Imagine your capacity, Counseling and Consulting, LLC

02/26/2026

Because everyone deserves the joy of summer...

Our Sensory Friendly Days with Noah's Ark Waterpark are returning for another incredible season! This will be our fourth year partnering together- and it's always one of our most loved events!

Mark the dates now. More details coming soon!

02/26/2026

02/23/2026

This is our experience as well. The stories that people make about themselves are rarely/never positive.

02/20/2026

Friday Thoughts
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02/16/2026

It’s so much harder to say, “This sucks, and there’s nothing I can do. But I’m here, and I love you,” rather than offer those standard words of comfort. It’s so much harder. And so much more useful, loving, and kind.

You can’t heal someone’s pain by trying to take it away from them. Acknowledgement of pain is a relief. How much softer this all becomes when we are allowed to tell the truth.⁣

02/13/2026

Our Community Autism 101 Trainings are designed for community groups, service providers, and businesses seeking a foundational understanding of Autism and how it impacts individuals across settings.

These trainings explore key aspects of Autism, including sensory processing differences, communication styles, and information processing, while emphasizing how these differences may show up in real-world interactions.

Participants gain practical, actionable strategies for engaging respectfully and effectively with Autistic individuals- including simple accommodations, sensory-friendly considerations, and inclusive practices that can be implemented immediately.

Each training is customizable to meet the unique needs of the organization, and may include scenario-based guidance specific to environments, events, or situations that staff or volunteers regularly encounter.

These sessions are ideal for community groups looking to:
-Build confidence
-Increase understanding
-Create more welcoming and accessible spaces for Autistic individuals and their families

If your business, organization, or community group is ready to take that next step in inclusion, we would love to connect.

Visit our website to request more information or schedule a training: https://autismsocietywi.org/autism-101-trainings/

02/10/2026

Let’s go for a walk. You can start small, even 5 blocks, 5 minutes, 5 steps. It counts!

Walking is the single most natural and simple way to regulate your nervous system. If you can, do it outside. The natural bilateral eye movement from walking will help you process stress, difficult situations, and will help you process emotional memories.

When stressful things happen to us, we need to move so our brain can process the emotions. When we sit still after stress for long periods of time, we ruminate. Rumination is playing a situation in our mind over and over again. We do this because the emotional memory is trying to be processed, but with the body in a state of stillness, it can’t happen.

Chronic rumination leads to depression.

It’s no coincidence that as we’ve been pulled into sedentary lifestyles, depression has increased. Our ancestors walked all the time. Throughout the day. Every day. “Walk it off,” is not just a saying, it’s a truth.

Add walking into your daily life whenever you can. Even small bursts of walking help.

Some ideas:

1. A simple walk around your block

2. Drive to a park or a street with shops and walk it (explore new parks or hikes you haven’t been on before)

3. Park father away every time you have a chance

4. If weather is bad, walk indoor malls or shopping centers

5. Find a walking buddy to hold you accountable

6. Ask to do therapy or coaching on the phone so you can walk

7. Get a small treadmill and a stand for your laptop so you can work and walk

Without enough natural movement and light, humans will inevitably end up depressed

02/09/2026

We’ll take some “Friday Facts” on a Monday. Thank you Louden on Autism!

Friday facts