Overview:
Join Heart Consulting, in cooperation with Community Outreach Wisconsin, for an afternoon of popcorn, movies, and real conversation about relationships. We will be watching the movie “Keep the Change“, a romantic comedy about an Autistic couple who are figuring out relationships, love, and the challenges of both. The movie is not rated, but does include some some mild language and sexual situations. After the movie, we will have time to get to know each other, talk about navigating relationships and reflect on what we see in movies vs real life. This event is for neurodivergent adults, ages 18+, and support staff if needed.
Register Here $15
Registration closes Friday, April 10 at 4:00 PM.
About the Presenter:
Ellen Merker, M.S. LPC, founding director of Heart Consulting LLC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in trauma therapy for kids, teens, and adults with developmental disabilities. She received her Master’s in Rehabilitation Psychology from UW-Madison, and has been working with neurodivergent kids, teens, and adults in various roles for 15 years. Ellen uses neurodivergent affirmative, sex-positive, and trauma-informed approaches in all work. In addition to trauma therapy, Heart Consulting also works to reduce gendered violence against people with developmental disabilities through education and training. Ellen also has extensive speaking experience, and has presented at conferences including Wisconsin Human Trafficking Conference, WI Planned Parenthood, National Project Search Conference, Wisconsin Reproductive Health Conference, and the Circles of Life Conference.
FFI: Please contact Michael Truman at 608-516-8410 or by email at mltruman@wisc.edu