Traveling With a Special Needs Child: Real Challenges, Practical Tips, and Support for Stress‑Free Family Vacations.

At 8GK, we believe that every person deserves a safe space to heal, grow, and rediscover themselves. Founded with heart, intention, and a passion for serving others, 8GK brings together compassionate mental health therapy, holistic wellness practices, and empowering coaching—all designed to support your mind, body, and spirit.

Special needs family enjoying a calm, sensory‑friendly holiday moment—supporting stress‑free traditions with 8GK Consulting, LLC.

Your body is always scanning for one thing: safety.

When it senses threat — whether from a looming deadline or unresolved trauma — it flips into survival mode. This is your sympathetic nervous system at work: heart racing, digestion slowing, inflammation rising. It’s brilliant in a crisis, but unsustainable as a lifestyle.

To truly heal and thrive, your system needs to return to restorative mode — the parasympathetic state where your body can digest, repair, and regenerate.

This isn’t just a wellness concept. It’s biology.

Holistic anxiety therapy in Green Bay, WI—8GK Consulting offers compassionate care for children, families, and individuals seeking emotional wellness

Katie Stiteley, LPC and special needs parent, leads 8GK Consulting’s family therapy services in Green Bay, WI—empowering families with compassionate, personalized support.

Where Healing Meets Growth:
An Integrated Approach to Mental & Behavioral Health

Katie Stiteley, LPC, founder of 8GK Consulting, LLC, and Jennifer Emnott, BCBA, founder of MindRight Behavior & Consulting, LLC, first connected through a shared professional role.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Inclusion, Special Needs Parent, Holistic Wellness