South Counseling

South Counseling Healing takes place with connection of the mind, body, and soul. Every person has value and experiences challenges as part of living.
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We enjoy working with clients in problem solving and helping with change and growth in their lives. We are excited to work with people in understanding challenges they face, helping them to work through these challenges in a more productive manner, and using the knowledge and tools we have to benefit their needs. Creating a safe place of trust is priority, a place where the client can open up and address their most sensitive and difficult challenges.

04/01/2026
Punch’s story isn’t just about a monkey and his stuffy, or abandonment alone; it’s about Attachment. Attachment is not j...
03/30/2026

Punch’s story isn’t just about a monkey and his stuffy, or abandonment alone; it’s about Attachment.

Attachment is not just an emotional bond; it’s a biological regulation system. In mammals, caregivers help regulate stress hormones, heartrate, temperature, and emotional arousal. When a caregiver is absent or rejecting, the nervous system loses its primary external regulator.

Punch’s distress reflects a body operating without the physiological support it evolved to depend on. The stuffy he clings to acts as a regulatory substitute, not an emotional replacement. Soft tactile input, predictability, and consistency can partially calm the nervous system.

But attachment systems do shut down under rejection; they activate even stronger. When this regulation they need from missing a safe adult, the body remains in survival mode, limiting exploration and flexibility. When Punch was FINALLY accepted by adult monkeys, his nervous system gained access to something it had been missing: Co-Regulation. Nervous systems can heal through repeated experiences of safety, not one-time moments. Each calm interaction, shared warmth, and predictable response helps the body learn that regulation no longer has to come from objects alone.

Early attachment disruption does not mean permanent damage. With consistent, attuned connection, the heart, mind, and nervous system begin to shift from “I am alone” to “I am seen, loved, and known.”

Learn about your attachment and ways to create secure attachment, heal attachment wounds, and become an even better version of you.

Loving some of the new office space
03/27/2026

Loving some of the new office space

Some progress, but more is needed. Get ADHD educated.
03/07/2026

Some progress, but more is needed. Get ADHD educated.

Somatic reset ideas.
02/20/2026

Somatic reset ideas.

https://youtu.be/gPjvjuS4oOYOur recent event at our office. It's a zoom recording, so be patient on sound.
02/06/2026

https://youtu.be/gPjvjuS4oOY

Our recent event at our office. It's a zoom recording, so be patient on sound.

Healthy Relationships presentation by the Refuge Utah zoom recording.

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144 East 1200 South
Orem, UT
84058

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Monday 8:30am - 8:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 8:30am - 8pm
Friday 8:30am - 6pm

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+13852204751

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