Real Life Counseling

06/11/2026

📅🌱 Now scheduling new and returning clients - reach out today to meet with Lauren! 🌱📅

Lauren's specializations include stress/burnout, gender/sexuality, and neurodivergence. They're also excited to run therapeutically applied gaming groups starting in the fall!

To learn more, visit our website or call today! https://www.reallifecounseling.com/blank-1

05/20/2026

🎧 Podcast Appearance - Check Us Out! 🎧

Real Life Counseling's own Jake Tracy recently joined the NY Executive podcast to introduce himself, share more about our Petoskey private practice, and explore what the counseling process actually looks like!

Check it out to learn about what clients can expect from counseling, how it can help, and ways in which counselors are human beings too!

Listen to the episode here:

NY Executive Podcast is the inside line for small business owners — the operators quietly running American Main Street, building it brick by brick. Every week, our hosts sit down with a vetted guest for a focused, broadcast-grade conversation about the moves that actually moved the needle. Origin ...

04/24/2026

⚠️ NEW DATE/TIME, seats still available! ⚠️
What if you could practice social skills, cultivate coping strategies, and build up confidence & self-empowerment... while rolling dice, collaboratively creating a story, and exploring a brand new world of magic? 🪄
Real Life Counseling is looking for up to 5 intrepid heroines age 11-13 to join us for a therapeutic tabletop role-playing game experience on Sunday May 3rd from 2-7pm! The event is free, pizza will be provided, and experience is not needed! 🎲
Seats are limited - reach out to Lauren Schlueter at [email protected] for more info! 📨

04/24/2026

⚠️ NEW DATE/TIME, seats still available! ⚠️

What if you could practice social skills, cultivate coping strategies, and build up confidence & self-empowerment... while rolling dice, collaboratively creating a story, and exploring a brand new world of magic? 🪄

Real Life Counseling is looking for up to 5 intrepid heroines age 11-13 to join us for a therapeutic tabletop role-playing game experience on Sunday May 3rd from 2-7pm! The event is free, pizza will be provided, and experience is not needed! 🎲

Seats are limited - reach out to Lauren Schlueter at [email protected] for more info! 📨

04/07/2026

What if you could practice social skills, cultivate coping strategies, and build up confidence & self-empowerment... while rolling dice, collaboratively creating a story, and exploring a brand new world of magic? 🪄

Real Life Counseling is looking for up to 5 intrepid heroines age 11-13 to join us for a therapeutic tabletop role-playing game experience on Saturday May 2nd from 10-3pm! The event is free, lunch will be provided, and experience is not needed! 🎲

Seats are limited - reach out to Lauren Schlueter at [email protected] for more info! 📧

03/18/2026

New blog post - check it out!

It can be challenging to find up-to-date and neurodiversity-affirming education on autism; it can be even harder to decide if it’s worth it to pursue an autism assessment, which can be expensive or otherwise difficult to access! Those who are exploring the possibility of seeking out an autism diag...

03/09/2026

Join Lauren from .life.counseling and Tiffany from every third Thursday for Common Ground Book Club, your third place for connection, compassion, and growth! Membership is free and all are welcome 🫶

Next up we’re reading bestseller ‘Loving What Is’ by Byron Katie - join us on March 19th for an exploration of compassionate self-inquiry 💙

For more info, reach out to Lauren at [email protected] 📨

03/04/2026

Join Lauren from Real Life Counseling and Tiffany from Yoga Roots Petoskey every third Thursday for Common Ground Book Club, your third place for connection, compassion, and growth! Membership is free and all are welcome 🫶

Next up we're reading bestseller 'Loving What Is' by Byron Katie - join us on March 19th for an exploration of compassionate self-inquiry 💙

For more info, reach out to Lauren at [email protected] 📨

02/08/2026

If keeping up with the news is making you feel overwhelmed, helpless, or hopeless, you’re not alone - and there’s a way out! Connecting with our community, engaging with media mindfully, processing our stress & emotions, keeping our body moving, and extending care & compassion to each other is how we get through 💪💪

01/14/2026

Connection, compassion, and a good book 📖

Join us at the Petoskey District Library every third Thursday from 5:30-6:55 for the Common Ground Book Club, hosted by Lauren from .life.counseling and Tiffany from — attendance is free and ALL ARE WELCOME 🫶

Reach out to Lauren at [email protected] for more info 📨💕