INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

We could all benefit from counseling at different times in our lives.

You may be dealing with the stress of everyday life, healing from past experiences, or experiencing symptoms of a psychological disorder.

Counseling covers the spectrum.

The heart of counseling is in developing a caring and compassionate relationship with a professional counselor who is committed to helping you improve your life.

Sometimes, you’re too close to the situation and can’t see your way out. We often fail to recognize the negative or dysfunctional patterns in our lives.

Learn how to break those patterns, and replace them with healthier alternatives.

You can also learn the skills necessary to manage your life differently.

When you first begin counseling, we’ll talk about what’s going on in your life now and gather some information about your past. You’ll let us know what you want your future to look like.

We’ll then work together to figure out how to help you achieve that vision.

A Counseling Success Story

Rachel was a middle age, married mother of two young daughters. She worked in the family business with her father and older half-brother, who was her mother’s child from a previous marriage. Her father raised her brother, but their relationship was tense at times.

Her father passed away, and Rachel was placed in charge of the family business. This caused stress in her relationship with her brother and her mother.

When Rachel entered counseling, she was overwhelmed with balancing her responsibilities to her husband and children, the family business, and her extended family.

Through counseling, Rachel was able to talk about the anxiety she felt growing up, because she often served as the mediator between her parents. Growing up in that environment, she realized that she developed some unreasonable expectations of herself.

She had an “a-ha” moment during counseling when she was able to say, “It is my job to make sure everyone is happy.” As she said those words out loud, she broke down in tears of relief. She understood how her thoughts were influencing her behavior and how her behavior was causing her stress.

Rachel worked hard to recognize when her behavior was being influenced by faulty thinking. She would remind herself that she was not responsible for her family’s happiness. She began to set some boundaries for her mother and her brother.

It was hard, at first, because they didn’t like the new Rachel who was no longer taking on their problems. With the help and encouragement of her counselor, Rachel held firm. She reminded them she had confidence in their ability to solve their own problems.

Rachel’s stress level significantly decreased, and she had less resentment for her family. Her husband and children also benefitted from the changes in Rachel as a result of her counseling experience.

Create your own counseling success story!