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Trauma & PTSD
“I believe everyone has the potential to live free of emotional pain and fear. It takes courage to come to counseling, tell your story, and trust that you will be helped and not judged. As a professional counselor, my goal is to assist clients to become empowered and gain full insight about themselves and their relationship with others. I
“I believe everyone has the potential to live free of emotional pain and fear. It takes courage to come to counseling, tell your story, and trust that you will be helped and not judged. As a professional counselor, my goal is to assist clients to become empowered and gain full insight about themselves and their relationship with others. I provide a safe, trusting, and professional environment and maintain a climate of warmth, centered on respect for my clients.“ ~ Tina Saunders
Trauma & PTSD
You Have Value
Trauma & PTSD
Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger post traumatic events. I can help you overcome these symptoms and guide you through the process of grief and healing through individual and group counseling.
You Have Value
You Have Value
You Have Value
Are you suffering from racing, obsessive, or negative thoughts, have difficulty sleeping, or experience intense stress? Have you experienced an event that you haven't been able to move past? Does your mental state disrupt your lifestyle or your relationships? Or maybe there's just something about yourself that you can't quite figure out.
Are you suffering from racing, obsessive, or negative thoughts, have difficulty sleeping, or experience intense stress? Have you experienced an event that you haven't been able to move past? Does your mental state disrupt your lifestyle or your relationships? Or maybe there's just something about yourself that you can't quite figure out. If the strategies that have always worked to help you hold it together aren’t working anymore,,especially in your relationships. I can teach you better ways of meeting your needs,
Myths about mental health counseling
Counseling is for crazy people
Counseling is about being analyzed
Counseling is for crazy people
Myth #1:
The truth is that mental health counselors see people that are generally healthy and functional. Most decide to pursue counseling because they want more for themselves, whether it is to feel better, to make sense of their lives, or to improve their situation.
Counseling is for the weak
Counseling is about being analyzed
Counseling is for crazy people
Myth #2:
People who ask for help know when they need it and have the ability to reach out. Everyone needs help now and then. You already have some strengths that you’ve used before, that for whatever reason isn’t working right now.
Counseling is about being analyzed
Counseling is about being analyzed
Counseling is about being analyzed
#Myth #3:
Most counseling involves a team approach toward working toward goals, not being psychologically dissected. The healing and growth in counseling usually emerges out of the relationship between counselor and client, where the emphasis is on humanity, empathy, honor and respectful dialogue. Finally, counseling is about self-knowledge; expanding one’s reference and perspective regarding themselves and those around them.
Counseling is a waste of time
Counseling is a waste of time
Counseling is about being analyzed
Myth #4:
The truth of the matter is that you are the central figure of your life and most of us operate within narrowly and externally defined concepts of the truth of who we are. Seeking this truth can be a profoundly transformational journey that goes way beyond a self-absorbed rap session. Though talking is an integral part of the counseling process, and the past can be a valuable resource for understanding present-day challenges; insight, accountability, active participation and integration are often emphasized.
Counseling takes forever.
Counseling is a waste of time
Counseling is too expensive
Myth #5:
Today, flexibility reigns. Counselor and client are generally considered equal partners determining mutually agreed upon schedules, tasks, and goals. Ultimately, the frequency and length of counseling is dependent on the client’s needs and goals.
Counseling is too expensive
Counseling is a waste of time
Counseling is too expensive
Myth #6:
The way we feel about ourselves and our lives and the quality of our relationships all contribute to the happiness and satisfaction we experience in life. When these elements are out of balance, it can seriously compromise our physical, mental, and emotional states. It is interesting that we don’t hesitate to invest in cars and computers and what we put in and on our bodies, but we seem to resist the idea of investing in our emotional health and well-being.
