People often have a nagging sense that something is missing in their life. Therapy opens the door to identifying what is lacking. Having a listening and trusted advocate offers an environment to gain self and other-awareness, and uses life’s struggles to promote growth and change. Options can be explored and perspectives challenged. Within everyone’s story are past hurts and unprocessed feelings that when left unaddressed can sometimes surface as emotionally charged reactions and self-defeating behaviors. Therapy allows for the pain of early experiences to become trans formative rather than debilitating leading to greater maturity.
Common Reasons Individuals Seek Counseling or Therapy:
- Finding deeper meaning and purpose in life
- Relationship dissatisfaction
- Navigating dating pitfalls
- Compulsions and other self-defeating behaviors
- Early experiences of loss, neglect and trauma
- Anger resolution
- Parental and family issues
- Divorce recovery
- Blended family issues
- Child rearing challenges
- Sexual abuse (affects 1/3 of women and 1/5 of all men before the age of 18)
- Life transitions–relocation, job change, empty nest, new parent, care-taking of elderly parents, parental loss, living with disease
- Clarifying life direction
- Grieving and forgiving
- Depression
- Anxiety and stress
- Addictions (Sexual, alcohol, drugs)
- Eating disorders
- Money handling and financial issues
- Spiritual awareness and exploration
