Shenandoah Valley Center for Integral Counseling, LLC

• Yearning for deeper connection with a partner, child, friend or loved one?
• Tired of feeling tired all the time?
• Feeling overwhelmed and in need of someone to talk to to sort things out? 
• Need help in managing intense emotions and old habits of relating and reacting?

Psychotherapists Mary Kay Rose, Ed.S., LPC and Gary Bass, M.Ed., LPC, look forward to the privilege of joining with you as you explore possibilities for living more fully, creatively and authentically. 

Life coaching is a co-commitment journey between you and your coach.  The starting point is where you are now and the destination is a point determined by your dreams, intentions and creative imagination.  Sessions may be facilitated either on the telephone or in person.  If you would like to learn more about life coaching, call us at 540-248-1801.

We offer a variey of classes at Shenandoah Valley Center for Integral Counseling, LLC.  Below are a listing of ongoing classes.  Classes are forming all the time, so check back often to see what is happening or call us at 540-248-1801 if you have a specific interest for a class or interest in times classes may be offered. 

Yoga for Stress, Anxiety and Depression

You probably are aware that Yoga is good for your body.  Did you know that it can help balance your emotions too?  These are challenging times for most of us, so commit to honor and nurture yourself with Yoga.  Join us for a gentle, deeply relaxing experience of honoring your body, mind and emotions through the practice of mindful stretching, breathing and guided imagery. 

In this class you will:

• Learn ways to bring the healthful benefits of Yoga into your daily life
• Discover the power of mindfulness and how it can transform painful emotions and stress
• Explore creative ways to manage stress and face life’s challenges using stretching, breathing, mindful attention and deep acceptance

Please wear loose comfortable clothing.

Kripalu YogaDance

In this fun and energizing class you will have the opportunity to laugh, workout, de-stress, relax and enjoy a guided meditation – all in one class!  Enjoy a fun and balanced workout for body, mind, emotions and spirit with easy to follow yoga and dance movements and lots of opportunity to follow your own movements, if desired.  No experience needed. 

Kripalu Yoga Dance is an easy to follow guided dance process for all ages and body types beginning with gentle yoga warm ups, followed by fun, easy and energizing dance moves and ending with a deeply relaxing guided meditation.

Please wear loose, comfortable clothing.

Relationship Enrichment Workshop

A couple’s workshop! Join us for this fun, energizing opportunity to deepen connection in your marital relationship. 

Can you answer yes to any of the following questions?  In your marriage:

• Are you tired of the same old arguments coming up with your spouse, over and over again?  Do you often feel helpless to change this communication pattern?
• Do you long to speak from your heart and have your spouse hear you and support you?
• Are you happy together and excited by the idea of getting to know and support each other on even deeper levels?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, this program is for you!  In this workshop, you will learn:

• The 5 secrets of loving communication
• That a loving marriage is based on four relationships, not just one
• Techniques to immediately change the painful patterns that have often become habitual ways of hurtful communication
• The power of humor as a change agent
• The 3 most common blocks to connection

Anger Management Class

Most anger management classes are cognitive in nature, which disregards emotions.  Our anger management class focuses on acknowledging and honoring emotions through both experiential and cognitive modalities.

Mindfulness Class

Mindfulness relates to being fully present in the moment.  For most of us, we are either somewhere in the past or the future.  Change occurs when we are fully present in the moment.  Learn how to manage the affects generated by past experiences and concerns regarding the future.

Essential Life Skills You May Never Have Learned

In this fun and engaging class, husband and wife psychotherapists, Mary Kay Rose and Gary Bass will share some of the wisdom they have learned over the course of their combined 64 years experience helping people cope with change and live creatively.  In a series of four 2-hour classes we will discuss the following topics:

• Creating Graceful Change through Mindful Awareness:  The one certainty in life is change, and change is certainly happening now!  Do you know how to move through it effectively?  In this class, we will discuss essential skills for managing the ever present process of change.
• Relationships – They are Everything and Everywhere:  Relationships can create both joy and stress.  Learn the secret to successful relationships – effective communication with yourself and with others. 
• In the Footsteps of a Child: What do kids do naturally that most adults have forgotten?  They have fun, they laugh a lot and they use their wonderful, creative imagination.  In this class, we will rediscover the wisdom we have as children and learn to apply it to enrich our daily lives.
• Balanced Living on a Five Legged Stool:  How do you want to be in all the roles you play?  We live a multitude of roles – father, mother, brother, sister, co-worker, friend – most of the time on Auto Pilot.  Learn the five essential skills needed to live your life with purpose and intention and the powerful ingredient that brings it all together

We are available to come onsite and provide programs at your group meeting or organization.  Below are a list of possible topics.  If your group or organization has a specific need, please call us at 540-248-1801 and we can customize a presentation for your group or organization specific to your needs.

Work Place Stress

Work environments present unique stressors, especially in these times where one person may be doing the job of several.  In times like these, it is essential to make self care a priority.  This program's focus is on providing techniques to manage stress personally, professionally and organizationally.

Business Communication and Effective Relating

In stressful work environments, it is important to be able to acknowledge and deal with conflicts as they arise.  We all have different styles of relating and of handling conflict and stress.  This program focuses on simple strategies that support  clear and effective communication  and interpersonal relating in the workplace.

Creating Improvement and Transformational Change

Change is always uncomfortable, even desired change.  Whether it is small improvements or major change you seek, this program offers skills to reach your desired goals, as individuals, organizations and groups.  A road map for change will be provided along with an awareness of the essential ingredients to create successful change.