Emotional health/ Addictions
You might benefit from counseling if you have:
- Difficulty coping with daily stress, you are feeling overwhelmed or your life is becoming unmanageable.
- Persistent feelings of sadness, worthlessness or depression.
- Problems adjusting to a new or unexpected life event, such as a loss of a loved one, divorce, unemployment or illness.
- Suspicions or knowledge that your child is being, or has been sexually abused.
- Past trauma or abuse that continues to plague your present daily life.
- Problems with your child's behavior or a desire to become a more effective parent.
- Struggles with an addiction to alcohol or drugs, or are a family member tired and confused about a loved one's addictions.
- Problems with anger or violence or are in a domestic abuse situation.
Clients typically have different needs and counseling is beneficial for a wide range of emotional problems.
These problems may include the following:
- Life adjustments
- Depression or Anxiety
- Domestic Violence
- Past or present sexual abuse or rape
- Trauma
- Grief and mourning
- ADHD
- Relationship conflicts
- Parenting
- School problems or Peer pressure
- Eating disorders
- Codependency
Substance abuse and addictions can cause problems for individuals and families in numerous ways.
These problems may include the following:
- Legal issues
- Failure to fulfill major life responsibilities
- Social or interpersonal conflicts
- Inability to cut down or stop using
- Withdrawal effects (nausea, hangovers, DT's, passouts, depression, anxiety, etc...)
- Important social, occupational or recreational activities given up or reduced
- Family dysfunction and heredity
- Health problems