Kati LeBeau, PLPC, NCC

03/10/2026

Teaching my students to have the COURAGE to set BOUNDARIES this month! We role played scenarios for practice. 💪🏼

What’s a boundary? The line between what’s not ok and what is ok.

Boundaries are STRONG when we hold eye contact and keep a neutral voice with no emotion.

Boundaries are WEAK when we let emotion take over. This looks like not making eye contact with a low voice or yelling with a loud voice, which both encourage the negative behavior to continue.

3 steps to set a boundary:
1. STOP. Get their attention by saying their name or something like, “Hey.”
2. STATE the problem. “You went too far when you ___.” “I don’t like when you ____.”
3. CHOICE. Give the other person a choice by saying “If this continues, I will report to an adult/have to end our friendship.” Or make your own choice and remove yourself from the situation.

Things to consider:
1. Have I given grace first?
2. Is their behavior hurting me or someone else or is it something I should ignore?
3. How many times have I had to set the boundary?

Feel free to use this to talk with your kiddo about boundaries and practice at home! 🫶🏼

03/09/2026

Anyone else on the struggle bus today? 🥱 Daylight Saving Time is a good reminder of how much sleep affects our mental health.

Even losing one hour can impact mood, focus, patience, and emotional regulation. If you notice yourself feeling more tired, irritable, or overwhelmed this week, that adjustment may be playing a role.

Prioritize sleep where you can, spend some time in natural light, and give your mind and body a few days to recalibrate.

Sometimes small changes in routine have a bigger impact on our mental health than we realize. 🧠

03/03/2026

It’s not enough for us to be vigilant in our own homes. This mom had limits established, but there was a WiFi enabled tablet in the grandparent’s home, which was where her daughter made social media accounts. 

Make sure family members are also just as vigilant and respectful of your technology requirements for your children. Educate your kids on the dangers of the digital world and how to speak up when something is wrong. I like to use this acronym:

A- Ask first.
C- Choose kindness.
T- Tell when something feels wrong.

The mother of the missing baker girl, who has since been found, speaks out about the importance of parental awareness.

02/24/2026

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02/22/2026

Starting therapy can bring up a lot of questions for parents. My goal is to make this process feel supportive, collaborative, and safe—for both you and your child.

Here’s what you can expect when your child is in therapy with me Magnolia Therapy Group:

✨ Parents are part of the process.
You’ll be supported and included while therapy remains child-centered.

✨ Sessions may change over time.
Some sessions are child-only, others include parents—based on your child’s needs, goals, and timing.

✨ Person-centered care.
I encourage open feedback and regularly check in to ensure your child feels comfortable, heard, and supported.

✨ Support for home, with confidentiality respected.
Parents receive guidance and strategies without breaking a child’s trust.

✨ Clear safety limits.
Confidentiality applies unless a child is hurting themselves, being harmed, or intends to harm someone else.

✨ Working with the end in mind.
Most clients begin biweekly and move to monthly sessions as progress is made, with practical goals between sessions.

If you ever have questions about therapy with or me or just in general, please reach out! 😊

02/17/2026

Did you know executive functioning skills are still developing throughout childhood and adolescence? In fact, full maturation of these skills doesn't happen until age 25-30.

Executive functioning includes skills like planning, organization, emotional regulation, impulse control, working memory, and task initiation — the very skills we often expect children to “just have” as they get older.

As expectations increase, supports are often removed. But development doesn’t work that way.

This quick cheat sheet highlights practical scaffolds parents and educators can use to give children the structure they need to meet our expectations — without lowering the bar or shaming the struggle.

Save or share with anyone supporting growing brains. 💛
— Kati LeBeau, PLPC, NCC

02/08/2026

Shoutout to Breanna for the kind words! Nothing brings me greater joy than knowing the heart I pour into my work is paying off for my clients. BIG BLESSINGS! ♥️

02/04/2026

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02/03/2026

There’s trauma, and then there’s feeling alone in trauma, which compounds the experience. Resilience is built through connection, and it can make all the difference in healing. 🫶🏼

02/02/2026

It’s National School Counseling Week 🎉

It’s hard to fully put into words what a School Counselor adds to the school experience — for both students and staff.

We are often the one person everyone can count on for a safe space and unwavering support, at any moment of the day. And sometimes, protecting that safe space means standing boldly to keep it intact.

Our work lives in the balance — knowing when a child needs to be challenged and when they simply need comfort. We hold everyone’s fears, worries, and insecurities every day, and we pour our hearts into helping students and staff turn those struggles into strength.

We don’t work in silos. We build a safety net around each child by collaborating with parents, teachers, therapists, and administrators — all working toward one shared goal: helping students reach their highest potential.

School Counselors equip students for life, not just for the years they sit in our classrooms. We help build their inner foundation so they can withstand the waves life inevitably brings.

And when crisis hits, we step to the center — calm and grounded on the outside, even when we feel everything on the inside.

This work is quiet. It’s emotional. It’s complex.
And it is an absolute privilege. 🤍

01/28/2026

“Snitching” or Self-Respect? A powerful discussion amongst today’s group of fourth grade scholars…

Today my students shared that they’re afraid to report someone being mean. In the words of one student, “My mama didn’t raise no snitch.” And to them, snitching equals one thing: social risk.

They’re afraid that if they speak up, they’ll be rejected. Laughed at. Left out. Labeled.

So we reframed it.

Speaking up when someone is hurting you or others isn’t betrayal — it’s self-respect. It’s choosing to address harmful behavior without becoming harmful yourself.

Yes, there can be a lonely stretch when you start standing up for yourself. Sometimes you outgrow people who only felt comfortable when you stayed silent.

But that loneliness is a transition, not a destination. It’s a phase of growth, and it doesn’t last forever.

If someone rejects you for protecting your safety, peace, or dignity, they weren’t a safe friend to begin with. That’s not a loss — it’s clarity.

Teaching kids that their voice matters might not make them popular, but it helps them stay whole and withstand the inevitable social risk we all must learn to endure.