Are you bothered by any of these concerns?
- Feeling down, blah, or depressed
- Being keyed up, anxious, or worried
- Feeling angry and irritable
- Low self-esteem
- Relationship conflict and dissatisfaction
- Difficulty with sexuality and intimacy
- Career concerns
- Work/life balance challenges
- Parenting concerns
- Addictive and compulsive behavior
- Grief and loss
- Transition
- Religious trauma
Counseling can help you address these problems, through individual therapy, group psychotherapy, or couple’s counseling.
Therapy Services
Individual Therapy
Individual counseling focuses on you. This is your time to talk about the things that are bothering you and to explore what you want out of life. Through a collaborative approach, we work to understand you as fully as possible and develop a plan for creating the life you want.
Clients report the following benefits:
- More satisfying, intimate relationships
- Feeling better about themselves
- Happier family life
- Increased hope and optimism
- More self-awareness
- Feeling like a better parent
- Enjoying work more
- Making more money
- Feeling less stressed out and more resilient
- Responding to life rather than reacting
- Communicating more effectively
- Feeling a greater variety and depth of emotion
- Ability to set and reach meaningful goals
Couple’s Counseling
People seek marital or couple’s counseling for many different reasons, but common difficulties are:
- Problems addressing conflict
- Financial disagreements
- Communication difficulties
- Resentment and anger
- Differences regarding child-rearing or dealing with extended family
- Sexual incompatibility and/or lack of intimacy
- Feeling like roommates
- Emotional or physical affairs
Benefits of couples counseling:
- Decreased tension
- Feeling more affectionate and loving
- Able to fight better
- Able to talk together
- Better physical and emotional intimacy
Group Therapy
Therapy groups provide a nurturing, accepting environment in which concerns and painful experiences can be shared. You also learn more about how other people view you and how you affect others, which improves the quality of your relationships over time. Groups encourage the re-establishment of trust, validate your experiences, and provide access to information from others. They help rebuild self-esteem. Through group therapy you discover you’re not alone with the problems you face.
BENEFITS OF GROUP THERAPY:
- Become more self-aware
- Deal with conflict in healthier ways
- Develop more satisfying relationships
- Communicate better
- Learn how people see you
- Feel more supported
How to Get Started
In our first session, you’ll have a chance to tell me about your life, the things you want, and what you hope to understand about yourself. You can ask me questions and get a feel for what it would be like to work with me. Together, we will explore what’s getting in your way of being happier and develop a plan for making meaningful change.
Call or email to set up an initial appointment
512-762-0537
alyson@alysonmstone.com
