supporting our local community here in Colorado Springs today at the NAMIWalks fundraiser at Panorama Park. We walked to raise awareness about mental health💚

Staying rooted in our community 🧠 💪🏻 Stronger together!

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National Alliance on Mental Illness - Colorado Springs (NAMI - CS)

05/04/2026

🔸JOIN US THIS SATURDAY MAY 9th @ PANORAMA PARK🔸
We are a participating team in this year’s NAMIWalks Mental Health & Wellness Fest. This all ages event in Colorado Springs is community focused on bringing awareness to mental health and the available resources that are free to use.

🫱🏽‍🫲🏾EWCS supports our community and knows access to mental health services can have barriers for some. We are excited to help bridge the gap by raising funds to support the free mental health services NAMI Colorado Springs provides. That means we need your help! Any donation is accepted and appreciated on behalf of our EWCS team. If you want to help make a difference, use our link to donate:
www.namiwalks.org/participants/EWCS

Thank you for any donations you are able to contribute! Mental health services should be accessible to everyone and you’re helping make that happen 🌟

🌿We will be together as a team participating in the walk and around at the event in our EWCS gear. Anyone can participate in the walk as well, learn more at NAMI Colorado Springs website.

04/22/2026

Women carry so much and often, it goes unseen.

This women’s Walk & Talk Therapy Group at Red Rock Canyon is a space intentionally created for women’s mental health. A place to slow down, breathe, and process life’s transitions alongside others who understand.

Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, or just feeling overwhelmed, you don’t have to hold it alone.

🌿 Gentle movement
🌿 Mindfulness + somatic support
🌿 Real conversations in a safe, supportive space

🗓 Wednesday May 6 | 8:00–9:30 AM
📍 Red Rock Canyon
💛 Limited spots available
✅ Insurance Accepted

You deserve support that meets you where you are mind, body, and life.

👉 Learn more or sign up:
www.embracewellnesscs.com/walkandtalk

04/18/2026

Have you ever left a therapy session thinking, we were just getting into it… and now time is up?

Traditional weekly therapy can be incredibly helpful—but sometimes healing needs more space, more time, and more momentum.

That’s why I wrote this blog on why therapy intensives can be such a powerful option, especially for trauma healing, anxiety, and feeling stuck in old patterns.

Intensives allow you to step away from daily stressors and focus deeply on your healing in a way that weekly sessions sometimes can’t.

I also share details about the immersive Trauma & EMDR Intensives I’ll be offering in Colorado, Florida, and Utah.

If you’ve been craving deeper healing and real movement forward, this may be for you.

Read here: https://www.embracewellnesscs.com/post/why-therapy-intensives-work

Feeling stuck in weekly therapy? Learn how trauma and EMDR intensives can help you heal deeply and create lasting change.

04/14/2026

When people ask how we get through the day being a therapist…caffeine!

04/10/2026

Every child with autism is different, and that’s okay.

Some kids need a little support.
Some need more.
Some need a lot.

The 3 levels of autism simply help us understand how much support a child may need, not who they are or what they can become. As a parent, you’re learning, adjusting, and showing up every single day. That matters more than anything.

You don’t have to figure it out alone; we’re here for you.

Get the support your family deserves 👉 www.apex-social.com

04/08/2026

Many autistic adults grew up never knowing they were autistic.

Not because the signs weren’t there, but because they were misunderstood.

For many, those childhood “quirks” were actually early indicators of autism that were mislabeled as personality traits or behavioural issues.

Common missed signs of autism in childhood include:
🎈 Oversharing or info-dumping about special interests
🎈 Being called “bossy” or “controlling” when trying to create structure
🎈 Being “picky” with foods, clothing, or routines (often due to sensory sensitivities)
🎈 Big emotional reactions to rejection or unexpected changes
🎈 Being bullied, excluded, or told you were “too much”
🎈 Feeling different but masking to fit in
🎈 Perfectionism or overachievement to feel accepted
🎈 Social exhaustion after spending time with others

These aren’t signs of weakness. They’re signs of a different neurotype.

Many people, especially women, AFAB, and BIPOC individuals, were overlooked due to outdated stereotypes about what autism “looks like.”

At Blue Sky Learning, our neurodiversity-affirming therapists and coaches help clients unlearn old narratives, explore self-understanding, and develop tools for authentic living and self-compassion.

You deserve to understand yourself fully and to thrive as you are.

📩 Book a free 20-minute consult at www.blueskylearning.ca or email hello@blueskylearning.ca

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04/06/2026