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Individual counseling offers an opportunity for you to sit in a place of physical and emotional support and safety, where you can gain a deeper understanding and positive relationship with yourself. In this setting, many people are able to find far more strength, creativity, and positive resources within themselves than they ever thought possible.
Counseling has
been shown to be very effective in helping people with a wide range of concerns
including anxiety, depression, anger, sadness, detachment /
For most of us, these issues are the result of patterns of thoughts, behavior and feelings that we developed over many years. Unfortunately, those old ways of responding to the world no longer work for us. In fact, they work against us. Discovering and understanding those patterns and how they work opens the door for us to do things differently if we choose. Men’s Issues In our culture, we men tend to be very poorly taught about how to be men– if we are taught at all.
As a man, you are probably facing challenges and carrying emotional and mental burdens that are nothing like what your father or grandfathers experienced. It can seem nearly impossible to be the man you want to be in the face of all the competing forces that push you to compromise or betray your most basic principles, dreams and desires.
You have probably noticed, either in yourself or other men, that these burdens can show up as strained relationships, anger outbursts, depression, anxiety, affairs, work dissatisfaction, addictions and fundamental questions about life direction and purpose.
One of the obstacles that may keep you from asking for help is the mistaken notion that to be a “real man” you must be able to handle your problems on your own. Unfortunately, that kind of isolation actually blocks your ability to be successful and makes it harder to find satisfaction with yourself, your relationships and your career.
None of us were ever intended to face our issues or challenges alone. To seek counsel and support when you need it is a sure sign of wisdom, courage and strength. |
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disconnection, or feelings of being stuck, overwhelmed or bewildered about what
to do next.