Spectrum Counseling

04/17/2026

We're a month away from our annual fundraiser! Come enjoy a fun jaunt along the river followed by a picnic and yard games!

All funds raised will allow PFLAG Benton Franklin to continue to provide LGBTQ+ youth bullying and su***de prevention services within our community.

Have you registered yet?! Sign-up on our website www.pflagbf.org/fundraiser

04/14/2026

Tri-Cities folks: local events at PFLAG to build community and get support!

Looking for ways to meet other LGBTQ+ folks in the Tri in a safe and welcoming environment? We've got something for everyone! 🏳️‍🌈

Youth Night (LGBTQ+ 13-18)
1st Thursdays @ 6:30p - Boys & Girls Clubhouse, Pasco

SAFE Social (LGBTQ+ 18+)
2nd Sundays @ 12p - PFLAG BF Office, Richland

Proud Playdate (LGBTQ+ All Ages)
3rd Saturdays @ 3p - West Pasco Library, Pasco

Family Support Night (Family & Allies 18+)
3rd Wednesdays @ 6:30p - Richland Library, Richland

02/07/2026

Thanks for the shout out, WA APT! I love providing inspiration for folks to get interested in Play Therapy and to use the therapeutic powers of play with their clients. 💖

11/21/2025

November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance, where we acknowledge and honor the trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming lives cut short by anti-trans violence. With the rise of anti-trans laws, attacks on health care, and hate crimes, the fight for their futures and their rights is urgent.

Trans and nonbinary people deserve more than equality – they deserve safety, dignity, joy, and more than anything, they deserve to grow old.

10/30/2025

Cool resource about using games to strengthen specific executive functioning skills!

Use these games during SEL sessions, morning meetings, or small group interventions. Encourage reflection by asking:
- “What strategy helped you the most?”
- “How did you stay calm when it got hard?”
- “What would you try differently next time?”

10/10/2025

Tomorrow is National Coming Out Day! If you're considering telling folks about who you are and stepping into authenticity but you need a little help, check out this post from 2020 for 10 ideas: https://www.kadesharp.com/post/how-do-i-come-out-as-lgbtq

09/22/2025

Recent research has shown it's primarily due to genetics. Please don't feel guilty about your use of Tylenol or vaccinations.

We’re taking a short break from social media while our team are on leave. At the same time, we know there will be conversations globally around autism, that may share harmful and inaccurate ideas about the “cause” of autism. These kinds of narratives can feel heavy and damaging for our community.

We want to leave you with these protective reminders:
💛 Autism is not caused by vaccines, parenting, or diet. Autistic people have always been part of humanity.
💛 Harmful claims do not change the truth of our lived experience, or the strength and beauty in our community.
💛 You don’t need to engage with every harmful comment or headline. Protect your energy.
💛 Surround your feed with autistic voices, affirming psychologists, trusted researchers, and good allies. Look to the people who reflect your values and share accurate information.
💛 Choose if, when, and how you wish to advocate in response. You don’t need to enter every discussion you are invited to. But if you do want to respond, know you have a community behind you.
💛 Focus on the communities and organisations that affirm who you are, not those that drain you.

Take gentle care of yourselves. We stand with you in love and solidarity, and we’ll be back online soon after the school holidays. 💛🐞

07/25/2025

Take A Break is hosting a clothing, plant, and puzzle exchange this Sunday 7/27 from 11am-2pm at 2625 W Bruneau Place #112 in Kennewick - totally free! What an awesome place for community building. 🌈

07/06/2025

I wanted to quickly share something neat I did this year: I wrote two chapters about play therapy with trans clients and was published in a textbook! I haven't had a chance to read the other chapters yet but I'm very excited to get my copy and read everyone's writing. Hopefully this will support clinicians (and their clients) in the therapeutic work they do! Thank you, Kurt Oster and Dr. Margot Wilson, for including me in your very needed publication!

If you'd like to purchase the textbook or pitch it to your favorite higher learning institutions, here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1998522164
I believe there will be CE possibilities for an at-home book study if you're looking for those, too.

(For full disclosure, I am not paid for sold copies or to write this - just excited to share!)






















Washington State Association for Play Therapy

05/25/2025

Upcoming local community events!

Pride Month is just a week away!! 🌈

Check out all the fun special Pride events planned around town this June. ✨💕

What are you most most excited about? Tell us what Pride means to you. 🏳️‍🌈

04/28/2025

04/06/2025

Perseverance Counseling Tri Cities Wa and I will be at this event to represent Therapists @ Pride - hope to see you there!! We'd love for you to swing in and decorate your very own Autism Creature :)

More info about Therapists @ Pride: https://www.kadesharp.com/therapistsatpride