Personal Counseling

voices are meant to be heard

Life can be full of dark potholes, detours and unexpected hardships. It’s often difficult to find your way into the light without help

We all know that sometimes life can become stressful. Many people encounter problems that are not easily resolvable, or their usual ways of handling problems are no longer working. Perhaps you have developed a behavioral or chemical addiction, suffering from depression and anxiety, or you are unable to get past a trauma that has occurred in your life. Counseling provides guidance and a safe place for you to find resolve and come to terms with the issues at hand, whatever they may be.

With counsel you have an opportunity to talk over what is on your mind with an objective person who is there to teach you how to define goals, make decisions, and solve problems. Whether it’s in person, online, or on the phone, your counselor is there to assist you in improving your life through clarification of your thoughts, feelings, and values.

Many people have overcome their addictions or compulsions. All of them have had moments of despair. All of them have doubted their strength. But in the end they succeeded, and now they're enjoying a new life. It can be done. You can do it to.

Online & Telephone Counseling: Location is a thing of the past.

If you feel uncomfortable with having to meet face-to-face while talking about your personal life. Online or telephone counseling sessions provide the opportunity for anonymous therapy in a way that is private and comfortable for you. This has the potential to bring treatment to individuals who are unable to access traditional programs or who want to strengthen recovery after completing a traditional treatment program.

Online counseling is an effective option where you will see results quickly. There is no need to leave the comfort of your own home. Sessions are arranged in 60-minute intervals. The length of the online or telephone sessions can be altered for your convenience.

Choosing counsel

deciding to help yourself

But how do you go about finding the right help? When choosing someone to seek council from, consider the following.

• 1. What does it feel like for you to sit or talk with the therapist? If you aren't comfortable with a counselor or he/she doesn't feel like a good fit for you, that’s ok, there's absolutely no contract or rule requiring you to continue working with any counselor.
• 2. What’s the counselor’s general philosophy and approach to helping? Does your counselor approach human beings in a compassionate and optimistic way? Does the therapist believe humans are born loving and loveable, or does she believe people are genetically deficient?
• 3. Can the counselor clearly define how they can help you to solve whatever issue or concern has brought you to therapy? An experienced counselor explains how they can help, is able to give you a basic "road map," to their approach and can even give an indication of how you will know when therapy is finished.
• 5. Does the counselor encourage dependence or independence? Good therapy doesn't solve your problems; it helps you to solve your own. Likewise, good therapy doesn't soothe your overwhelming feelings; it helps you to soothe your own. If your counselor provides these for you it is more likely you will become dependent on your therapist rather than on yourself.
• 6. Has your counselor done their own therapy? Most good healers are wounded healers, those who in the process of healing their own wounds developed the know how to help others to heal theirs
• 7. Does the therapist have experience helping others with the particular issues you are seeking therapy for? The more experience one has addressing a particular issue, concern, or problem area, the more expertise one has developed.
• 8. Does the counselor make guarantees or promises? It’s important for a therapist to provide hope, but not absolute unconditional guarantees. If you have the will to change and put in the necessary time and energy, healing is possible.