HappyCat Counseling LLC

03/24/2026

Participants will learn to:
✅ Use simple, effective communication strategies
✅ Set boundaries and advocate for needs
✅ Use personal values to guide choices and behaviors
✅ Mange anxiety about practicing assertiveness
✅ Respond to negative feedback in helpful ways
Group info:
⏰Spring 2026 Group: Saturdays at 1 PM, April 18 - May 23
❓Open to adults aged 19 years and up
💲Total cost for six-week group: $125
⬇️ Discounts available for students, healthcare workers, and caregivers
📞 Email counseling@laurengrider.com to sign up!

02/07/2026

I have spent the past 2 years of practice pursuing special training in evidence-based suicide-specific care using the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality framework, and I have now earned the CAMS Trained™ designation!

10/24/2025

08/25/2025

Pollinator of the Day: Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper)

08/18/2025

Pollinator of the Day: Papilio glaucus (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail)

08/09/2025

Pollinator of the Day: Junonia coenia (common buckeye)

08/07/2025

My awesome supervisor, Jane Sweeney, LPC-S, NCC, has immediate openings for ALC Supervision in the Madison/ Huntsville area. Persons wishing to be supervised as an Associate Licensed Counselor can contact Jane by email at jane .com or telephone at 256-585-8027. Jane’s method for Supervision is collaborative, using a combination of a Competency Based Approach and a Developmental Approach. In-person supervision is preferred, using virtual supervision on an as-needed basis.

07/19/2025

What rainy weekend mornings are for! 🐾

03/20/2025

Alabama Counseling Association Chapter II is pleased to announce its 2025 Spring Workshop! This virtual synchronous event will be held on Friday, April 4th from 10 AM to 12 PM central time.
Title: The Ethics of Boundary Setting
Presenter: Lauren S. Grider, ALC, NCC, CCFP
Clinical Supervisor: Jane Sweeney, LPC-S
Attendees will earn 2 hours of NBCC approved continuing education credit, including 2 hours of ethics-focused content.
Cost to ALCA members: $15
Cost to non-members: $30
This is a virtual synchronous meeting conducted via zoom.
Description of the Program:
The presenter will provide an overview of healthy assertiveness and boundary skills commonly utilized in the therapy space. Relevant guidelines from the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics will be highlighted, discussed, and applied. Conflicts commonly encountered in the course of building client assertiveness skills will be identified. Interactive discussion between attendees will be encouraged. Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8SFX3si0QxR8M0EXEWbVQnGH1oa0KDQ0OoBiWRTd-ScN4KA/viewform

03/18/2025

Alabama Counseling Association Chapter II is pleased to announce its 2025 Spring Workshop! Title: The Ethics of Boundary Work.
Presenter: Lauren S. Grider, ALC, NCC, CCFP.
Clinical Supervisor: Jane Sweeney, LPC-S.
Attendees will earn 2 hours of NBCC approved continuing education credit, including 2 hours of ethics-focused content.
Cost to ALCA members: $15.
Cost to non-members: $30.
This is a virtual synchronous meeting conducted via zoom.
Description of the Program:
The presenter will provide an overview of healthy assertiveness and boundary skills commonly utilized in the therapy space. Relevant guidelines from the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics will be highlighted, discussed, and applied. Conflicts commonly encountered in the course of building client assertiveness skills will be identified. Interactive discussion between attendees will be encouraged. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8SFX3si0QxR8M0EXEWbVQnGH1oa0KDQ0OoBiWRTd-ScN4KA/viewform

01/26/2025

New lobby sign! I worked on my art project with pho and Star Wars for self-care Sunday.