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The Practice Circle.

A 90-minute live gathering, once a month, where members bring a real situation and we work it together — using ASE theory, honest dialogue, and the company of colleagues who take this work seriously. No preparation required. Bring what is alive in your work right now.

Next Practice Circle

Monthly Practice Circle — Contribution & Advocacy

Thursday, August 21, 2026 · 7:00–8:30 PM ET

Anchor question: Where in your setting does your advocacy already begin — even when you don’t call it that?

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Bring one situation

A student, a case, a stuck moment — anything genuinely alive in your practice. No write-up required.

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We open with a circle

The first 20 minutes are a Wondering Circle round. Each person speaks once, briefly, to the anchor question.

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Case consultation

We take 2–3 situations and work them together — using the 3Cs, the 5Cs, and whatever the room notices.

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Close with one thing

Each participant names one specific thing they are taking into their practice before the next session.

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Can't make it live?

Sessions are recorded and posted within 24 hours for members who cannot attend. You'll find recordings linked in the Past Sessions section below. To be notified when the recording is posted, send us a quick message and we will add you to the recording-notification list.

What's coming

Upcoming sessions.

AUG
21

Practice Circle — Contribution & Advocacy

7:00–8:30 PM ET · Via Teams

Anchor: Where in your setting does your advocacy already begin — even when you don't call it that?

SEP
18

Practice Circle — Back to School: Starting the Year with ASE

7:00–8:30 PM ET · Via Teams

Anchor: What do you want to be true about how you enter the building on the first day?

OCT
16

Practice Circle — Curiosity When You're Tired

7:00–8:30 PM ET · Via Teams

Anchor: What does it cost you to remain curious in a case that has gone on for a long time?

NOV
20

Practice Circle — Compassion Without Collapse

7:00–8:30 PM ET · Via Teams

Anchor: What is the difference between care that sustains you and care that depletes you — and how do you find the line in real time?

JAN
15

Practice Circle — The Hidden C: Control (New Year Edition)

7:00–8:30 PM ET · Via Teams

Anchor: Where is control operating in your setting right now — in whose favor, and at whose cost?

Session archive

Past practice circles.

Recordings and notes from past sessions. Click any entry to expand the summary and find the recording link.

July 2026 — Co-regulation Under Pressure

Recording pending
July 17, 2026

Anchor question: When the room gets hard to stay in, what does staying look like?

Key themes from the session:

  • The difference between staying regulated and performing calm — and what students actually need from us
  • How environmental governors (room arrangement, schedule pressure, time of year) shape dysregulation before anything interpersonal happens
  • Case consultations on co-regulatory moves in high-activation moments

Recording pending.

June 2026 — Connectedness Across Difference

Recording pending
June 19, 2026

Anchor question: When you genuinely feel the gap between yourself and a student, what do you do with that gap?

Key themes from the session:

  • The difference between performing connection and practicing it
  • Using the 3Cs to understand not just the student but the counselor's own position in the relationship
  • Two case consultations exploring how cultural mismatch shows up in first sessions

Recording pending

May 2026 — Curiosity as a Daily Discipline

Recording pending
May 15, 2026

Anchor question: What is the difference between a question you ask to learn and a question you ask to direct?

Key themes from the session:

  • The "non-knowing stance" and what makes it hard to sustain
  • Possibility-language in practice: live examples and micro-moves
  • One case consultation: curiosity at the boundary of professional concern

Recording pending

April 2026 — Opening Circle: Introductions and First Cases

Recording pending
April 17, 2026

Anchor question: What is one thing about your practice you want to hold more honestly this year?

Key themes from the session:

  • Introductions through the lens of the 3Cs: who are we as practitioners?
  • The structure of the practice circle: how it works, what to expect, what we owe each other
  • A first case consultation — held lightly, as an orientation to the format

Recording pending

Recordings are hosted on Teams and remain available to all active members. If you cannot access a recording, contact us.

Before you arrive

Preparation is optional but welcome.

Practice circles take what you bring — no preparation required, no reading to catch up on. That said, if you'd like to prepare, the resources below are good entry points for the current anchor theme.

From the theory

Co-regulation in ASE

The Contribution activity on the Practice page covers the key concepts and includes a structured reflection you can bring to the circle.

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From the worksheets

Daily-life worksheets — steadiness habits

Volumes 1 and 2 of the daily-life worksheets include several exercises on contribution, action-orientation, and the right-sized gesture that are directly relevant to this month's theme.

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