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HEART Counseling, LLC

Healing through Education, Action, & Research-Based Treatments

Therapy for kids, teens, and adults in Madison, Wisconsin

04/16/2026

There’s a moment, and most parents know what it feels like. You're in the car with them, driving them to a friend's or after a sport's practice, or maybe just cleaning up the kitchen after dinner.

You feel fear out of care for them and think. . . "I should probably say something." You feel the urge to mention it.

When you feel it, say it. Waiting for the “right time” usually doesn't work because there is never a perfect time. ⏳

It doesn't have to be a lecture, it can just be “if you ever feel unsure about getting home, call me.”, or “you don’t have to figure it out alone.”, or “your safety matters more than anything.” 🚗📲

You're telling them to reach out to you when they need help. You're giving them a way out when they need it most by showing that you're a safe space for them. You're telling them no matter what, you are here for them.

If difficult conversations have been on your mind, don’t wait. There is never a "right" time. ⏰

04/08/2026

Struggles with alcohol never look exactly the same. Sometimes it’s obvious, sometimes it’s high-functioning, and sometimes it’s something you don’t discuss at all. 😔 😄 🤐

Alcohol awareness month is about noticing patterns, understanding impact, and knowing there are places to go for support before things are unmanageable.

If you’ve been carrying questions, you don’t have to carry them alone. Our therapists are always ready to discuss alcohol use with our clients. 🛋 🗓 💜

If you are looking for more information, you can explore more here: samhsa.gov/alcohol

04/06/2026

Family doesn’t have to look perfect to be meaningful 🐣
It can be loud, messy, and still full of love 💟 💘

Happy Easter 🐰 from HEART Counseling! 💜

04/05/2026

By taking time for ourselves to reflect, we often notice the things that seem small are actually much bigger. 🧩 💜

It could be "just a glass" to take the edge off, something that involuntarily became habit, or a question you keep glossing over.

April is alcohol awareness month, but it's not about labeling or shame. It’s about noticing what feels good, what doesn’t feel good, and what parts of ourselves need attention.

If you’ve been wondering about your relationship with alcohol, you don’t have to figure it all out right now, or do it alone. You can always discuss things like these with your mental health professional. 🛋 🗓

If you want to explore support or resources, you can start here: samhsa.gov/alcohol

04/03/2026

Happy 2 year HEART Anniversary, Robin! 💜 🧩

We are so grateful for the creativity, perspective, consistency, and intentionality you bring to HEART! ✏ 🗓 🎨

Here's to 2 years of holding space for others. 🥂

03/20/2026

March is National Social Work Month, and this matters deeply to us at HEART Counseling.

As a practice founded by a licensed clinical social worker, our work is rooted in the values that shape this field, including service, competence, and integrity.

We believe in the importance of human relationships, and that dignity and worth are inherent to all people. 🌍

We are deeply committed to social justice, and we are affirming and welcoming, especially for those who are often made to feel unseen, including people of color and those in the LGBTQIA+ community. 🏳️‍🌈

These aren’t just statements to us, they’re the principles that guide how we show up for you. Right now, we are living in the tension of a world that feels culturally, politically, and economically divided. In this landscape, we know it matters how care is offered.

It matters that you feel safe enough to be honest, and that your dignity is protected, not questioned. This support is at the heart of social work. 💜

03/13/2026

This March is Women's History Month, and we are holding space for the women who have been carrying stories that the world historically hasn't made space for. 👭📕 🗓 💜

Stories of being silenced. Stories of oppression.

Women’s History Month isn’t just about the well known historical figures, it’s about the mom learning to set boundaries for the first time, the friend who is finally sticking up for herself, and the survivor who decides her story doesn’t have to stay silent anymore.

History isn’t only what happened back then. History is being made right now, every single time a woman chooses to make herself heard instead of shrinking.

03/07/2026

Dont forget! The clocks "spring forward" one hour at 2:00 am tonight (early Sunday morning)!

Give yourself grace this week as our nervous systems adjust.

It is normal for sleep to feel off, mornings to feel more difficult, and for thinking to feel more slow. Expect that this week will feel more slow and more difficult than usual. Accept that change with kindness.

Small kindnesses go a long way when you are simply catching up. 🕰️

02/28/2026

Meet Makayla Wiegand, HEART Counseling's newest team member and therapist! 💜🛋

Makayla is a Marriage and Family Therapist–In Training (MFT-IT) who believes healing happens through connection - to ourselves, our relationships, and to the systems we are part of.

Makayla works with children, teens, and adults, and offers therapy for individuals, couples, and families. With children, she incorporates developmentally appropriate approaches like Play Therapy and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). 🧩🎲

She supports clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, family conflict, life transitions, and relationship struggles (including parenting stress, school challenges, infidelity, self-esteem, and women’s issues).

Makayla accepts Quartz, Dean Health Plan/Medica, and Wisconsin Medicaid (BadgerCare/Forward Health), including associated HMOs.

Interested in working with Makayla? Reach out with our website contact form at heartcounselingllc.com, or email her directly at Makayla@heartcounselingllc.com

02/19/2026

Another 👀 sneak peek 👀 into day two of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) training completed by several of our clinicians last week:

During day two, we spent hours in small groups actually practicing the model with one another. 👭No hypotheticals, and no case studies. Just our own parts. 🧩

There was less note-taking, more closing our eyes, and more long pauses as we sat with our parts. 💻

We learned how to “unblend” from parts (to separate from a part enough to see it), and "unburden" parts (to release a part from the role it's been carrying for years).

We prioritize lifelong learning and critical self-reflection so that healing isn’t just something performative we direct from across the room. 🎓📘 🤔 💭 🔍

Instead, we make sure we’re willing to face our own parts before we ask our clients to. 💜 🧩 🛋

02/18/2026

Lamps on. 🛋 Tea steeping. 🍵 Laptop charged. 💻 Notebooks open. 🗒

Here is a sneak peek into day one of an Internal Family Systems (IFS) training that several of our clinicians here at HEART Counseling completed last week!

IFS is about helping people observe and understand the different “parts” of themselves (the people-pleaser, the planner, the inner critic, the intellectualizer) with compassion instead of shame.

Before we guide anyone there, we go there ourselves.

You deserve therapists who are still willing to do their own work so that they can fully show up for you. 💜

02/07/2026

"And how does that make you feel?" 🤔 🗒 🖊

Have you seen Elle around our downstairs suite lately? 🐕🐾

She loves pets and is happy to say hi if you need emotional support!

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7633 Ganser Way, Suite 200
Madison, WI
53719

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+16086883200

Website

http://heartcounselingllc.com/

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