Life Balance Anyone?

You are tired.  You’ve always been able to “do it all” but you are getting run down.  Between your job, which you LOVE, your young kids, the daily chores, your social life, and trying to be physically healthy, you’re not sure if you’re coming or going.  You tried meditating but can’t even get your mind to quiet down.  You’re looking for strength but you’re not sure where you’re going to find it. 

Your partner and you have been distant.  You have become the ring leader at home, but your leadership is being misconstrued as control, because there’s just so much to get done each day.  You can’t just “let it go” as your partner suggests because everything is too important.  This way of being is driving you and your partner apart and it seems hard to stay connected, let alone intimate! You used to have so much fun together, where has it gone?  

And of course, if you’re a mom, you want to be a good mom. You (and your partner) are connected with the kid’s teachers, supervise homework, and try to get good food into their young bodies.  You want them to be active and social and be raised in a healthy, balanced family, right?  And at the same time, you’re torn because your career is so important to you…and demanding.  You feel like you are your own unique person when you work -– beyond the roles of mom and partner.  You are good at what you do.   You love being creative, leading others, running your business.  You don’t want to give that up. 

But you’re drained. Anxiety feels like a daily thing and some days, depression is knocking on your door. You think you should have been on top of it by now.  You’ve done well in life, but that pure grit is not working anymore. You need more balance and need life to run a bit more smoothly.    You want to know YOURSELF again and what makes you happy.

The woman’s soul is so incredibly unique and I have found that I absolutely love helping women tap into their ever-present wisdom — curious, intuitive, creative, connecting, ambitious, and loving. The women I work with want to find that in themselves, either because they lost it, or it was never nurtured in them.

My clients have shared that I have been able to help them tap into their inner wisdom with my gentle, yet direct nature, with my support and curiosity and my ability to “see the issues” and to “boil things down” to a few key concepts that help them move forward. I am not afraid to share my insights, or challenge you to think about things differently, and/or to make changes. I strive to create a safe and comfortable place to explore longings, even shortcomings, without treating you like you are broken — because you are not!! We are all on this journey of life and it gets complicated, I know!

So if you are a woman who wants to look inward, to find your inner best self that has gotten lost, or covered, or has yet to be found — I am here for you. I want to get to know YOU, the woman who has gotten you to where you are today, but may have gotten buried among the busyness of life and family.  Within our first sessions, I will help you create a plan for how to restructure, simplify, and re-balance your life.  With my ongoing support, we get to work implementing that plan, removing the obstacles, one area at a time, while you begin using newly acquired, stronger communication skills.   The result is a life of more peace, more balance, less stress and most importantly, stronger connection with the people you love most in your life.

Call today 503-327-6971 or click here to schedule a free consultation and let’s see how I can help you create your unique women’s counseling plan for more life balance, more fulfillment, and success. Offering individual women’s counseling and couples counseling to address challenges in balancing life, family, and/or career responsibilities.

Susan Gulka, LPC
(503) 327-6971
14523 Westlake Drive
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

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