Next Step Counseling. LLC

10/31/2025

10/31/2025

Let them be little for a little bit longer! 🎃 💕 👻

10/23/2025

Words Worth Holding Onto is a gentle collection of quotes, reminders and affirmations for children and young people navigating big feelings. Sometimes, the right words at the right time can make all the difference.

Available in the Resource Store
After School Restraint Collapse - a Toolkit for Parents & Educators
Masking - a Toolkit for Parents & Educators
Electronic download available at link in comments ⬇️ or via our Linktree Shop in Comments. Global checkout.

10/21/2025

Words Worth Holding Onto is a gentle collection of quotes, reminders and affirmations for children and young people navigating big feelings. Sometimes, the right words at the right time can make all the difference.

This week's topic:
The Child Brain Explained: How the Upstairs & Downstairs Brain Shape Behaviour, a Toolkit for Parents & Educators - available for only £3.75 until 3 November 2025
Electronic download available at link in comments ⬇️

10/11/2025

The 2026 NEAPT Annual Conference is coming to Nashua, NH on May 1st & 2nd, 2026! 🎉

Get ready for two inspiring keynotes:

🎤 Robert Jason Grant - Friday, May 1st
🎤 Dr. Eliana Gil - Saturday, May 2nd

This is an event you won’t want to miss! Stay tuned for more details! 📅

09/15/2025

🌡️ Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? 🤔

As adults, we play a HUGE role in helping children manage their emotions. When we stay calm, steady, and in control—like a thermostat—we help kids feel safe and supported. 💚 But if we react to their every emotional spike like a thermometer, we risk escalating the situation. 😣

💡 Being the thermostat means YOU set the emotional tone.
✅ Stay grounded
✅ Offer calm cues
✅ Guide them back to regulation

This is what coregulation looks like in action! 🌈👫

📸 Save this visual reminder.
💬 Tag a teacher, therapist, or parent who needs to hear this today.

09/13/2025

09/02/2025

East side of the house facing the water.

08/31/2025

Construction Begins On First-Of-Its-Kind Apartment Complex For Adults With Autism
https://tinyurl.com/1ofAKindApartments

08/31/2025

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS NEEDED ON A DAILY BASIS

These skills are used every day to learn, work, and manage daily life. Trouble with executive function can make it hard to focus, follow directions, and handle emotions.

08/31/2025