Individual and Relationship Counselor – Skip Swies
Couples Counselor and Life Coach
Skip Swies has been counseling individuals, couples, and families for 40+ years. During this time, Skip has assisted his clients in identifying and overcoming obstacles on the path toward achieving their goals in relationships, career and life.
His training began at Otterbein University where he held a double major in Psychology and Education. In 1983, Skip began to teach personal growth intensives and team courses as well as counseling individuals and couples for Global Relationship Centers, Inc. (GRC) in Boulder, Colorado. He also acted as the Marketing Director for the expanding corporation.
When the company relocated to Austin, Texas, he and his family moved with GRC and he continued on the GRC corporate staff training future instructors while he continued to lead seminars across the country. His wife, Marjorie, and their children and grandchildren all reside in Texas. Marjorie spent years teaching with Skip until she recently retired. Marj and Skip have enjoyed a loving relationship and partnership for over 50 years.
His commitment to helping clients initiate the change they wanted in their lives as well as Skip’s comfortable, safe presence makes him a client favorite and an effective trainer.
Throughout this time, he also facilitated seminars and workshops for other organizations such as the Center for Creative Learning in Milwaukee and the Center for Realistic Living in Detroit. He authored and developed his own weekend intensive called Finding the Father which he ran nationally for 10 years.
For the past 10 years, Skip has committed his available teaching time to Healing Warrior Hearts coursework which is tailored to assisting military service members deal with the challenges that life after their service can present. Skip seeks to “bring our service members more fully home”.
Whether it’s healing from trauma, goal setting and achieving, learning new skills for effective communication and conflict resolution or focusing on life balance and relationship building, Skip has the expertise to walk the path with the client and help them reach their goals.
Skip is committed to assisting his clients in achieving the life they imagine for themselves. His positive, insightful style has won him a loyal following around the country.