To our clients: As we prepare to move into our new therapy office in Wyomissing, we thought it was a good time to reflect on our journey. Our Whole Living Counseling was born in 2018, when we (Cori & Kari) had a few hours to make a big decision about whether or not to open […]
Our Whole Living Counseling’s Summer Reading List 2022
We asked our staff what they’re reading this summer, and here’s what they had to say: Erin, our virtual assistant: What I’m reading for fun: The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester I LOVE time period novels and am a little more than mildly obsessed with the 1940s, and this book is set during WWII so […]
6 Things I Learned About People & Relationships As A Counseling Intern
Written by Justin Trice, MA Over the past year and a half, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know a bunch of really cool people with the most interesting stories, one hour at a time. Hearing those stories has been the highlight of a long journey that included 50-hour weeks, late night paper writing, […]
Taking Therapy Outside In Berks County
Spring is here, which means Our Whole Living Counseling is getting ready to launch this year’s Walk & Talk Counseling program. What is Walk & Talk Counseling? In some ways it’s the same as regular counseling, and in some ways it’s different. Let’s explore: Similarities: The premise is the same. You and your counselor use […]
Restoring the Nervous System: Presented by Kari Eyer
*The following blog was written by Kari Eyer to introduce her upcoming workshop: The Mind Body Renewal* What is the Nervous System? Our nervous system is a network of nerves evolved to direct mind and body functions. It controls all the processes of the body. It also enables us to sense, feel, notice aspects of […]
Relationship Connection Killers: Gridlock
What is gridlock? Gridlock is when you and your partner are both so dug in to your position in an argument that there is no room for movement. The more you both dig in to your perspective, the less chance you have at breaking free from the gridlock. What’s an example? You refuse to let […]
Mind Body Renewal Program, featuring Kari Eyer!
Starting September 23rd, our counselor, Kari Eyer, will be joining Freya Oostingh to add mental health education to Freya’s nutrition reset program! Below she answers some questions about the program: 1. What is Mind Body Renewal? The Mind Body Renewal program is a 21-day whole-food nutrition plan that includes specially selected supplements, group support, and stress […]
Counseling Three Ways – In Person, Online, & Outside!
From Cori & Kari to you: In the years we’ve been counselors, something we’ve noticed about people & therapy is this: people’s need for therapy changes with the seasons. And with summer fading and fall approaching we know that people are ready to get back into counseling. It happens, like clockwork, every September. Maybe it’s […]
Three Steps to Start Journaling (Therapeutically!)
I love journaling. But not in the way you might think. I don’t have a pretty notebook with an inspirational quote on the front, or a set of gel pens in 20 colors to document my experience in an aesthetically pleasing way. My journaling is a lot like the words & feelings that go onto […]
Online Counseling & Working in the Here and Now
I talk a lot in my work about being in the “here and now,” or being present with your feelings. On the surface, obviously we are here, now. But in our minds we’re often other places – avoiding what’s actually happening in the present moment: Replaying the fight from last night Anxiously trying to plan […]