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 Whether
you are a single or a couple, counseling is a specialized
service tailored to help remove obstacles you’ve already
encountered on your journey.
Counseling sessions, conducted in person or by telephone,
typically last 50 minutes. What will counseling look like?
During sessions we will collaborate to:
- Identify problematic patterns and obstacles on
your journey
- Get back in touch with your strengths and resources
- Gain an understanding of the dynamics that are
keeping you stuck
- Use that knowledge to build newer, healthier patterns
- Heal previous pain
- Clarify a new direction by developing specific
goals
- Build skills and tools needed to successfully
reach your goals
- Ensure that you remain supported and motivated
throughout your journey
- Troubleshoot any obstacles that come up as you
travel toward your destination
- Once you reach your destination, brainstorm ideas
to ensure that old patterns don’t return.
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| ILLUSTRATIONS |
| The following examples will give you an idea of which
kinds of issues are best suited for counseling. Keep in mind
that the range of issues and people who would benefit from counseling
are very wide. These examples are only provided as several possible
scenarios that would lead someone to consider counseling. |
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Singles: |
 Erin,
28, recently finished graduate school and has been having
a hard time finding a job. To make matters worse, recently
she and her boyfriend broke up. She doesn’t ever remember
feeling this down. She’s been starting to think that
she’ll never find a job and that no one will ever love
her again. It’s been hard to get out of bed, she’s
hardly hungry, and she finds herself frequently tearful. Her
best friend suggested that she might be depressed.
 Rick,
36, is eager to get married and be a great husband. But he
has a hard time meeting women. He feels so anxious when he
is around them. In addition, every time one of his relationships
ends, no matter how short it was, he finds himself feeling
down and irritable for weeks.
Counseling can help singles like these develop more
effective ways of coping with difficulties, heal underlying
pain, gain new patterns of behavior, and increase life satisfaction. |
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Couples: |
 Brian
and Becky, in their mid-30’s, have been married nine years.
For many of those years, things went smoothly, but in the past
few years, they have been arguing frequently and have grown
further apart. She tends to pursue him, wanting to talk through
things, while he retreats, trying to minimize the conflict.
Each is becoming more angry and resentful with the state of
the relationship. This wasn’t what they had signed on
for!
 Thad
and Kristina, in their early-50’s have been married
twenty years and remember a time when they were deeply in
love. But after having several children and juggling the demands
of two careers, they found themselves leading parallel lives.
They feel distant from one another and lonely. Although she’d
always been committed to the marriage, Kristin began noticing
an attractive colleague who appeared to be flirting with her.
She flirted back, rationalizing that it was harmless. When
she was with him, she felt pretty, young, and desirable for
the first time in years. Before long, they were having an
affair which Thad accidentally stumbled upon. Devastated by
the betrayal, Thad has been depressed and angry. Although
Kristina agreed to end the affair, both members of the couple
are having a hard time putting the experience behind them.
Counseling can help couples like these learn to respond
effectively to each other’s needs, resolve their issues,
heal their pain, learn more healthy styles of communicating,
and increase the intimacy and satisfaction in their relationship.
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