Treatment for Anxiety and Depression

Counseling is about change.  For some clients, behavioral change is the goal.  Others want relief from symptoms that are interfering with their functioning at home or at work.  Sometimes these symptoms can eat away at the vitality of our relationships.

Relief from anxiety, depressive symptoms or troubling self-defeating behaviors, are examples of changes someone might ask for in their work in therapy.  Within this context, a symptom is an SOS signal broadcast by someone that something is wrong.  However, the message is encoded in the language of symptoms and then needs to be translated into understandable terms through a working partnership between the therapist and client.

Together a treatment plan is formulated so the person learns other more healthy ways of expressing the underlying difficulty.

The process of counseling and psychotherapy is about self-understanding.  As we learn about the crosscurrents of influences and experiences that make us who we are, we develop inner strength and empowerment because self-knowledge gives us more choices that put us more in charge of our lives. 

In this way we are no longer prisoners of our past, but can take experiences from our younger years and learn what we need to grow from them, as painful as they may be.  The troubled relationships or emotional issues that may have held us hostage in our earlier experiences can then become fountains of strength and wisdom.

Overview of Counseling

Counseling is a learning process that has many faces.  There are both numerous models and approaches to counseling as well as difficult situations in life for which counseling can offer a guiding light.  This variety of therapy formats and its broad applicability can lead to confusion and misunderstanding. 

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Marriage Counseling

Joy and fulfillment in our intimate relationship is a proven formula for meaning and satisfaction in life.  Studies show that people even live longer in a stable marriage.  Coaching couples to diminish disappointment and resentment, clarify expectations, resolve conflict, and learn to get more pleasure from their marriage is where the action takes place in marriage counseling.

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