Monday, May 9, 2011

Sandra Staub- New coach for The Blended and Step Family Resource Center

Hi, I’m Sandra Staub, counseling and coaching from New Orleans, and one of the new coaches, here at The Blended and Step Family Resource Center.

I want to give you a little more information about me and my work as a licensed counselor and a coach within the Blended and Step Family Resource Center of Charlotte, North Carolina. 

As a child, my mother was born into a blended family.  Back then people didn’t call it a “blended family”…back then we said, “step-family” and it came with step-mom, step-dad, and step-sibs.  Looking back at my mom’s family from my teen and young adult years, I saw some things that I felt were not right…not fair to my mom’s step-sibs.  Though I could not articulate it, as a child I could see things that I sensed needed to be different in the adult world I watched.  This awareness helps me know that children see much around them that they are unable to verbalize.  

My goal in coaching is for our conversations to make a positive difference in your family.  If what you are doing today isn’t working, my job as your coach is to talk with you about doing some things different.  Maybe it will be for you to learn to really listen to your mate or to one of the children…maybe it will be about the consequences needing to be enforced with one of the children…maybe it will be for you and your mate to learn (how) to put your marriage at the center of your family…or maybe it’s acceptance of how unexpectedly difficult this is right from the start of your marriage.  

Whatever the issue is, if you are willing to look at it… to talk about it…to deal with it, we can work together for you and your mate to build a strong and successful blended family.  

Until next time, 

Sandra

Sandra M. Staub, LPC

New to the Blended and Step Family Resource Center- Logan Campbell!

Hello, I'm Logan Campbell and I am so excited to come aboard the Blended and Step Family Resource Center!

I am a licensed professional counselor and high school counselor in Charlotte, NC.  I have had extensive experience working with children, teenagers and adults living in blended families and have also had personal experience as a child  living in a blended family.  I can definitely relate to the challenges- and benefits J of blended families and am passionate about empowering families to create stable and successful lives together.  

I truly look forward to hearing from you and sharing ideas on the issues you face and the successes you have made! I am available for telephone coaching and also in-person coaching in Charlotte, NC.

Thanks for welcoming me to the team! 
Logan Campbell, LPC

Friday, May 6, 2011

New coaches, BIG SALE and 5th year anniversary for Blended Families!

I am so excited to tell you what's happening at The Blended and Step Family Resource Center. We've hired two additional counselors- Logan Campbell- a licensed professional counselor and school counselor in Charlotte NC, and Sandra Staub, a licensed professional counselor in New Orleans.  Having two more people to help with the blended and step family coaching will allow more families to receive guidance for their blended families!

The May Newsletter is out, with news about celebrating Mother's Day and planning for summer vacation visitation. Check it out.

Also- it's the 5th year anniversary for The Blended and Step Family Resource Center and EVERYTHING'S on SALE!  We want to give back to all of our blended and step families, that have participated in the resource center over the years with some great deals.  Don't forget to go to the store and get whatever you need before the sale ends on May 23rd at 6pm Eastern.