Bridge Counseling and Wellness

Wellness Services

Our Wellness Services include groups, classes and workshops that focus on meditation, mind-body fitness and nutrition.

Bridge Counseling and Wellness provides therapeutic and confidential fitness and yoga classes for our counseling clients. Our instructors are experienced, credentialed and stay up-to-date in their field.

Our professional experience and definitive research suggest that exercise, yoga and meditation are effective tools for reducing anxiety, depression and stress. Our classes offer a safe space to experience the benefits of physical activity and are a big part of what makes our counseling center unique.

Current Workshops:

Holistic Couples Workshop

Saturday, September 23rd from 9am-3pm

Join us for day of growth toward your partner by exploring skills proven to create greater connection. Relationship Coach Stephanie Batts, NCC, LCPC will provide the information she has used to help many couples begin the path toward enhancing their lives together. The day will also include a couples healthy cooking segment be Wellness Expert Jennifer Owens, LCSW, LMT, CPT, a conflict management segment by Professor Mark Stewart, MSCM and a couples gentle yoga class with Heidi Bartholomew, RYT and owner of Yogaia Yoga Studio. A workbook for continued growth is included.

Tentative Workshop Schedule:

  1. Self-awareness
    1. Personality Test
    2. Love languages
    3. Communication style
  2. Relationship navigation
    1. Boundaries/Expectations
    2. “manuals” for others
    3. Identifying and meeting needs
    4. Barriers to successful communication
    5. Vulnerability
  3. Couples Cooking
    1. Couples prepare healthy lunch together using a fun cooperative challenge with Wellness expert Jennifer Owens, LCSW, CPT, LMT
  4. Conflict Management/Resolution (with Professor of Conflict management, Mark Stewart, MSCM)
    1. Active listening
    2. Fighting fair
    3. Anger management
    4. Conflict management skills and pitfalls
  5. Couples Gentle Yoga with Heidi Bartholo
    1. Improving connection
  6. Improving connection
    1. Teammates vs. competitors
    2. Practical steps and suggestions
    3. Relationship killers (what NOT to do)
    4. Activities to practice at home (in workbook)

*References: The Gottman Institute, Dr. Brene’ Brown, The Life Coach School, Kersey personality test and The 5 Love Languages.

All couples will benefit from this workshop regardless of marital status or orientation. Register b now to secure your spot.


Couples Workshop


Ongoing Wellness Services

Fitness Evaluation

All clients may schedule one complimentary fitness evaluation with our certified personal trainer. Fitness evaluations are designed to assess your current fitness level and goals (could include assessment of body composition, balance, flexibility, strength and aerobic levels) and assist you in developing a plan to help you meet your goals. Please contact Jennifer Owens to schedule. Times available to schedule your evaluation are Friday 7:30 – 8:30am.

Therapeutic Yoga with Shawna- Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15pm

Look inward for wisdom and insight as you practice being in the present and merging your breath with the rhythm of your body. This class is appropriate for beginners or more experienced yogis and is free for clients.

Group Meditation Sit – Fridays, 12:00-12:50pm

Bridge Counseling and Wellness hosts a group meditation sit on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month from 12:00-12:50pm. We open with a short discussion, sit together for 30 minutes in silence and follow up with 10 more minutes of discussion. Free and open to all! Beginning March 1st, this bi-weekly sit will be weekly- every Friday.

Please contact Nicole Sartini-Cprek at nicole@bridgemindbody.com with any questions.

Monthly Good Mood Food Cooking Class – 2nd Sunday of every month, 11-1pm

Explore the relationship between what you eat and how you feel. Improving your diet can help give you:positive feelings, clearer thinking, more energy and  calmer moods among other benefits.

During this monthly cooking class, you will learn about how nutrition and diet can affect mood (including anxiety and depression symptoms). Not only will you cook  and enjoy  a nutritious and delicious meal, you will also learn cooking techniques, superfoods for mental health, food substitutions and more. You will also take home a copy of the recipe cooked in class, as well as informative handouts. Please contact Jennifer Owens  at Jennifer@bridgemindbody.com  for more information or register now (below).

$30 per person


Cooking Class


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