Today is Valentine’s Day. The day of romance, love, flowers, and chocolates. The day of crowds, missed reservations, and over-priced folded paper (we’re looking at you, Hallmark cards!). So how do you make today special?
Couples want to have connection and a spark. They want to embrace their relationship and their partner, but they can’t come up with any ideas. And no body wants to head into Atlanta traffic on Friday evening! We’ve found that in this pressure to get it “right” often gets in the way of couples spending quality-time together. Our lives are so very busy, it is easy to get caught up in wanting to make the most of it. However, we’ve found that this is often a trap. Some of the most romantic dates we’ve been on (and that the couples we work with tell us about) are actually quite simple. They shake up the routine enough to get out of our heads but take the pressure off of crowds and reservations. Still not sure what to do this Valentine’s Day? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered!
We’ve laid out low-cost, high-connection date plans for Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Newnan, and Senoia! They are free for you to download and share. We only as that you tag us if you use them, using #CFLBdates.
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Oh– and one more thing! If you want to hit the grand-slam of Valentine’s Dates, book one of the remaining spots at our Hold Me Tight® Couples retreat on March 7&8th! You can register at www.holdmetightdestinations.com!
Isabel Groedel is a Licensed Master Social Worker who specializes in supporting adolescents, adults, couples and families in overcoming behavioral and emotional challenges. She is bilingual (English and Spanish) and is trained in EMDR and Emotion Focused Therapy.
My clinical career began with a strong interest in the psychological impact of illness and disability and a master’s degree in medical rehabilitation counseling. Helping people adjust to the unique experiences of medical journeys was powerful and fulfilling– but I soon realized that my clients’ medical needs impacted everyone in their family. Partners, parents, siblings, children: they are all touched by their loved one’s illness or disability. The whole system was in pain and their relationships were fracturing.
Early in in this work I was able to join into the lives of adults with severe and persistent mental illness and help them to fashion wellness and recovery in their own communities and with their own families. I was in the thick of life with men and women having full and robust and connected lives even while facing some of the most challenging brain diseases and it was due significantly to their close family supports. This pushed me to pursue a deeper understanding of family systems. I was lucky to be living in an area which was the birthplace of family systems therapy. I spent several years being mentored and trained by people who have devoted their research and their lives to helping develop strong connected families. This work fundamentally changed how I viewed the world and my own family. Through my time devoted to Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy i not only learned but actually experienced that no one is ever truly alone and we grow best and heal best together.
My interest in counseling originated from a desire to repair broken relationships within my own family. My exploration to seek wholeness and restoration for the emotional wounds of my past began with reading books about how family relationships work and then progressed to my majoring in psychology in college. I began to learn about how we impact each other and how important it is to seek my own emotional health and healing. This led to my desire to not only seek my own counseling but also to pursue counseling as a career. How meaningful and fulfilling would it be to not only heal my own personal hurts and relationships but also to help others do the same?
We offer retreats, workshops, and groups that support our clients and the communities in Fayette and Coweta Counties.
Groups and Workshops are a great way to get support and improve skills in a cost effective manner! Here are the groups that are currently forming:
Couples coming to us, often report needing help with one or more of the following concerns:
The Center for Living Balance is the product of personal and business evolution. Founded by Amy Jaynes in 2016 as a solo counseling practice, the center has always focused on personal and relational well-being. As Amy’s passion for healing relational bonds continued to grow, she became more active in the professional mental health community. She was speaking at local events, serving on boards, and generally spreading the word about the power of healing attachment.
Do you need a speaker for your event or organization? We can bring any of our workshops and seminars to you! 
Staying connected through life’s many stages is challenging work– we help families wade through those disconnected moments to find the path back to connection. We see families who are seeking help with:
Many of our clients spend their days taking care of the needs of other people — often at the expense of their own well-being or needs. We understand (and live!) this unique experience that can create anxiety, depressed mood, increased stress, compassion fatigue, relational distress, and burnout for:
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