Events
Workshops, groups, and gatherings — open to the community and designed to heal.
Sunday Book Club Intensive: Soul Audit
Soul Audit
You're functioning. You show up. You do the things.
And yet there's a low hum of something-isn't-right that follows you around. You feel anxious without a clear reason. Or flat. Or like you've been performing a version of yourself for so long that you're not sure who's actually home.
You've probably tried things. And some of it has helped. But that question keeps coming back: why can't I just be happy?
Here's what two therapists with decades of experience have learned from sitting with people: the question isn't what's wrong with you. It's are you living out of alignment?
What we'll explore together
Over four hours, we'll move through five domains where misalignment quietly takes root — the places where we stop being ourselves without even realizing it:
- Values — not the ones you inherited, but the ones you're actually living
- Emotions — as signals, not problems to be managed or feelings to push away
- Vulnerability — what it actually means, and why it only works in the right conditions
- Grief — the feeling of losing something, whether you had it or not
- Forgiveness — not a moral mandate, but a personal release that belongs entirely to you
This intensive workshop is not a lecture. It's an experience. Small group, real conversation, without any pressure.
This is for you if
- You're tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix
- You keep asking yourself why you can't just feel okay
- You're good at showing up for everyone else but not quite for yourself
- You've read the self-help books but something still feels off
- You're curious about yourself and ready to get a little more honest
About your facilitators
Kirk Sheppard, LPCC-S has been sitting with people in some of the hardest moments of their lives since 1998. Over more than two decades, he's worked across nearly every corner of the mental health world — school-based counseling, psychiatric crisis care at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, clinical supervision, and large agency leadership at Talbert House. In 2021 he returned to his first love: private practice, where he sees clients virtually and in person.
He holds two Master's degrees and brings the hard-won wisdom of a career spent in the trenches to every conversation — whether that's a therapy session, a workshop, or a book written in a Gold Star Chili booth.
Sharon Hicks, LPCC-S is a licensed therapist specializing in the places where connection breaks down and healing feels out of reach. She brings a multi-modal, deeply relational approach to her work — slowing things down, looking below the surface of distressing emotions, and creating the kind of safety where real honesty becomes possible. She values the dignity of every person she sits with and considers it a sacred privilege to hold space for their stories.
When she's not in the office, you'll find her playing Bach on the piano, sipping coffee with friends, or collecting new passport stamps — a pursuit informed by a season of living in Southeast Asia with her family of six, which gave her a bigger view of the world.
Community Connect: Soul Collage
SoulCollage®
Discover Your Wisdom. Change Your World.™
Take time for yourself and discover all that makes you the beautifully complex person you are. In SoulCollage we use images, imagination, and intuition to create collages on 5’ x 7’ cards. Each collage represents a different piece of you. Your knowledge of yourself will grow as you add cards to your deck. When you work with the cards you access insights and wisdom from yourself that can help you navigate life. You don’t have to be an artist to make SoulCollage® cards. Anyone can create and enjoy this powerful practice.
Founder Seena B. Frost, M.A., M.Div. (1932-2016) developed her ideas for creating collaged cards and consulting them for self-discovery in her psychotherapy groups in the late 1980s. Her experiences revealed the transformational possibilities of the method and SoulCollage® was born. Learn more at the World of SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® cards are not to be copied, sold, traded, or bartered. SoulCollage® cards are for personal use only.
Community Connect: Soul Collage
SoulCollage®
Discover Your Wisdom. Change Your World.™
Take time for yourself and discover all that makes you the beautifully complex person you are. In SoulCollage we use images, imagination, and intuition to create collages on 5’ x 7’ cards. Each collage represents a different piece of you. Your knowledge of yourself will grow as you add cards to your deck. When you work with the cards you access insights and wisdom from yourself that can help you navigate life. You don’t have to be an artist to make SoulCollage® cards. Anyone can create and enjoy this powerful practice.
Founder Seena B. Frost, M.A., M.Div. (1932-2016) developed her ideas for creating collaged cards and consulting them for self-discovery in her psychotherapy groups in the late 1980s. Her experiences revealed the transformational possibilities of the method and SoulCollage® was born. Learn more at the World of SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® cards are not to be copied, sold, traded, or bartered. SoulCollage® cards are for personal use only.
Community Connect: Soul Collage
SoulCollage®
Discover Your Wisdom. Change Your World.™
Take time for yourself and discover all that makes you the beautifully complex person you are. In SoulCollage we use images, imagination, and intuition to create collages on 5’ x 7’ cards. Each collage represents a different piece of you. Your knowledge of yourself will grow as you add cards to your deck. When you work with the cards you access insights and wisdom from yourself that can help you navigate life. You don’t have to be an artist to make SoulCollage® cards. Anyone can create and enjoy this powerful practice.
Founder Seena B. Frost, M.A., M.Div. (1932-2016) developed her ideas for creating collaged cards and consulting them for self-discovery in her psychotherapy groups in the late 1980s. Her experiences revealed the transformational possibilities of the method and SoulCollage® was born. Learn more at the World of SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® cards are not to be copied, sold, traded, or bartered. SoulCollage® cards are for personal use only.
LBGTQ+ Young Adult Support Group (Ages 18-25)
LGBTQ+ Young Adult Support Group (Ages 18–25)
3-Week Series | Wednesdays, July 9, 16, and 23 | 6:30–8:00pm
This free in-person group is for LGBTQ+ young adults who are exploring their identity, coming out experiences, and mental health. Over three weeks, we’ll build connection through story sharing, reflection, and peer support—creating space to be seen, heard, and affirmed.
Cost: Free
Location: Kintsukuroi Counseling, 8118 Corporate Way, Mason, OH
Registration is required—space is limited.
Participants are invited to continue this work in a 6-week extended group beginning September 3. Details available at registration.
Community Connect: Soul Collage
SoulCollage®
Discover Your Wisdom. Change Your World.™
Take time for yourself and discover all that makes you the beautifully complex person you are. In SoulCollage we use images, imagination, and intuition to create collages on 5’ x 7’ cards. Each collage represents a different piece of you. Your knowledge of yourself will grow as you add cards to your deck. When you work with the cards you access insights and wisdom from yourself that can help you navigate life. You don’t have to be an artist to make SoulCollage® cards. Anyone can create and enjoy this powerful practice.
Founder Seena B. Frost, M.A., M.Div. (1932-2016) developed her ideas for creating collaged cards and consulting them for self-discovery in her psychotherapy groups in the late 1980s. Her experiences revealed the transformational possibilities of the method and SoulCollage® was born. Learn more at the World of SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® cards are not to be copied, sold, traded, or bartered. SoulCollage® cards are for personal use only.
Community Connect: Soul Collage
SoulCollage®
Discover Your Wisdom. Change Your World.™
Take time for yourself and discover all that makes you the beautifully complex person you are. In SoulCollage we use images, imagination, and intuition to create collages on 5’ x 7’ cards. Each collage represents a different piece of you. Your knowledge of yourself will grow as you add cards to your deck. When you work with the cards you access insights and wisdom from yourself that can help you navigate life. You don’t have to be an artist to make SoulCollage® cards. Anyone can create and enjoy this powerful practice.
Founder Seena B. Frost, M.A., M.Div. (1932-2016) developed her ideas for creating collaged cards and consulting them for self-discovery in her psychotherapy groups in the late 1980s. Her experiences revealed the transformational possibilities of the method and SoulCollage® was born. Learn more at the World of SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® cards are not to be copied, sold, traded, or bartered. SoulCollage® cards are for personal use only.
Choreography of Connection Couple's Retreat
Every couple experiences moments of disconnection. How they engage in conflict and move from the disconnection back to a sense of feeling seen, known, and loved is the secret to a healthy relationship.
Join our 1.5 day, couple's retreat with relationship specialist Sharon Hicks, LPCC-S as she shares research proven methods to help couples learn to understand disconnected cycles and foster a secure bond by exploring their unique storylines. More than just a workshop, we provide an experience where individuals and couples leave feeling empowered and encouraged as they discover their unique roadmap to healing connection. Lasting change is possible.
Play an active role in changing the dynamic of your relationship.
Community Connect: Soul Collage
SoulCollage®
Discover Your Wisdom. Change Your World.™
Take time for yourself and discover all that makes you the beautifully complex person you are. In SoulCollage we use images, imagination, and intuition to create collages on 5’ x 7’ cards. Each collage represents a different piece of you. Your knowledge of yourself will grow as you add cards to your deck. When you work with the cards you access insights and wisdom from yourself that can help you navigate life. You don’t have to be an artist to make SoulCollage® cards. Anyone can create and enjoy this powerful practice.
Founder Seena B. Frost, M.A., M.Div. (1932-2016) developed her ideas for creating collaged cards and consulting them for self-discovery in her psychotherapy groups in the late 1980s. Her experiences revealed the transformational possibilities of the method and SoulCollage® was born. Learn more at the World of SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® cards are not to be copied, sold, traded, or bartered. SoulCollage® cards are for personal use only.
Uncertain: Ethical Considerations for Supporting Faith Deconstructing Clients
UNCERTAIN: Ethical Considerations for Supporting Faith Deconstructing Clients
This 3-hour continuing education workshop from Kirk Sheppard, LPCC-S (author of “Jesus & Me: Questioning God, Life, and Everything in Between”) explores the complexities of supporting clients who are deconstructing their faith, particularly within Christian traditions. Deconstruction is a deeply personal and often challenging process that involves critically examining long-held religious beliefs and practices.
The training focuses on ethical considerations counselors may encounter, such as maintaining client autonomy, navigating confidentiality in the face of family or community pressure, and addressing power dynamics inherent in religious contexts. Utilizing the Feminist Ethical Decision-Making Model, participants will learn to apply ethical frameworks that emphasize collaboration, cultural sensitivity, and empowerment.
The workshop integrates practical therapeutic approaches, including Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) to address relational disconnection, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to reframe cognitive distortions, and Narrative Therapy to help clients re-author their spiritual journey. Case studies and interactive exercises provide hands-on learning to equip counselors with tools to manage ethical dilemmas and personal biases in practice.
By the end of the training, participants will:
Understand the ethical challenges of supporting clients during faith deconstruction.
Apply feminist ethics and therapeutic frameworks to navigate these challenges.
Engage with practical strategies to foster client growth, autonomy, and well-being.
REGISTER HERE.
Cost: $45
3 Hours of Ethics approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Approval #: MCST01258892
Navigate Story Group - Six Week Virtual Psychoeducation
Navigate Story Group
Navigate Story Group is a transformative program designed to help you explore your personal story, strengthen your sense of identity, and enhance emotional well-being. Through guided group work, you’ll gain tools to set healthy boundaries, foster meaningful relationships, and improve your self-care and community engagement. Whether you’re looking for personal growth, better emotional regulation, or deeper connection, Navigate provides the supportive space to achieve your goals.
Listen to the podcast episode about Navigate Story Group by clicking here.
Offerings
Six-Week Virtual Course – Starting January 12th
Ready for an in-depth journey into personal growth? Our six-week course begins on January 12th and meets weekly from 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Each week, we’ll focus on a different theme—Story, Identity, Boundaries, Relationships, Self-Care, and Community—providing you with valuable insights and techniques to enhance your emotional well-being and build meaningful connections.
Start Date: January 12th
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM (weekly)
Cost: $300
Virtual/Online
Supporting Neurodivergent Families: Autism, PDA, ADHD, and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
This interactive, three-hour workshop from Sharon Hicks, LPCC-S provides clinicians with a foundational understanding of neurodiversity across autism, PDA, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental profiles. Participants will learn practical strategies for improving family support and resilience, with a focus on empathy, autonomy-respecting techniques, and flexibility in therapeutic methods. Through case studies, role-play, and guided discussions, clinicians will build confidence in applying trauma-informed care principles with neurodivergent clients and families.
Learning Outcomes:
Recognize Key Characteristics of Neurodivergent Profiles
Differentiate characteristics of autism, PDA, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental traits to tailor therapy effectively for each individual and family.
Implement Trauma-Informed and Strengths-Based Techniques
Apply trauma-informed care principles to create safe therapeutic environments for neurodivergent clients, with specific strategies for reducing family stress and building resilience.
Enhance Family Communication and Support Networks
Equip clinicians with tools to foster open communication between family members, reduce misunderstandings, and promote adaptive coping skills.
Address Personal Bias and Increase Cultural Competency
Through self-reflection, clinicians will explore personal biases and cultural factors in the interpretation of neurodivergent traits, promoting inclusive and affirming practices.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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