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Individual Counseling Individual counseling is an opportunity to examine issues within the privacy of a psychotherapeutic session. Individual counseling provides “therapeutic intimacy” to discuss relationship issues, childhood issues, or problems surfacing due to employment, career or personal life changes. If you are coping with feelings of depression or anxiety, it may become difficult to maintain work, school or family commitments. During times of stress, we sometimes misuse or abuse alcohol or other substances, find ourselves overeating or engaging in other destructive behaviors. Learning healthier coping strategies and facing confusing and often conflicting feelings can be positive steps towards living a healthier and happier life. Individual counseling also provides a safe environment to deal with painful issues that we sometimes try to avoid — issues involving sexual, emotional or physical abuse in childhood or adulthood, dysfunctional family issues, or deep depressions and suicidal feelings. Finding a safe space to address these concerns can break the isolation and begin a process of healing. When problems are directly related to relationships — i.e., intimate partners, parents and children, or friends — individual sessions with a therapist can serve as a “safe space” to examine and contemplate feelings and issues. All “individual” problems take place within a wider sphere that impact — and are impacted by relationships with others. Individual sessions are the standard “50-minute therapy hour,” with 10 minutes at the end to set up the next appointment. To make an appointment or receive information on fees, please contact Choices Counseling & Consulting. |
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