Private Counseling by Susan Mayginnes, M.A.

Interested in working with me one on one?

I have worked in counseling, body-centered therapy and personal coaching for over 25 years with thousands of clients. I work privatelycanada goosewith individuals and couples as well as conduct workshops throughout California in conscious relationship, personal effectiveness, and emotional intelligence.

I am a trained, experienced facilitatorcanada goose outlet in mind/body integration, emotional integration, Psych-K, EFT, NLP and personal inquiry developed by Byron Katie, known as “The Work.” I am a Senior Fellow of The Hendricks Institute in Conscious Relationship and Body Centered Therapy developed by Drs. Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks for over 20 years.

My focus is transformational work that integrates mind, body and spirit. I synthesize a variety of approaches and modalities to create work that is individually tailored for each client or couple. Our work together will connect you to a more authentic experience of yourself, much higher levels of effectiveness, resourcefulness and personal freedom. This results in greater feelings of self-love and joy as well as more real and fulfilling personal relationships.

Please feel free to call me directly at 510-907-9844.

I begin the work with each new client by identifying what is standing in the way of the results you want. You will discover the ways in which you are sustaining old emotional patterns and the ways in which you unconsciously keep problems in your life in place. You will discover new ways of being, thinking and participating that bring fresh perspectives and significant improvement to troubled areas.

The underlying intention of my work it to alter the ways we relate to our own thinking, to people and to events so that we can have fewer and shorter unpleasant experiences and more frequent, longer lasting joyful experiences. By making internal shifts, things begin to move naturally to their appropriate resolution, without struggle. I encourage my clients to step out of unconscious, habitual ways of thinking, feeling and acting and open up to what is actually true now. As a result, previously unimagined possibilities and newly found creativity begin to emerge.
Call for a private consultation to determine if this work is appropriate for you.

“Susan is a living, breathing inspiration to transformation. She is powerful, articulate and engaging. Her clarity of mind and openness of heart touch people wherever she goes. I highly encourage people to use her many gifts and talents in any way they can.”
~ Dr. Gay Hendricks, PhD., Author: Conscious Living

“Susan easily transforms conflict into learning and creates an environment of heightened creativity, allowing clients to transform stuck attitudes and positions into new possibilities and positive action.”
~ Janice Beard Bull, Director, Somatic Psychology Dept., Naropa Institute }

Susan’s years of experience are part of the formula that makes her an outstanding teacher, facilitator and group leader. She has incredible intuition and insight and is the absolute best at helping people to become more aware of their self-limiting thoughts. But even more, she has a gentle and unique way of helping you to grow beyond even your own expectations! I highly recommend Susan!
~ Pam Russell, Business owner

“Susan’s work with me has transformed my life and the lives of those around me. Friends, family and colleagues have commented how enjoyable it is to be with me now, where in the past I subconsciously kept them at bay. Susan’s unintimidating style made it easy for me to speak the truth. I use the tools and practices she taught to me every day.”
~ David J Shohfi, Vice President, Sales and Marketing }

I have had the pleasure and honor of working with Susan Mayginnis in many of her workshops and seminars over the years. Her brand of personal inquiry has been invaluable to
my relationship with myself and with my husband of over thirty years. With the tools such as “Generous Listening”, I have been able to set aside my judgements
and prejudices to discover what is actual listening. This one skill has opened the door to deeper intimacy, vulnerability, and trust. As a result, my marriage is something I celebrate every day with curiosity, open-heartedness, and joy. Susan is a master of generating an environment of authenticity in oneself and between people.
~Deborah Fisch, Teacher

My husband, Gary, and I have had the opportunity to take many classes w/Susan over the past….dare I say, decade. I must confess that I always went into these workshops knowing that I would find out what was wrong w/my husband! So wrong! What I have learned and what I treasure everyday is that I can only control me. I do not know how to explain that concept, but I know once people understand it….life gets so much easier and relationships so much deeper. My husband…he’s almost perfect! I am the one who needs to work on “me” every single day. But, thanks to Susan, I have learned to love that process.
~ Loretta Felix, Chandler, AZ

I’ve taken a number of workshops with Susan over several years finding her helpful, dedicated, focused and charming, and I eagerly look forward to the next workshop. I feel more devoted and closer to my wife of 47 years and look forward to enjoying the next 47 years as much as the previous ones. I am a consultant in consumer electronics and as a result of the workshops I am more able to quickly focus and hone in on the needs of my clients. This has made my client relationships more enjoyable, rewarding and more productive.
~ Bob Young, Consultant

Susan, you made a significant difference in my life especially as it applies to relationships. The course work I did with you lead up to my being able to accept myself for who and what I am. This opened up my life to have Corinne step in. I would not have been able to have a relationship with her if I had not cleaned up my life. Corinne has come a long way to be as clear and open as she is. We discovered true love with each other, no strings attached, no judgments, for the first time in both our lives.

My vision of what I wanted in a relationship was shattered through our work together (yours and mine). When I became clear (in a living practicing way, not a mental “aha”) that my relationships were created out of a what I wanted it to look like, not what it would be like, I was able to let go of my vision (of the perfect Barbie) and learn to love the persons I interacted with so that when Corinne showed up, I recognized her as my potential life partner. Our relationship took life as “US” and we nurture the “US” that we have created and the rest has flowed naturally. This would not have been possible without having worked with you, in spite of all my extensive work on myself for the 35+ years of work prior to meeting you.
~ Al Marshall, Contractor

The relationship work I did with Susan Mayginnes was paramount in identifying some detrimental patterns I had in relationships that were not working. The workshops lead by Susan were a catalyst for learning how to become aware of those bad patterns and developing tools to assist me into getting to health relationships. I don’t think I would be married to my life partner if had not been for relationship work I did with Susan.
~ Michael Fowlkes

I have worked with Susan Mayginnes since 1986 first as a student, and then as a colleague. My husband and I continued have taken many of her classes, each have a specific focus, and every time the quality of your relationship is enhanced. She always brings fresh new ways to strengthen and grow relationships. She is amazing. She hears what you say that you do not even recognize you said it and she supports you to look deeper in a very safe and loving way. She customized her approach for each person or couple so that is fits perfectly for you.

She provided a variety of tools that open your door of discovery and that results in wonderful relationships with yourself, your partner, your family member, and anyone in your life. Susan has made a very strong contribution to my enjoyment of life and she is always learning new ways to help me take it up to another level.

I highly recommend Susan to everyone who wants to get into an extraordinary relationship or wants to keep your relationships growing to levels higher than you can imagine.
~ Jean O’Neill

Through several years of working with Susan, I gained a much deeper appreciation for my own conscious and unconscious beliefs and how I bring those into both my personal and professional relationships in both intended and unintended ways. This self-knowledge has been invaluable in building deep meaningful relationships and I am grateful to Susan for her thoughtful, measured insightful guidance.
~ Adam Robinson

I participated in workshops lead by Susan when she was a trainer with The Summit Organization. Not only did the work impact my life and my relationships but I loved Susan’s passion, directness, insightfulness and the way she connected to each participant. The benefits have been that my relationship with my husband, (now married 34 years) has been communication effectiveness, taking responsibility for my part and not blaming so much, increased passion and joy, and always getting through an issue to the other side, leaving us stronger and closer than ever. Thank you Susan for the gift you have been to our lives.
~ Linda Robinson

Over the 15+ years I had to opportunity to work and study with Susan Mayginnes, I examined and dealt with many of my personal issues, most especially those dealing with my relationships. Through my work with her, I acquired the ability to truly be honest with the people in my life about what I am feeling and what my expectations are in my relationships,( this is not as easy as it sounds! ) I have always valued her counsel and her innate ability to not just listen, but to truly hear and understand what I was feeling, and she has always had the ability to say exactly what I need to hear! I am so thankful for her honesty, integrity and most of all, her caring. Susan is a truly gifted “teacher” and I will always treasure her guidance and friendship.
~ Mary Deasy