Mindful Living

It's back to school time.  My children are all grown, but two did start back to college this fall and are adjusting to the new schedule.  As a child I always looked forward to and dreaded back to school time all at once.   I wish all the children a wonderful school year- the same I wish for all the teachers. : ) We have three new therapists that have joined us over the past summer.   Natalie Eddy, Rebecca Whiting and Danielle Sectzer-Wagne r.   Natalie and Rebecca will be working out of West Bend and Cedarburg offices and Danielle will only be at the Cedarburg office.  All three therapists see children, adults and families.  They can reached by email or phone; their information is on our website www.kettlemorainecounseling Lester Menke is now with us full time.  He sees adolescents, adults and couples  lester@kettlemorainecounseling.com or 262.219.2983  Lester is very skilled at anger management and couples' issues.  He is also able to develop a good connection with teen

We all seek safety in our lives;   safety from physical harm and emotional harm. We all know for the most part how to keep ourselves physically safe; wear seat belts, lock your doors, take precautions with power equipment, look before you cross the street, wear helmets, etc. Where we struggle is keeping ourselves emotionally safe, and whether that should even be a goal of ours. If we have been seriously emotionally wounded in our lives, we strongly seek emotional safety and I think it is necessary for us to find emotional safety in order to heal our wounds.  Emotional safety calms our brain and body down enough to deal with the wounding that has occurred.  Having safe relationships is INVALUABLE to our healing. But as we get stronger and our brains and bodies have calmed down, we can start to take more emotional risks and not longer need to always seek out emotional safety.  We get stronger inside, can tolerate more unsettledness inside of us and outside of us.  We no longer

For those of you who are considering counseling, but are unsure what it is about and whether it is for them, this article is for you! When I take calls from potential clients I often hear that they don't know what to expect and have many questions about the process that they are about to embark upon. Most sessions are between 45-50 minute sessions.  There is always a decent amount of paperwork needed for the first session, and our paperwork is available on our website.  With children, a parent or guardian needs to sign the informed consent and the goals.   Adults can sign for themselves, and when it is couples counseling, we request that both parties fill out the paperwork. During the first few sessions, you and the counselor will develop some goals for counseling.  Most people have an idea of what they want to get out of counseling, but they may need some help in putting it into words, and your counselor will help you with that. Often you will start out meeting with yo