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Water's Edge CHC is excited to announce a few new additions to the WECHC team. Please welcome Terese Kessler, MFT, Heather Rouillard, MA and MFT practicum student Reuben Houser. Keep your eyes open on the "Our Team" page of this website for their bios to come. Also, please welcome back Scott Eilers, Psy.D.!  Read Scott's [...]

Anyone who has ever done hiking or climbing to any extensive heights knows that beyond physical and mental strength and preparation, one has to navigate the balance of acclimating. Acclimating is the process of adjusting to changes in climate; while climbing, this entails adjusting specifically to changes in altitude and hence in oxygen levels. The [...]

“There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.” – Ghandi Despite evidence to the contrary, I am often struck by the notion that peace comes from within. I think so many of us, including myself, get caught searching for peace. We strive to find the right formula to get there, as if peace [...]

“Research shows that when individuals are spiritually healthier, their overall health is better.”* This 12-14 week integrative group will use art, poetry, mindfulness, music, creative writing, education, story telling and psychotherapy to enhance participants’ relationship with their own sense of Spirit and thereby promote healing and wholeness. This group will explore universal spiritual concepts including [...]

“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.” ~ Albert Einstein When I think of awe, I think of the feeling I get when I stand humbled and amazed before the ocean, watching the waves roll in from a seemingly endless [...]

“A dream is a wish your heart makes.” ~ Walt Disney Walt Disney has made it his life’s work to make dreams come true, for young and old. In fact, I am going to Disney World next Fall to celebrate my aunt’s 70th Birthday, per her request. In that once in a lifetime dream for [...]

The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring. ~Bern Williams Isn’t it true that there is something hopeful, reassuring, life-giving about the Spring? Every season has something to teach us, the Summer speaks of light and play, the Fall of change and color, and Winter of rest and stillness. [...]

This week is Sleep Awareness Week and is aimed at promoting the importance of sleep.  How are you sleeping? Here are 5 tips for good sleep hygiene: Be consistent with when you go to bed and when you wake up. This is #1 because it is by far the most important. Our bodies are incredibly [...]

May this Lent be Refreshing for You Lent, in certain Christian traditions, is marked by the period before Easter in commemoration of the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert prior to his death and resurrection. It is generally characterized by the practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, often times with a priority placed on [...]

Water's Edge Counseling & Healing Center is pleased to announce a new group starting Monday, February 16th.  The Christian Recovery & Healing Group, is a 12-16 week group that focuses on integrating Christian principles and practices into more traditional psychotherapy practices.  The group will utilize art, music, movement, role-playing, creative writing, prayer, Biblical scriptures, inner [...]