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- Dec 31, Marriage and Family Counseling
Living Life Counseling, provides Christian marriage and family counseling in Livonia and Brighton, Michigan. We also work with adolescents and those struggling with addictions, depression or anxiety. - Dec 30, Contact Living Life Counseling - Gregg Natkowski
Living Life Counseling offers a confidential telephone counseling consultation service at no cost. Gregg Natkowski and his staff can help you begin living the life you've always wanted. - Dec 26, Web Links
Living Life Counseling's updated web resources for marriage and family, anger management, grief, internet addiction, anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol abuse resources. - Dec 12, Depression-Anxiety
Living Life Counseling provides caring interventions for those struggling with depression-anxiety caused by such things as a recent loss, daily stresses and chemical imbalances. - Dec 5, Group Resources
Group resources for individuals dealing with depression, anger, anxiety and recovery issues. - Sep 22, Internet Safety
Living Life Counseling can help families with issues stemming from internet safety. - Sep 20, Clergy Care
Living Life Counseling provides Clergy Care for pastors and church professionals. - Sep 18, Counseling Seminars - Boundaries for Children, Anger Management, Team Building
Living Life Counseling Workshops - Boundaries for Children, Anger Management, Team Building - Aug 19, Premarital Christian counseling
Premarital Christian counseling is a critical component for marriage preparation. - Aug 11, Sexual Addiction Questions
A Christian view of sexual addiction questions and the hope we can have to heal. - Aug 3, New SHOUT Group Announcement
For those individuals in the Detroit Metropolitan area who are healing from the pain of sexual abuse or know someone that is, please see the resource information below.
New SHOUT Group
Program: For sexual abuse survivors which include worship, prayer, a talk on the Christian 12 step program (Celebrate Recovery), presentation of material related to sexual abuse, and small group processing with trained volunteer facilitators.
Location:
Calvary Missionary Church
29850 West Six Mile Road
Livonia, MI 48152
between Merriman and Middlebelt on the North side)
Meeting time:
Monday evenings, 7:00 thru 9:00 p.m.
Contact person:
Sheri Fornell
734-261-6642
All women coming to our program must have an interview with Sheri first. No walk ins are possible at this point.
At Living Life Counseling we believe that support groups can be tremendously effective and essential in the healing process. We also realize that in many situations professional counseling is necessary. It is clear that whether abuse is emotional, verbal, or sexual it can have devastating repercussions throughout ones life.
To live the life you truly desire, consider taking the next step to join a support group or talk to a professional counselor and get the caring help you need. To learn more about Living Lifes approach to helping abuse survivors, click on Treating Sexual Abuse Survivors on our website
How to Contact Living Life Counseling
We can begin helping you immediately by offering a confidential telephone consultation at no cost. For maps and directions to our offices please go to the Contact Living Life Counseling page on this website or call us at 734-591-6277. - Jul 3, It is Our Mission to Help You Live the Life You've Always Wanted
Find out the three critical questions to ask yourself to determine if you are in need of counseling. Find out more about Living Life's mission. - Jun 30, Living Life Counseling Services and Specialities
Living Life Counseling provides Christian counseling in Livonia and Brighton, Michigan. Marriage and couples therapy, as well as, sex addiction and anxiety-depression therapy are core specialities. - Jun 22, Coping with Loss
Coping with loss can be one of the most difficult challenges we face during our life. Click on the link below to find out how Living Life can provide a new perspective. - Jun 21, Relapse Prevention and Recovery Tools for Sobriety - June 29, 2007
Gregg Natkowski, Director Living Life Counseling will be speaking at Ward EPCs Celebrate Recovery Program on Friday, June 29, 2007. He will be speaking on Relapse Prevention and Recovery Tools for Sobriety. The program is located in Room C-317 and starts at 7:00 p.m. Gregg will be speaking from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and the cost is free. Contact Living Life Counseling at 734-591-6277 for further details. - Jun 16, Living Life Counseling Announces New Staff Member
Marilyn Kistler has recently joined the staff of Living Life Counseling. She is an intern completing her work for a Master of Arts in Counseling degree from Spring Arbor University. She has also had training from the American Association of Christian Counselors and has been providing peer support through the Care Ministries at NorthRidge Church for over five years. She has worked with women, couples, and groups and she has a special interest in relationships, married life, and blended families. - Apr 24, The Delicate Relationship Balance
It's Never Too Late to Talk Marriage: Part IV: Do you know what signs to look for to determine if you are in a power struggle within your marriage? - Apr 9, Facing Marital Challenges
It's Never Too Late to Talk Marriage: Part III Find out strategies on how to overcome the number one challenge facing marriages today. - Mar 26, Sexual Abuse Survivor Healing and Hope
Healing from the Pain of Sexual Abuse - Mar 26, Livonia Marriage Counseling
It's Never Too Late to Talk Marriage: Part II - Find out how to deepen your marital relationship. Brighton and Livonia marriage counseling. - Mar 26, Reconnect with your Spouse
It's Never Too Late to Talk Marriage: Part I - How to improve your relationship and look at areas in your marriage that need reconciliation. - Feb 7, Make Your Valentines Day - Relationship Resolution
With Valentines Day approaching fast, let's keep in mind that there are 364 other days of the year to show how much we love our spouse. Growing a healthy, loving relationship over the daysmonths.and years requires constant dedication and focus. Make it your Valentines Day Relationship Resolution, to see each day as an opportunity to improve your relationship and look at areas in your marriage that need reconciliation whether big or small. One area that may require a relationship resolution is how we handle reconnecting with our spouse after an argument.
How many times have you and your spouse had an argument and you know that each of you share quite equally in the disagreement? If you are like the typical couple, you say "most of the time." How then can we smooth over the hurt feelings and bring that bonding connection back into the relationship in the areas where it has been wounded? This could be easier than you realize. Consider taking the first step in acknowledging whatever your part was leading up to the quarrel.
Once you have your thoughts in order, ensure that you are in a place where you wont be interrupted. For parents of little ones or teenagers for that matter, finding the time and place where you wont be disturbed can be difficult. That is why so often the periodic spats that occur during the course of time do not get resolved as quickly as they should, if at all. It takes extra diligence and creativity to find that private time, but will reap much relat