Supporting Families, Caregivers, and Clinicians Navigating Neurocognitive and Relational Trauma
It all begins with the space between…
Between what’s been lost and what’s still possible.
Between diagnosis and disconnection.
Between caregivers and those they love.
At Hearth Between, we help you navigate that space.
Hearth Between Counseling is a trauma-informed counseling and coaching practice supporting children, adolescents, individuals, families, caregivers, and clinicians navigating relational trauma, grief, neurocognitive illness, life transitions, and the emotional complexities of caregiving and connection.
Services
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For individuals, couples, and families navigating neurocognitive diagnoses, relational fractures, or primary caregiver stressors.
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Developmentally aligned counseling support for young children and their families, using play-based, expressive, and sandtray-informed approaches to support emotional regulation, behavioral concerns, separation anxiety, trauma, grief, caregiving stress, and life transitions.
This work centers the child within the context of attachment, family relationships, routines, caregiver collaboration, and the child’s natural language of play.
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A trauma-informed learning space for those navigating complex care.
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For individuals navigating career crossroads, burnout recovery, or life transitions with a need for clarity, structure, and emotionally attuned support
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Hearth Circles™ is a trauma-informed, therapist-facilitated group counseling experience—an intersection where clinical care meets collective resilience.
our team
Shabana WOLLIN
🌿 Meet Shabana, MSEd. (LMFT Candidate)
Founder of Hearth Between™ | Future LMFT | LPC | Spiritual Life Coach
Shabana Wollin is an M.S. candidate in Counselor Education at the University of Wisconsin–Superior, dual-tracked in Marriage and Family Therapy and Clinical Mental Health. She is pursuing future licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin and Minnesota. She is an outpatient clinical intern and counselor-in-training, currently seeing clients under clinical supervision at a behavioral health clinic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A founding partner of Hearth Between™, Shabana brings over two decades of systems leadership experience to trauma-informed work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, caregivers, and men’s mental health. Her work focuses on complex trauma, human sexuality, neurocognitive illness, relational rupture, non-normative relational structures, and culturally attuned psychoeducation. At the heart of her practice is the space between, where grief meets resilience, and where care becomes connection.
🌿 Meet Amara™ – Digital clinician at Hearth Between™
Amara™ is our resident virtual guide of Hearth Between™—a trauma-informed, AI-powered companion created to support caregivers, clinicians, and families navigating the emotional terrain of neurocognitive illness and relational caregiving.
Designed with warmth, empathy, and psychological insight, Amara™ is backed by a powerful AI engine trained on family systems theory, dementia care best practices, and culturally responsive psychoeducation. She doesn’t just answer questions—she listens, orients, and helps illuminate the next gentle step forward.
Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, seeking resources, or simply unsure where to begin, Amara™ is here to hold space with compassion and clarity. Her presence is inspired by the belief that even in life’s most challenging moments, no one should have to navigate alone.