Mindful Living

I see many couples in my practice and this is a question I get often.  So I think it is good to clarify it to myself and clients. My approach to couples counseling is that the relationship is my client, not the individuals.  How this works is that I am looking for things to strengthen the relationship and I care what each individual says/feels, but I relate that information back to the relationship and how it impacts the love between the two.  My job is to make the relationship better, and sometimes that means helping each individual feel better (particularly if they have depression or anxiety), but almost always, by helping the relationship get stronger, both individuals naturally feel better. Sometimes people come to me who are not ready for couples counseling, and that is OK.  Maybe they have some doubts about being in the relationship that they need to work through, or they have significant personal issues they need to address first. When I take a couple on for counseling

Happy Holidays!  Things are going well here at the clinic.  Lester Menke and Tammy Ricke are both seeing clients exclusively at our Cedarburg office now.  If you would like an appointment with one of them, you can call the main clinic phone at 262.334.4340.  In this newsletter Jennifer Skinner has written about sleep habits and getting good sleep- an important topic with the hectic holidays!  Jennifer is seeing clients at the West Bend office and the Cedarburg office.  A lot of people have been feeling under the weather lately; it's a good time to make sure you are taking care of yourself with sleep, diet and exercise.  I know I feel so much better when I exercise and have good sleep.  I am currently fighting a cold and if I had taken better care of myself by honoring my sleep schedule, I would probably have been able to fight it off .   Til next time, keep hand sanitizer near by ; ) Devona Marshall  Clinic Director Sleep                  By Jennifer Skinner As we soon