Individual Therapy

One-on-one counseling provides an opportunity for people to openly talk about their thoughts and feelings while being assisted by a trained professional and caring guide.  Clients often seek individual therapy due to some recent stress in their lives, or due to an ongoing conflict they have been unable to resolve alone.  Although some people initially worry that talking about themselves will be awkward or uncomfortable, most clients find individual sessions enjoyable and growth enhancing. 

While the client gains greater focus on her/his thoughts and feelings, the therapist acts as a non-judgmental guide, helping the individual recognize patterns and finding ways to avoid past problems.

Types of issues addressed and treated in individual therapy:

• Alleviating Depression
• Decreasing and managing Anxiety, panic attacks
• Social phobias and other phobias
• Bipolar Disorder
• Schizophrenia, psychoses
• Emotional issues
• Self esteem, personal growth
• Assertiveness training
• Codependency
• Stress management
• Men’s Issues
• Women’s Issues – e.g., infertility
• Gay and Lesbian issues
• Infidelity
• Grief and loss; loved ones, pets, loss of physical functioning, home…
• Trauma; abuse, natural disaster, other loss
• Life transitions; retirement, deployment, chronic physical illness, single parenthood
• Education or work stressors/problem