Kevin Barwick,
LCPC, MHt
Anew Place News
KevinBarwick@Anew-Place.com
www.Anew-Place.com
301.552.6688
Kevin is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland. He has been in private practice for nearly 15 years. His primary focus is to help men to reclaim their sense of masculinity, confidence and strength, especially within their marriages.
Kevin is also a Licensed PAIRS Instructor (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills) and offers several classes, workshops, and retreats with regard to communication skill-building, training and development. Areas of specialty include couples communication, sexual functioning, masculinity issues, depression, anxiety, addictions (sex, co-dependency/relationships, drugs, alcohol, etc.), stress reduction, and the healing of childhood trauma. His holistic approach reveals extensive experience in relating matters of faith and spirituality to psychological and personal growth.
It is Kevin's hope and joy that you find wholeness on your journey. Feel free to call or email him any time to see whether he can help you on that path.
Counseling Services
- Relationship Communication skills
- Passage to Intimacy (www.PAIRS.com)
- Personal Transformation Intensive (PTI)
- Great Sex-pectations
- Understanding Your Stress
- Survival Skills for Parents of Teenagers
- Enneagram Personality Styles
Credentials
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
- Licensed PAIRS Instructor (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills)
- Certified in trauma recovery
- Certified Master Hypnotherapist
January 2009
Welcome to the New Year and the first issue of Anew Place News, the newsletter with practical ideas and inspiration to help men and those they love become more successful in their relationships.
This issue will give you tools to build a solid foundation for your relationships. When you read the article, Give Your Relationship a Tune-Up, you will find practical wisdom to implement right away. She will soooooo appreciate it! Then you can learn the Top 10 Ways to Love Fearlessly. We have to learn to move through our fears in order to love her more effectively and courageously!
Hope you enjoy Anew Place News. Don’t forget to check out the upcoming classes and groups.
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Give your Relationship a Tune-Up
Buy a car and you get a wonderful machine, ready to go for thousands of miles and, likely, many years. You also get a hefty owner’s manual with operating instructions and lots of written reminders for yearly check-ups and tune-ups. Chances are you'll have several years of warranty, and of course, if something is seriously wrong, you can take it back.
Find a partner--and you're on your own. There is no owner's manual. No operating instructions, warranty or guarantees for the road ahead.
"Think about it: the requirements for a driver's license are tenfold the requirements for a marriage license," writes Phil McGraw, Ph.D., in his book Relationship Rescue. He adds, "The very society that has taught you that it is good and right and natural to share your life with another person…never bothered to teach you how to do that."
Top 10 Ways to Love Fearlessly
Let's face it: love is messy. With its magnified highs and lows, love is unpredictable and never what we expect--so much so that we might be tempted to cower in fear. But if we approach love with the courage of a warrior, we can have relationships of heroic proportions. Here are 10 ways:
Great Sex-pectations
Do you want a better sex life? Treat you and your lover to this experiential Valentine’s Day class. Learn ways to deepen your sexual connection like never before! Click here for more information and to register!
~February 14, 2009
Passage to Intimacy (PTI)
Improve your emotional literacy by learning effective and proven PAIRS communication skills (Practical Application of Intimacy Relationship Skills).
~Next PTI is March 20-22, 2009!
The Sexual Man: Knowing and Expressing My Deeper Self
Have you ever wondered what it really means for a man to be living in his full masculine sexual strength? We’re not talking about having sex per se, but having a deeper expression of living confidently and purposefully in your day-to-day life. This 8-week experiential group is for men who want to find just that! Do it for your wife, kids and friends.
~Next group starts Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Space is limited.
Website Links:
Quiz: Do You Understand the Opposite Sex?
Article: 20 Myths of Being a Real Man
Article: Five Essentials for Keeping Your Sex Life Alive
Go to www.Anew-Place.com for more information and/or to register for any of these workshops/classes. Or call Kevin at 301.552.6688.