Common Questions
How can counseling help me?
What You Can Gain from Counseling
The benefits of therapy depend on your commitment to the process and your willingness to apply what you learn. Some potential benefits include:
✔ Gaining a deeper understanding of yourself, your goals, and your values
✔ Developing skills to improve relationships
✔ Finding resolution for the concerns that brought you to therapy
✔ Learning healthier ways to cope with stress and anxiety
✔ Managing anger, grief, depression, and other emotional challenges
✔ Enhancing communication and listening skills
✔ Breaking old behavior patterns and building healthier ones
✔ Discovering new ways to solve family or marital conflicts
✔ Boosting self-esteem and self-confidence
No matter what you’re facing, therapy provides a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space to explore your thoughts and emotions while working toward positive change.
Ready to take the first step? Contact us today to learn how counseling can support your journey toward a happier, healthier life.
Do I really need counseling? I can usually handle my problems.
Everyone goes through challenging situations in life, and while you may have successfully navigated through other difficulties you've faced, there's nothing wrong with seeking out extra support when you need it. In fact, counseling is for people who realize they need a helping hand, and that is something to be admired. You are taking responsibility by accepting where you're at in life and making a commitment to change the situation by seeking counseling. Counseling provides long-lasting benefits and support, giving you the tools you need to avoid triggers, re-direct damaging patterns, and overcome whatever challenges you face.
Why do people go to counseling and how do I know if it is right for me?
People have many different motivations for coming to counseling. Some may be going through a major life transition (unemployment, divorce, new job, etc.), or are not handling stressful circumstances well. Some people need assistance managing a range of other issues such as low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, spiritual conflicts and creative blocks. Counseling can help provide some much needed encouragement and help with skills to get them through these times in their lives. Others may be at a point where they are ready to learn more about themselves or want to be more effective with their goals in life. In short, people seeking counseling are wanting to make changes in their lives.