New Roads Counseling - Marty Schwebel, LMFT
Providing psychotherapy for those who are overwhelmed with life
Another life... For those of you who didn’t know, I spent my entire twenties pursuing a life in opera and musical theater. I studied at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle and also in New York City while working for the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Eventually, I earned my masters in vocal ...read more
The Best Gift I Ever Survived… This 3 minute Ted Talk moved me deeply. I encourage you to spend a few minutes and view it as you consider any pain in your own life. I’ve experienced pain and suffering in my life that was truly horrible while it was happening but later I was able to reflect on it ...read more
“When we talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.” Fred Rogers Mr. Rogers is one of my childhood heroes and is probably one of the top 5 reasons why I served for over 15 years as a pastor/chaplain and eventually went on to become a mental health ...read more
This past weekend, my wife and I enjoyed a trip to San Diego. We love exploring new, unfamiliar places and even though we wore ourselves ragged by walking everywhere, in the end, we felt refreshed and restored by all the variety of experiences. One great memory was visiting the Cabrillo National ...read more
Last week I did yoga in a crowded room with over 40 sweaty firefighters, police officers, and paramedics from all over California. This memorable moment was at a First Responders Resiliency training. I received an invite because I’m currently volunteering as a chaplain with my local police and fire ...read more
If you are looking to improve performance at work or in life, or you are needing practical and real relief from anxiety or phobias, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing - EMDR - could be right for you. EMDR and trauma Life experiences and memories are normally processed and stored based ...read more
Experiences from our past stick with us in ways that affect us in the present. We are all products of our past experiences, to some degree, either for good or ill. We may have forgotten many of our formative life experiences but they, along with experiences from our recent past, have left internal ...read more
Online Therapy: Pros and Cons Online counseling is a great way to get all the benefits of good psychotherapy without the hassle of traffic and travel to get to a therapist’s office by a certain time. This is good news for those who are housebound or live in rural areas with no therapy services, or ...read more
