Next Step Counseling, LLC

02/12/2026

🖤 Black History & Mental Health Facts

02/06/2026

💜 Respect Week | TDVAM 2026 💜

Real love is rooted in respect—for your boundaries, your voice, your perspective, and your peace. Next week, we’re having intentional conversations about what healthy love actually looks like and why respect is non-negotiable.

From setting boundaries to wearing orange in solidarity, every day is an opportunity to model, teach, and protect healthy relationships for our teens.

Because real love doesn’t control, pressure, or harm—it respects.

02/05/2026

✨ **Women Empowering Women Therapy Group** ✨

You don’t have to carry it all alone.

This virtual therapy group is a safe, supportive space for women who are ready to slow down, be honest, and heal in community—not isolation.

🗓 **Starts February 18**
🔁 **Meets biweekly | Virtual**

This group is for women who want to:
✔️ Reduce stress and emotional overwhelm
✔️ Heal alongside other women
✔️ Strengthen boundaries and self-awareness
✔️ Show up authentically and be supported

💰 **$50 per session**
✔️ Insurance accepted
👩🏾‍⚕️ Facilitated by **Dr. LaShawnda Lindsay, LPC**

📌 **Registration required**
📞 678-489-8072
🔗 yournextstepllc.com/workshops

Healing happens when women come together—intentionally and consistently. If this speaks to you, trust that. Take the next step.

02/05/2026

💜 Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month is a reminder that love should never involve fear, control, or harm.

Our teens deserve relationships rooted in respect, communication, and healthy boundaries. When warning signs are ignored, harm grows. When adults speak up, listen, and educate—lives change.

Protecting our youth means having honest conversations, setting clear standards, and refusing to normalize unhealthy behavior.

Healthy love is taught.
Safety is non-negotiable.
Silence is not an option.

02/04/2026

Today we celebrate Rosa Parks, born February 4, 1913. Her quiet courage sparked a movement that changed America forever.
“To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.”
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks took that first step by refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama. Her act of defiance ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
Mrs. Parks showed us that one person’s courage can inspire millions. She didn’t wait for someone else to act—she became the change she wanted to see.
On her birthday, let’s honor her legacy by asking ourselves: What’s our first step? What change are we willing to stand up for?

02/03/2026

Black History Month

Black History Month is not just about looking back—it’s about carrying forward what has always sustained our communities: resilience, faith, leadership, and responsibility.

Our history is filled with people who built, protected, and sacrificed so the next generation could stand taller. Honoring that legacy means investing in our youth, strengthening families, and showing up for one another in real ways.

We don’t just celebrate history—we live it every day through service, integrity, and community care.

Our past matters.
Our people matter.
And the work continues.

01/25/2026

❄️ Winter Weather Update ❄️
Your safety matters to us. Due to winter weather, NSC will be closed on Monday, and all scheduled appointments will be conducted virtually.
Messages will be checked throughout the day, and we plan to return to normal business on Tuesday, weather permitting.
If you are in crisis and cannot reach your therapist, please call or text 988 for immediate support.
Stay warm and safe 💙

01/19/2026

MLK Day Reflection

Today we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.—a legacy rooted in courage, compassion, and collective action. Dr. King reminded us that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

On this day of service and remembrance, may we recommit ourselves to equity, empathy, and meaningful change—starting in our homes, our communities, and our care for one another. Let love lead, let service guide, and let justice move us forward. ✨

01/16/2026

✨ Mental Wellness Reset: Laying the Foundation for Stability ✨

The holidays are over—but your need for rest, clarity, and grounding remains.
Join us for a 60-minute guided wellness session designed to help you pause, reflect, and reset.

🧘🏽‍♀️ Come spend an hour with me resetting.
Together, we’ll explore practical tools to manage stress, reduce burnout, and create balance as you move into the new year.

📅 Thursday, January 22, 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 In Person & Virtual
🎙 Facilitated by Dr. Keisha Buchanan

🌱 Community Wellness Series Announcement
Next Step Counseling will be offering FREE monthly mental health trainings for the community as part of our commitment to education, prevention, and accessible wellness care.

🔗 Register here:
https://www.yournextstepllc.com/booking-calendar/mental-wellness-reset

📲 Visit our website and stay tuned to our social media platforms for upcoming workshops and future dates.

We look forward to resetting, learning, and resetting with you.

A complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back

01/01/2026

✨ **A New Year, A Gentle New Beginning** ✨

As we step into a new year, we want to pause with you—not to rush forward, but to honor where you’ve been. This past year may have brought growth, grief, breakthroughs, setbacks, or quiet survival. Whatever your journey looked like, it mattered—and you made it here.

The new year doesn’t require perfection or pressure. It invites reflection, intention, and compassion. It’s okay to move slowly. It’s okay to still be healing. Progress is not always loud; sometimes it looks like rest, boundaries, or choosing yourself again.

May this year bring:
• moments of clarity after confusion
• strength for the days that feel heavy
• hope that feels steady, not rushed
• and courage to take the Next right Step—at your pace

Remember, you don’t have to carry everything alone. Growth happens in safe spaces, with support, patience, and grace.

Here’s to a year of becoming—one step, one breath, one choice at a time.
We’re honored to walk alongside you. 💛

12/26/2025

Give Yourself Grace

You are doing the best you can. Release pressure, embrace rest, and celebrate progress—no matter how small. You deserve compassion from yourself as much as you give it to others.