Who We Are

CoreQuest was founded by Karen Kral and Mark Lersch, a married couple who are psychotherapists, licensed in the state of New Mexico.  Karen and Mark have a passion for sharing the power of personal and organizational fulfillment through connection with one's core self. 

Mark and Karen help individuals, couples, groups and organizations realize their potential through facilitation of a variety of fun and innovative methods including internal dialog, the practice of present-moment awareness and group process.  Most of these processes are designed to be "taken with you" so that when you leave a workshop or end a phone session, you have the tools you need to take care of yourself and to reach your personal or organizational goals. 

Some CoreQuest workshops are indoors, while others provide opportunities for exploring the outdoors in beautiful New Mexico.

Inner Bonding^®

Karen and Mark are both certified facilitators of Inner Bonding^®, a powerful process that allows practitioners to shift from conditioned, fear-based responses toward a reality of harmony, joy and empowerment.  Inner Bonding^® offers tools that, when used consistently, can assist in recovery from addictions, codependency, trauma and emotional issues, and can support the cultivation of healthy relationships with oneself and others.

What is Inner Bonding^®

Inner Bonding is a six-step process for transforming your life.  It teaches practitioners how to cultivate an internal "loving-adult" who is capable of caring for the parts of the self that need to be tended to.  Often, instead of taking care of ourselves, what we do is act from our habits and conditioning.  We learn how to "control and protect" in the face of fear because we don't know what else to do.  Inner Bonding^® teaches practitioners how to make loving choices in the face of fearful situations.  Instead of drinking alcohol, compulsively cleaning the house, or eating six donuts as a way to avoid feelings or situations, we learn how to cope effectively by learning to care for ourselves, to speak our truth to others, and to set boundaries where necessary. 

Inner Bonding^® also teaches us about our codependency.  Codependency is what happens when we are disconnected from our "core selves" (our truth, our inner child, our soul, or who we really are.)  When we are disconnected from our core selves, we try to "get" love, approval and safety from the world.  This brings us a lot of suffering because if it is true that love, safety and approval must actually be found outside of us, then we have to do a lot of things to try to "control" getting what we need.  Often we abandon ourselves, we act like someone other than who we are, or we do things we don't really want to do only because we want to be loved, taken care of or approved of by someone else.  Inner Bonding^® teaches us that the real source of our safety is a deep connection with ourselves (through our inner child) and with our spiritual guidance.  When we have enough experience and practice with this, and we find that there is love, safety and approval inside, we no longer feel compelled to abandon who we are to "get" what we think we need.  Instead, we find that we had what we needed all along!

If you feel disconnected from yourself, or feel that you need others to fill you up with love, safety or approval, Inner Bonding^® may be just what you need to learn to feel safe in the world and loved from the inside-out!

For more information on Inner Bonding,

go to www.innerbonding.com

Karen Kral and Mark Lersch

Approved Affiliates of Inner Bonding

What Others Say...

The work I have done with Karen and Mark was nothing less than LIFE CHANGING. I gained new perspective in myself and learned how to re-parent a sad and lost inner-child within me. If you are dealing with addiction, trauma, or just looking for a more positive life perspective then look no further.  Karen and Mark are amazing, compassionate therapists who will make a difference in your life.

R.C., "The Jersey Shore", NJ

Read the Article of the Month:   

Inner Bonding:  Why Isn't it Working for Me?

by Mark Lersch

We assist individuals and organizations in aligning with and realizing their deepest potential. 

We do this by offering:

• workshops, intensives and lectures for individuals, couples, organizations, and international visitors.
• telephone sessions for individuals, couples and small groups, and phone consultation for organizations;
• outdoor adventure and mindfulness-based services;
• organizational development, communication, and leadership development services.

The World We See

What Others Say...

I came to know Karen Kral by needing to take time to travel deeper within myself to search out what was driving my addictive behaviors and I must say the time spent was life changing. I was amazed at her intuition and ability to take me to a deeper level of connection with my authentic self and God. I continue to use the tools she equipped me with to stay on the path of happy, joyous and free. Thank you Karen, you are a gift to the recovery community.

Tim McLeod, Senior Alumni Coordinator, Sierra Tucson, Inc. 

What Others Say...

The Inner Bonding work I have done with Karen has been one of the most powerful transformations of my life.  I am learning, it seems for the first time, to become the loving adult to my little girl and it has been miraculous in my life. I feel a sense of self-acceptance and self-worth because I am attending to my feelings and no longer abandoning myself.  I am very grateful.

Lorelei Robbins, Relationship Astrologer and Coach