A BIT ABOUT ANN SCHEHR

Ann is an experienced retreat director, writing and leading retreats for over 40 years. She worked primarily out of the Cenacle Retreat house in Ronkonkoma NY until its recent closure. Her extensive Cenacle retreat background includes annual day programs such as: A Day to Mother Me" and "A Holiday evening with your Higher Power" and  weekend retreats entitled "Finding Your Voice", "Compulsive Eating" and "Codependency". She has directed recurring four part series retreats on "A Woman's Way through the 12 Steps", "Self Parenting", "The Feminine Face of God" and individual retreats on each of the Twelve Steps. 

Outside the Cenacle, Ann has been a Serentiy Retreat leader for 20+ years as well as Matt Talbot retreat leader. She has frequently addressed groups on spirituality and mental health. During the pandemic Ann created and led a series of zoom retreats entitled "Pandemic: Promises, Practices and Prayers".

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In addition to her retreat work, Ann is a licensed mental health counselor, recently retired after working in the field of intensive psychiatric rehab for the past 30 years.

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Ann currently lives in New Jersey where she spends her time in a small private practice, developing new retreat programs, writing a book and playing with her grandchildren.

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Certified Rehabilitation Counselor CRC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor LMHC

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