WELCOME

Staying2getherRocks!

Welcome to the web-site of

Marie Schimmelpenninck, MEd, LMFT

Arizona Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Private Practice located in dowtown Flagstaff, Arizona

Supporting Couples in All Stages of Their Relationship

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ABOUT MY PRACTICE

Staying2getherRocks!

My work is a combination of being an EDUCATOR, a COACH, and a THERAPIST.

I work with with couples who want to be, or who already are, and want to stay and grow,

in a committed loving relationship.

While relationship success starts with love, long-term happiness needs more than love alone! After the love-"high" that melts couples together as one wears off (sorry, it really does, sooner or later!), and differences between you suddenly cloud the initial bliss, intentional love needs to be added.

Building a strong, fun, loving and lasting relationship that can go and grow with the flow of life is the coolest and most rewarding project you'll ever undertake.

Learn to create your couple project VISION and be BUDDIES FOR LIFE in living that vision.

I offer Relationship Education, Consulting, and Coaching

during all stages of your relationship project.

THE STAGES IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP:

PRE-MARITAL
2-YEAR ITCH
FIRST BABY - FROM PARTNERS TO PARENTS
PULLING TOGETHER DURING UNFORESEEN ILLNESS
MID-LIFE BLUES
EMPTY NEST- FROM PARENTS TO PARTNERS
RETIREMENT- STAYING BUDDIES FOR LIFE

Transitions between stages can make couples vulnerable to AFFAIRS.

I teach you how to PREVENT AFFAIRS, or how you can PICK UP THE PIECES and REBUILD AFTER ONE.

When you decide to MARRY, or become NEW PARENTS...

Treat yourself to PRE-MARITAL EDUCATION or NEW PARENTS EDUCATION
Get some coaching in Balancing COUPLE LOYALTY with FAMILY-OF-ORIGIN LOYALTIES.

RE-MARRIAGE and STEP-PARENTING

These transitions require a road-map! Don't enter these territories without some guidance and skills.
Learn to negotiate inherent LOYALTY CONFLICTS in a healthy way for all involved.

My Looking Glass

I look through a MULTI-GENERATIONAL LENS and help you see how your old, family-taught ("default") behaviors can create ineffective relational patterns for you now. I coach you in "updating" your behaviors, which will not only benefit your relationship, but your (future) children as well.

Research Based Practice

My work is informed by the latest research data about GENDER- DIFFERENCES and about RELATIONSHIP SUCCESS.

My Practice Format

Couples do their best work when they have 1.5 to 2 hours per session. My experience is that a so-called 'clinical hour' of 45-50 min. is not effective. So, I schedule 1.5 to 2-hour sessions, during which couples receive relationship education and practice the relationship skills. Homework assignments are part of our work together.

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