WholeLife Counseling

Why Us?

We've been there!

Too often in the professional world, we hear that 'emotionalism' in response to workplace changes that cause deep personal loss has no place in our business lives. Even when the workplace is falling to pieces and emotions are peaking, career people are expected to preserve their on-the-job image of being totally together and in control.

Are you willing to sacrifice passion for the illusion of control?

At WholeLife Counseling, our experiences in the worlds of corporations and mental health have shown us that by distancing from our true feelings:

• Working men and women distance from their emotional selves.
• Suppression of feelings towards coworkers continues, even after a crisis has subsided.
• Loss of access to emotions carries over to personal lives as well.
• Depression, loss of purpose, alienation from family and friends, divorce and even physical illness can result.

At WholeLife Counseling, we use our extensive experience to help clients find ways to reintegrate their personal and professional selves. We teach techniques for remaining accessible to emotions in professional situations. Although they often require effort, authentic relationships with colleagues can revitalize the workplace. By including the emotional dimension, integration brings joy and depth back into everyday situations.

The Avowal

As swimmers dare
to lie face to the sky
and water bears them,
as hawks rest upon air
and air sustains them,
so would I learn to attain
freefall, and float
into Creator Spirit's deep embrace,
knowing no effort earns
that all-surrounding grace.

--Denise Levertov