Pathway Counseling

There are a variety of reasons you may choose to talk with a professional about your personal issues and/or growth. People typically see a psychologist because they are struggling with something that they would like to discuss with someone who is unbiased and impartial; someone who is not going to judge them regarding their difficulties. Psychologists are bound by confidentiality, which means that unless you are a danger to yourself or others, or if you have knowledge of on-going child abuse (or the abuse of a dependent), than what you say in the therapy room stays in the therapy room. This usually makes it much easier to discuss your issues. 

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Engaging in counseling does not mean that you are “crazy”; quite the opposite, it means that you are acknowledging a struggle in your life and that you are willing to receive help with it, rather than letting it get worse. It takes strength and courage to go and talk to a psychologist, but the rewards are usually worth the risk of telling someone else about your life. Most importantly, psychologists are trained to help people with a wide variety of difficulties, including issues such as:

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• abuse healing: sexual, physical, verbal, emotional

• adoption-related issues

• anger management

• anxiety / panic / phobia

• attention deficit

• career / occupational stress

• chronic pain / medical stressors

• co-dependency

• communication training

• conflict resolution

• depression / bi-polar depression

• disability

• domestic violence

• eating disorders / body image

• family-related issues

• grief / loss / loneliness

• infertility / treatment

• life transition

• miscarriage

• parenting concerns

• personal growth

• personality concerns

• relationship issues

• self-esteem

• sexual assault

• sexuality

• social skill development

• spiritual concerns

• stress management

• substance abuse / addiction

• trauma and post-traumatic stress

 

If you would like to discuss your current interest and/or need for therapy through an initial phone consultation, please give me a call at 317.650.0851.  This brief, initial phone call is not a therapy session and you will not be charged for it. It is a way for you to decide whether you would like to schedule an appointment, and a way for me to learn about you to see if I am the right person to help you. If I am not the right person for you to work with, I will assist you in finding a professional in the area who may be better able to serve you.

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