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Breathing Through Counseling & Wellness Services strives to assist children from infancy to adolescence in healing, using various therapy modalities including play therapy and other trauma informed care.

03/31/2026

Big feelings don’t always need words… sometimes they need movement. 💛

I use When I Feel: Easy Yoga for Big Feelings by Kathy Beliveau as a simple, playful way to support regulation with kids.

This book invites children to move through their emotions using their bodies—because regulation isn’t about being “calm,” it’s about helping the nervous system find its way back to safety.

Try this:
✨ Read a page
✨ Do the pose together
✨ Notice what shifts in the body

Movement + connection = powerful regulation.





03/30/2026

You can be a therapist… and still feel dysregulated in session.

And in those moments, I don’t ignore it—I regulate through it.

There are times in session (or in between sessions) where I can feel my own nervous system getting activated. Instead of pushing through or pretending it’s not there… I practice what I teach.

But regulation doesn’t start in the moment—it starts before.

Before working with a dysregulated child, I’m intentionally prepping my own nervous system… expanding my window of tolerance so I can stay grounded, present, and connected no matter what shows up.

Sometimes that looks like:
• grounding my body before session even begins
• slowing my breath in real time
• taking a short walk between sessions
• giving myself a reset so I can come back with intention

Because regulation isn’t about being calm all the time—it’s about noticing, repairing, and returning.

And honestly? That modeling matters just as much as any intervention.

We don’t have to be perfectly regulated to support others… but we do have a responsibility to come back to ourselves.

03/27/2026

Most kids can say “happy,” “mad,” or “sad”…
but get stuck when feelings get more complicated.

And that’s where regulation actually begins.

Because regulation isn’t about getting rid of emotions —
it’s about being able to notice them, name them, and stay with them.

When kids learn to:
✨ expand their emotional vocabulary
✨ sit with mixed or uncomfortable feelings
✨ understand what’s happening inside their body

They build the foundation for real emotional regulation.

That’s why tools like this deck matter —
they turn “I don’t know what I’m feeling” into clarity, connection, and confidence.

Connection first.
Understanding next.
Regulation follows.

Getting outside isn’t just “fresh air”—it’s regulation 🌿For teens, movement, sunlight, and nature help reset an overwhel...
03/26/2026

Getting outside isn’t just “fresh air”—it’s regulation 🌿

For teens, movement, sunlight, and nature help reset an overwhelmed nervous system.
When we see irritability, shutdown, or lack of motivation… it’s often not defiance—it’s dysregulation.

Before we push, correct, or take things away…
try stepping outside.

Connection + movement + nature = powerful regulation tools your teen actually needs 💛

03/25/2026

Warheads aren’t just candy…they’re a quick nervous system reset 🍬⚡️

That intense sour taste activates your sensory system FAST—pulling your brain out of overwhelm and back into the present moment. It’s a form of oral + sensory input that can interrupt anxiety, spiraling thoughts, or big emotions.

Think of it like a “pattern interrupt”:
➡️ Brain is overwhelmed
➡️ Sour hits
➡️ Attention shifts instantly
➡️ Body recalibrates

I love these because they’re:
✔️ Portable (keep in your car, purse, classroom, or therapy room)
✔️ Fast-acting
✔️ Kid & teen friendly

This is especially helpful for moments like:
• Anxiety spikes
• Transitions
• Waiting in lines
• Big feelings that feel “too much”

Regulation doesn’t always look like calm…sometimes it looks like supporting the nervous system in real time 💛

03/23/2026

Disney days = BIG feelings for tiny humans ✨🏰

Between the crowds, excitement, waiting, and sensory overload… even the happiest place can feel overwhelming for little bodies 💛

So with my nieces, we paused. We grounded. We regulated—right there in real life.

We turned the classic 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique into something playful:
👀 “I spy with my little eye…”
✋ “Can you find 4 things you can touch?”
👂 “What are 3 things you can hear?”
👃 “2 things you can smell?”
👅 “1 thing you can taste?”

Simple. Playful. Regulating.

For my 2 & 4 year old nieces, it wasn’t about doing it perfectly—it was about slowing their bodies down, reconnecting to the present, and feeling safe again 🤍

Regulation doesn’t have to happen in a therapy room…
It happens in the middle of Disney, meltdowns, magic, and all.

✨ Tools over perfection
✨ Connection over correction
✨ Regulation in real life

When a child reaches for color, they’re not just painting… they’re regulating. 🌈Creativity gives children a safe way to ...
03/21/2026

When a child reaches for color, they’re not just painting… they’re regulating. 🌈

Creativity gives children a safe way to express what they don’t yet have words for.
Mixing colors, making rainbows, choosing what feels “right” in their body—this is emotional processing in real time.

There’s no right way to paint.
Just space, freedom, and connection.

And in that space… regulation naturally follows. 💛

03/21/2026

Cold can be a powerful, simple tool to support regulation—especially during a panic attack. The intense cold activates the body’s dive reflex, helping to slow heart rate, bring awareness back into the body, and interrupt the spiral of anxious thoughts. Whether it’s holding an ice cube, splashing cold water on your face, or using a cold pack on your cheeks or chest, this sensory input can gently guide the nervous system back toward calm. It’s not about stopping the feeling—it’s about supporting your body through it.

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The Beginning

Breathing Through Counseling & Wellness Services was created out of a desire to work individually with both children and adolescents, in an attempt to assist them in overcoming the adverse effects of trauma. Throughout my career, working with children in various capacities, I have seen the effects that unresolved trauma can have the individual, their families. and communities. These effects can be minimized when trauma survivors receive treatment tailored to meet their specific needs. Breathing Through Counseling & Wellness Services strives to be a safe place, where the therapist and client work together to create a specialized treatment plan based on the individual’s needs. It is my hope is that this will not just be the start of a business but the beginning of much healing.