Services and programs for all:

Insight meditation  (LivingWell is home to 
the Insight Community of Southern Maine)
Massage Therapy
Tai Chi
Yoga
LivingWell* offers a range of services and programs for people interested in an integrated approach to mind/body/spiritual health and well-being.  For information about our services and programs click onto the following links:

  • For people in the community seeking help for mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, addiction problems, and stress-related illnesses and conditions; 
  • For all  interested  in  non-traditional  approaches to mind/body health and spiritual growth

In addition, there is a "lending library" comprised of books that address topics such as self-care and self-help, parenting approaches, being in relationships, mindfulness, creativity, spirituality, and  various holistic approaches to promoting and supporting mind/body health and well-being.  
Services and programs for the community:

Individual, couples, family, and group counseling and psychotherapy
for persons who experience:
  • substance abuse/addiction
  • stress-related/exacerbated mind-body illnesses and health issues
  • anxiety and mood disorders
  • difficulties arising from traumatic life experiences
  • parenting concerns
  • relationship difficulties
  • decision-making challenges regarding family planning
  • difficulties dealing with loss and transition throughout the life cycle

Mindfulness programs and classes in topic areas such as stress-management, parenting, relationships, and living with illness

Special topic programs
Services and programs* for counselors/psychotherapists, healthcare providers, and educators:

Workshops, seminars, and programs (examples of what will be offered over time)
  • Transforming Words: the use of poetry in counseling and psychotherapy
  • An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology & Its Application to Counseling Practice
  • An Introduction to the Use of Hypnosis in Psychotherapy
  • Hypnosis and Mindfulness Meditation in the Therapeutic Process:  similarities, differences, and ways they are complementary
  • Mindfulness-Based Counseling
  • Mindfulness in Education
  • Creating Nurturing Environments
  • Hypnosis, Creativity, and the Healing Journey
  • Authentic Self/Counselor Self:  ways of being in the counseling relationship
  • The Poetry of Traditional and Alternative Religions and Spiritualities
  • Ethics in Counseling



*If you are a counselor/psychotherapist, healthcare provider, or educator interested in providing a program (workshop, group, seminar) please click here for a document which includes a program proposal form, NBCC continuing education guidelines and event room information. Please return completed forms to Sally Bowden-Schaible via email at sbs@livingwellcenter.info or via regular mail: 836 Main St., Westbrook, ME  04092.

Sally Bowden-Schaible/LivingWell is now an "Approved Continuing Education Provider" through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). This is very good news for mental health professionals needing CEU's for licensure!  The plan is to offer affordable, high quality, and local continuing education programs on a regular basis beginning in January 2011.

*LivingWell is a community of independent practitioners who share a common philosophy regarding the promotion and maintenance of health and well-being.  It is not a corporation, professional organization, or separate legal entity.
836 Main Street ~ Westbrook, Maine  04092
207.856.0090 ~ sbs@livingwellcenter.info