How Will Counseling Help?

Your life does not have to stay the way it is now. Together we will find solutions to your concerns. We will work with you to figure out how to make your life into one that you are happy living. You will get the support you need to make necessary changes in a safe and accepting place. Whether you are seeking a neutral third-party to discuss your situation, a coach to help guide you, or a therapist to offer techniques to deal with troubling circumstances, we will customize our approach to fit your needs. You will leave counseling more in control of the direction of your life  and with the necessary skills to deal with challenges you encounter along the way. Our goal is to help you feel happier and more satisfied.

Counseling will typically start with a thorough assessment, in order for us to help you meet your goals we need to know what those goals are and learn the barriers that may be in your way.  Counseling can offer a place to explore life stressors, get some perspective, and develop solutions.  Counseling can also be a place to deal with a clinical diagnosis like depression, ADHD, or bipolar disorder.  Therapy in these situations can involve many aspects: sorting out causes from symptoms, learning to manage symptoms effectively, working on a plan to remove or reduce the intensity of the causes, and developing a greater understanding of the diagnosis.  For many other people, therapy is about learning a new set of skills.  An individual may be looking to communicate better, cope with stress or anger more effectively, or reduce anxiety.  In these situations, a counselor will work with a client to identify the skills that would be helpful and develop a plan to teach and practice these skills.  

The reality is that every person has struggles but the specifics of each person's difficulties are unique.  Counseling takes many forms and uses many different approaches.

Located in Edwardsville, IL near Glen Carbon, Troy, and Granite City.