Grace and Peace Counseling

01/01/2023

May healthy, healing, and wholeness be granted to you in abundance. Grace & Peace

12/23/2022

Wish you all the best this Holiday season.

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving everyone from our family to yours.

11/07/2022

Grief is complex. We are here to support you. Grace & Peace has Certified Grief Practitioners.
We will resume virtual grief groups in the New Year. Contact the office to sign up.

09/27/2022

Place Of Wisdom is offering a group for single mothers. A safe space to discuss challenges, build skills to manage stress, receive emotional support and build community.

09/21/2022

Good morning,
Change of any kind begins with you.
Grace & Peace

06/30/2022

If you’re stick in a cycle, change the narrative to change your beliefs to break the cycle.

05/08/2022

04/04/2022

Marriage Real Talk: Fighting Fair

Wisdom from couples that has stood the test. of time. Check it out!

03/07/2022

The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety and doubt.
- Paul Tillich

02/25/2022

We all need support. We’re here to help. Grace & Peace Counseling is a space where you can disrobe from the ongoing tasks of life and get the support to improve your quality of life.

02/24/2022

Your voice matters! Your comfort level matters! The only way others become aware of the things that matter to you is through your voice. Don’t be afraid to SPEAK your truths.
Grace & Peace

02/18/2022

Here some tips to manage stress:
Exercise ⛹🏽‍♂️
Play with a pet 🐩
Meditate 🧘🏽‍♀️
Prayer 🙏🏾
listen to music 🎶
take a nap 😴

02/16/2022

This is a great skill/strategy to use when working on negative self talk‼️

02/14/2022

Make a conscious effort to speak positive affirmations daily! Speaking positive affirmations helps to minimize negative self talk. When you know who you are… it is then, when you know your true value and worth. You are NOT the negative things that you have told yourself or that others have told you ❤️

02/09/2022

What is something your are thankful for or appreciative of today? Practicing gratitude daily helps you to focus on the positive things rather than the negative ❤️

02/02/2022

Grace & Peace Counseling!!!

Grace & Peace Counseling Now Offers Grief Group Therapy!!! Click the link below for more information and to sign up ⬇️⬇️↕️

https://mailchi.mp/f47c5c1de96e/grace-peace-counseling

02/01/2022

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL! TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT ❤️

my brain and
heart divorced

a decade ago

over who was
to blame about
how big of a mess
I have become

eventually,
they couldn't be
in the same room
with each other

now my head and heart
share custody of me

I stay with my brain
during the week

and my heart
gets me on weekends

they never speak to one another
- instead, they give me
- the same note to pass
- to each other every week
and their notes they
send to one another always
says the same thing:

"This is all your fault"

on Sundays
my heart complains
about how my
head has let me down
in the past

and on Wednesday
my head lists all
of the times my
heart has screwed
things up for me
in the future

they blame each
other for the
state of my life

there's been a lot
of yelling - and crying

so,

lately, I've been
spending a lot of
time with my gut
who serves as my
unofficial therapist

most nights, I sneak out of the
window in my ribcage

and slide down my spine
and collapse on my
gut's plush leather chair
that's always open for me

~ and I just sit sit sit sit
until the sun comes up

last evening,
my gut asked me
if I was having a hard
time being caught
between my heart
and my head

I nodded

I said I didn't know
if I could live with
either of them anymore

"my heart is always sad about
something that happened yesterday
while my head is always worried
about something that may happen tomorrow,"
I lamented

my gut squeezed my hand

"I just can't live with
my mistakes of the past
or my anxiety about the future,"
I sighed

my gut smiled and said:

"in that case,
you should
go stay with your
lungs for a while,"

I was confused
- the look on my face gave it away
"if you are exhausted about
your heart's obsession with
the fixed past and your mind's focus
on the uncertain future

your lungs are the perfect place for you

there is no yesterday in your lungs
there is no tomorrow there either

there is only now
there is only inhale
there is only exhale
there is only this moment

there is only breath

and in that breath
you can rest while your
heart and head work
their relationship out."

this morning,
while my brain
was busy reading
tea leaves

and while my
heart was staring
at old photographs

I packed a little
bag and walked
to the door of
my lungs

before I could even knock
she opened the door
with a smile and as
a gust of air embraced me
she said

"what took you so long?"

~ John Roedel

01/28/2022

Self love ❤️

01/27/2022

01/17/2022

New Intern

New Intern - https://mailchi.mp/90f0df7a66b5/new-intern

I have partnered with colleges as a field instructor to provide Master level students with education through experience. Ashley will be a part of therapy sessions for the purpose of learning. Soon, she will begin contacting you for the purposes of appointment reminders or check-ins. Confidentiali...

01/01/2022

Grace & Peace

12/31/2021

Take a moment to reflect and express gratitude for the lessons learned, challenges we overcome and we’re HERE to reflect on those things.

Happy New Year everyone!
Grace & Peace

12/24/2021

Happy holidays from our family to yours!!!

12/10/2021

Take a moment to acknowledge your resilience. These past few years has come with a number of challenges, but we found way to navigate through those challenges. As you reflect, embrace those we moments overlooked because you made it through.
Grace & Peace

11/11/2021

10/29/2021

Do not discount the day of small things because it does not prohibit big things from happening.
Grace & Peace

10/25/2021

It is domestic violence(DV) awareness month. If you or someone you know is being impacted by DV call the help line to get the support you need. (585) 753-2906 Inbox me for additional resources.

10/24/2021

We are Moving

We're Moving!!!

I want to share with you some exciting news. Grace & Peace Counseling will be relocating! We will close our doors at 337 Empire blvd after the last session on October 29, 2021. On November 1, 2021, all in-person appointments will be at the new location. 

10/20/2021

Take a moment to breathe. Our breath is powerful. It is the evidence of life, the hope of something more a channel we can use to recalibrate and ground us.

09/08/2021

09/06/2021

Happy Labor day everyone!!! I hope you’re relaxing!

09/01/2021

We’re not built to break but to breakthrough!

07/23/2021

Let the healing journey begin!

06/17/2021

06/09/2021

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." —Thich Nhat Hanh

06/03/2021