NEWS - Forum for Updates and News

October 2010

This page will be used to update our website – News, updates, comments, anecdotes, blogs, success stories, Counselors having babies (and grandchildren), future plans, pictures, politics, community resources, rants and raves and maybe some humor. We hope to do these updates monthly or quarterly, so stay tuned. If you would like to add to this page, email your stuff to Fshopweb@aol.com.

1. Congratulations to the Moms and Dads of the new babies:

Marni Goldberg's baby girl Madelyn

Melissa Wood and her baby boy... Merrick

2. With some regret, we have decided not to continue our counseling contract at the Albuquerque Job Corps - at this time not the right fit for our agency. However, many thanks to a great and courageous group of kids there, Dr. Howard Ottenheimer and to our Job Corps counselors, Melissa, Jan, Nikki and Sara – great job.

3. Welcome to our new administrative staff people (bios in people section):

Maggie Styrc, billing
Michelle Acosta, Office Manager, East Site
Jodi Gaines (Office Manager, both offices)

4. Welcome to our new Counselors (bios in people section):
Amy Ienni, LMHC
Mary McCabe, LMSW
Lu Ann Robinson, LMHC
Shawn Peterson, LMHC
Rachael Elebario, LMSW
Linda Romero, LISW
Laura Heinis, LMHC
Betty Bernard, LMHC

5. The Wounds of War - We have developed a stronger expertise through training and counselor recruitment to work with active military servicemen, women, their families and veterans. We have also contracted with Tri-Care Insurance (primary military coverage) so that we can see these clients. And, we are all hoping everyday that the conflicts get resolved very quickly.

6. Anecdote – One of our clients was doing some guided imagery in their counseling session. When asked about the safest place that they could be, the client said "the lobby at the Family Workshop!"

7. Again, our unending appreciation to our Counselors and the good work of our clients – our success is based on their success.

8. THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
"We don't really heal anything; we simply let it go." - Carl Jung

During a conversation with his friend and colleague, Dr. Robert Holden, one of the UK's preeminent psychologists, spiritual counselor Michael Neill was struck by something that Dr. Holden said about our perennial search for happiness. "In many ways," said Dr. Holden, "the ultimate psychotherapy is simply to relax about things."

Credits: In the development of this Web site...Thank you to Keli at Albuquerque Web Design for competence, excellence and unending patience; to the Albuquerque Convention and Visitor's Bureau for area pictures; to all of our editors, you know who you are!