Therapy

Who benefits from therapy?

Everyone!  You don’t have to be defined as having a ‘problem’ in order to go to therapy, you just have to have a desire to feel better about some aspect of your life.

Teens – Being a teenager is an exciting, yet often stressful stage of life.  There is much to do, and it often feels like there is little time in which to do it.  You are juggling parents, siblings, friends, school, homework, activities and more, all while figuring out who you are as you transition from being a kid into being an adult. Add hormones to the mix, and there’s no wonder that sometimes it all feels like too much!  Therapy can give you a place and a person who you trust where you don’t have to worry about putting your best foot forward and you can just focus on figuring things out.  Sometimes that’s all it takes to feel you can head back into the chaos and make a difference.  It’s helpful to have someone who is invested in YOUR game plan to help you figure out how to make decisions that make the most sense for you.

Families – Family therapy is often used in conjunction with individual therapy, but can also be the main mode of intervention.  “Family” is defined loosely and includes anyone whom you define as such.  Bringing everyone together in one spot offers the opportunity to talk about issues and concerns in a healthy and productive manner.  There is no ‘target’ or ‘problem’ person; rather, it is an opportunity to figure out how to work better together as a unit.

Young Adults – The transition from defining oneself as a student to becoming an independent adult is monumental, and is a process.  Just when you think the pressures will decrease, it seems like things  intensify.  Everyone has advice and thoughts about all of the things that you ‘should’ be doing, and you’ve probably got your own list you’ve been collecting as well.  Therapy offers an opportunity to slow down, to focus on what drives you and to create a plan to get where you want to go.

Couples – Relationships between couples, married or not, can be both beautiful and messy.  Bringing two worlds together requires skills that many of us aren’t taught, rather we try to figure them out as we go along.  Even the most successful relationships require hard work and dedication to the process of being a couple in order to survive.  Couples who are just starting off a journey together, couples who are on the brink of separation, and everyone in between find that setting aside focused time to learn about one another and strengthen relationship skills is invaluable to the relationship experience.

Parents – Parenting is one of the toughest jobs out there, yet it comes with no official handbook.  Therapy provides support and guidance to parents of all stages, from new moms and dads, to those set to become empty nesters.  Through therapy you can create a parenting plan so that your core values and morals are a part of your parenting decisions every day.  The therapy process helps you focus on where you want your family to be, and create the game plan to get you there.

Issues dealt with in therapy include (but not limited to):

• ADD/ADHD
• Anger management
• Anxiety
• Bipolar
• Decision making
• Depression or sadness
• Divorce/Separation
• Family issues
• Grief
• Mother/daughter relationship issues
• Parenting concerns
• Relationship issues (regardless of age, gender, preference, etc)
• Self esteem issues
• Social anxiety or trouble
• Stress
• Transitions to middle school/high school/college/after graduation
• Trauma