Mission Statement

The CORE for Adults is a seminar designed for autonomous growth in your personal and professional life. The seminar focuses on how you may be getting in your own way, and gives you a safe and respectful place to take a thoughtful look at the way you would like to improve your life. The seminar will teach you new communication skills and life models for you to take back and immediately apply to your relationships, work and community. The CORE seminar may in fact be one of the most life changing and profound four days you have ever experienced.

Core Teen Seminars were created to empower teens through the challenging and often turbulent adolescent years. Teens face many identity issues, take personal risks and often feel confused about who they are and what their lives are all about. CORE is a four day experience that supports teens in getting clear about who they are, what they want and they learn the skills to implement their new sense of self. The seminar was designed for teens to enjoy learning, engaging them in an intense, personal, powerful and FUN experience. Teens typically leave the seminar wanting more and are amazed that the four days were so valuable and meaningful. CORE reaches the teen who is already doing great, who is making good choices, to the at risk teen who is struggling with a variety of personal issues. Ninety - eight percent of the teens who have attended CORE (1500+) rated their CORE experience as EXCELLENT!

Core Seminars were created by Gail Manahan, MA. Gail is a family therapist and a middle and high school counselor who developed the seminars after working professionally with teens and adultsfor over fifteen years. Gail's experience has included work in three community mental heath agencies, five school districts, and as an instructor at Shoreline Community College and is currently on the board in the Lake Stevens School District. Gail has also maintained a private practice specializing in family counseling and work with adolescents. Gail believes CORE is a unique personal experience for self-growth. It is a refreshing and exhilarating experience with a lot of HEART!