Individual Therapy
Does your life feel out of balance?
Have you noticed yourself feeling more isolated?
Maybe you used to feel more connected with others, where now you notice a tendency to want to be alone and apart from everyone else. Or, you notice even when you are with others, you feel lonely, distracted, and disconnected. You are with your friends and family in body, but your mind and heart feel a million miles away.
You may feel isolated because you have things weighing on your heart and mind – problems you need to figure out, sort through, and resolve.
It’s affecting your relationships and even your productivity at work. It’s hard to be fully present with others or at work when you have underlying concerns weighing so heavily on your mind.
Are you more irritable, emotional, or reactive than usual?
You might find yourself getting rattled about things that ordinarily wouldn’t upset you. For example, you may find yourself more short-fused with your kids – when normally you’re more patient.
Or a car pulls out in front of you and instantly provokes anger within you – when ordinarily you’d feel just a bit annoyed.
Or maybe you find yourself livid about political matters – when usually this wouldn’t get under your skin.
Is negativity becoming your regular mindset?
Not only is the glass half empty, but you are beginning to wonder if there was anything in the glass at the beginning.
Where you once felt hopeful and optimistic about your future, you now find yourself expecting the worst. If you expect the worst, then maybe you won’t get so hurt when what you want most doesn’t happen.
You may feel more jaded and find yourself reacting more sarcastically than you usually would.
“What’s happened to me? I didn’t use to be this way.”
There was a time when you had hope for your life… dreams that you were determined to see fulfilled.
What happened to it all?
You were supposed to have a thriving marriage, not contemplating divorce.
You just knew you’d be making a difference and helping others, not sidelined and apathetic because of religious trauma.
You were supposed to have three children by now, not three miscarriages.
You were going to be successful at your job, an active and involved parent, and a great friend to many… not failing at seemingly everything, letting everyone down, and barely functioning because of your depression.
When you don’t deal with unresolved pain from the past, eventually, it will work its way into other areas of your life. It can leave you with emotional collateral damage that compounds over time, ultimately affecting your life and relationships. The old hurts WILL come out and spill into other areas of your life.
You can get back on track.
Do you remember the story “The Princess and the Pea” by Hans Christian Andersen? The princess slept horribly because there was a pea underneath the 20 mattresses that she was resting upon. She didn’t know what it was, but she felt it.
Maybe you don’t know specifically what negatively affects your quality of life. Perhaps, like the princess, you can’t rest because you know that something is there – and it is affecting your mood, relationships, and emotional well-being. During our sessions, I will help you identify and remove the layers underneath you to get to the root of what’s creating the pain in your life.
In therapy, I will likely have you work on a timeline to chart your highs and lows throughout your life. We will look for themes and identify any unresolved issues affecting your quality of life and overall well-being.
Depending on your needs and situation, therapy may include journaling, art therapy, and cognitive-behavioral techniques. These tools can help you identify unhealthy beliefs and thought patterns and replace them with healthier ways of thinking so that you can heal and change your life for the better.
Ultimately…
If you stop and acknowledge that something is unsettled in your life;
And determine to take an honest look at yourself and deal with it.
Then you can begin to heal and find balance in your life again.
Let’s make a plan… and take action!
During your initial consultation, we will talk about “the last straw” that has led you to get therapy at this time in your life. We will also discuss what you hope to gain from counseling and what you desire to work through from the past or present. Then, we will work together to establish a unique counseling plan for you.
Your counseling plan will include the issues we will address in our sessions, the changes you desire to see in your life, the schedule and frequency of our sessions, and my feedback regarding the necessary steps to get you from where you are now to where you want to be in your life.
You can start right here… right now!
Call, text or email to schedule your initial evaluation, and let’s get you back on track: (972) 727-0044.