Depression, anxiety, and feeling unlovable are the main reasons people seek help. However, insecurity, self-doubt, negative self-talk, and impulsivity are also common problems. Feeling overly emotional, needy, and clingy, or preferring to self-isolate can negatively impact relationships. Sometimes mental health symptoms are tied to physical health when we start experiencing sleep problems, issues with appetite, foggy concentration, or become lethargic, lacking in passion, direction, and drive.
These are the classic symptoms of many mental health disorders. There are medications for most of them but that is not everyone’s preferred way of handling things for a number of reasons.
Many try to handle things on their own and if things are not too bad, they do just fine. Others struggle to self-regulate, self-heal, and self-manage their symptoms only to be faced with the stigma of being odd, irritable, annoying, needy, or high maintenance.
Therapy can be a wonderful opportunity to engage in self-discovery, learn new ways of handling issues, and to begin recreating a life that inspires you rather than causing you to feel depressed, anxious, unwanted, or just lost without direction.
Whether you are considering your relationship with yourself, your loved ones, peers, or family members, or with your dreams, your diagnosis, or even your relationship with food, exercise, and how you treat your body, therapy can be a source of “ah-ha!” moments and a chance to learn how these things are intertwined and sometimes fixing one area of your life can have unexpectedly positive effects on other areas of your life.
Check out “About My Approach” and “Who Am I?” (links above) to read more about my background and training as well as my thoughts on how best to be of help. Contact me (information is below) if you have questions or concerns about what to expect.