Seeds of Change Counseling & Consulting, LLC

11/07/2025

The Lee's Summit School District recently released released a number of helpful resources worth sharing. Some are specifically for LSR7 families, some most accessible to those in the Lee's Summit area, and some for the greater Kansas City area. Feel free to share this post with others who may benefit, and many thanks to our LSR7 Employees who spent the time creating these resources. 💚

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1762275353/lsr7org/m6w6chjao57qttpfetpl/FRMealsBenefitsChart.pdf

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1762275859/lsr7org/uyta9nc87axc9vehjm0q/LSR7CommunityFoodResourceGuideEnglishSpanish.pdf

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1762275880/lsr7org/zmedxxvxfvhk9ajkxtov/LSR7ResourceGuide.pdf

11/03/2025

Upcoming mobile food distributions for the Kansas City area. Additional resources in the comments. Feel free to share resources you find in the comments as well!

10/21/2025

Such a fun recent experience to be featured in a Voyage KC article! Portrait credit to Bernadette Emerson Photography at Third Street Studio

Today we’d like to introduce you to Cara Gruhala. Hi Cara, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?I worked in a completely different industry for nearly the first 10 yea...

10/16/2025

We are so honored to have received a gold award in the category of therapy and counseling from Lee's Summit Community Votes. We are so grateful to all our clients for trusting us to walk along side you in your journey. We also thank everyone who has supported our business and its growth over the years.

Official 2025 Community Voting Awards Platform for Lee's Summit, MO. Where the community votes for their favorites every year.

10/01/2025

New blog post up! This time we're talking about Declarative Language, what it is, and the ways it can benefit adult to child communication. Check it out and leave us some feedback!

If I was approached by any local school district, daycare, parenting collective, or other group that regularly works with young people, neurodivergent people, or any combination of these groups, for ideas on the most important topic that would help the largest amount of people it would hands down be...

09/22/2025

Please be wary of misinformation. Tylenol is still the safest and most recommended medication to treat pain and fever during pregnancy, based on years and years of scientific research. There are also no reliable or valid studies that connect Tylenol to any neurobiological disorders or to Autism.

To be clear, SMFM stands behind our recommendation that acetaminophen use during pregnancy has not been shown to cause or increase the risk of autism or other neurobehavioral problems in children.



Read the full statement: https://www.smfm.org/news/smfm-response-to-administration-announcement-on-acetaminophen-use-during-pregnancy-and-autism

09/22/2025

So proud to share that we have been nominated for a Lee's Summit Community Votes award for therapy and counseling! We love the work we get to do in this community.

Official 2025 Community Voting Awards Platform for Lee's Summit, MO. Where the community votes for their favorites every year.

09/12/2025

September is Su***de Prevention Month. If you think someone might be considering su***de, be the one to help them by taking these 5 steps: Ask. Be There. Help Keep Them Safe. Help Them Connect. Follow Up. Learn more at: https://go.nih.gov/ZpZ0h0J

This fact sheet presents five steps for helping someone having thoughts of su***de: Ask, Be There, Help Keep Them Safe, Help Them Connect, and Follow Up.

09/10/2025

It's AuDHD Day! While the term AuDHD isn't officially a diagnosis ADHD and Autism absolutely are, and there are many people who have both. The term AuDHD is used to clarify the specifics of how someone may experience the world when both of these are true for them. Check out the chart below to see some examples. To all our AuDHDers out there, we see you and we adore you!

08/29/2025

We welcome Emily Mallette, MS, NCC, CIT to our practice! Emily is ready to begin seeing clients on Tuesday, September 2nd. Emily has experience working with a variety of ages and presenting concerns. Reach out to Emily at the contact information below, or via our contact page on the website at https://www.seedsofchangecc.com/

08/20/2025

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We have an article from Peg Dawson, Ed.D. with 6 ways to build healthy habits while honing the executive functioning skills needed to keep them going.

https://www.additudemag.com/building-healthy-habits-executive-functioning-skills-adhd/

07/27/2025

Portrait of a counselor in a three day training: training materials ✅, fun note taking supplies ✅, and for this therapist something to keep the hands busy outside of note taking which helps with attention and focus ✅. Also plenty of beverages, snacks, and sunshine breaks as available.

Did you know Licensed Professional Counselors in Missouri have to have 40 credit hours of continuing education every two years to maintain licensure? Many of us get more than that because we love learning and we are always looking for new ways to support our clients and use the most current research in our practices.