ADULT INDIVIDUALS
I provide psychotherapy and consultation services to adult individuals and families alike, concerning a wide variety of issues. If you’re wondering whether it’s time to seek therapy, you might first want to take a look at this guide.
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While most of us go through life just fine without therapy, I think it is healthy to want and need the care and assistance of others along the way. Perhaps you’ve been living with chronic pain or illness for a long time or you might have undergone a move, job change or are new to the state or country. Maybe your child or children have entered adolescence and it feels to you like the family is losing a sense of cohesion and predictability…as eyes (including your own) get stuck in computers and cellphones. It could be that you’ve experienced a job loss and are really questioning everything in your life. Albeit very different, these experiences share similarities: transition in the family is always a matter of coming to terms with loss, and finding new strengths and hope in the process.
Working together, we can move towards:
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Better understanding of your thoughts, feelings and relationships with others
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Coping with the various, changing roles and demands of daily living
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Developing strategies to address unproductive patterns that cause stress in your life
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Reducing overwhelming feelings of anxiety and depression that often accompany intense, rapidly changing circumstances
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Re-imagining yourself and your life after experiencing a profound change or loss
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Adjusting to what a particular illness or loss means to your family —whether those changes are temporary or permanent
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Understanding and working through acute stress or trauma, for example, by knowing the signs and symptoms and how to respond safely and healthfully
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Knowing that there are somewhat predictable stages with grief and loss and learning how to use this information to lessen the pain
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Finding resources inside yourself and out in the community to aid in the process of healing
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Support through the challenging process of looking for a partner or staying healthy and close in your current relationship
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Identifying better, more effective parenting strategies