Counseling Services

Individual Counseling

You and the counselor will sit down and discuss the concerns you are having. It is a safe and

confidential setting. Individual counseling includes biblical counseling, talk therapy,

and other one on one mental health treatments. The goal is to work through the difficult

circumstances and get to a place of healing. You can use individual counseling to work through:

anger, anxiety, depression, career changes, marriage and relationship difficulties, grief, parenting

problems, school problems, and substance abuse.

Counseling for kids, pre-teens, and teens

Children and adolescent therapy works toward reducing stressors, striving to help families

cope with divorces, illness, loss and conflict. Counseling helps to establish healthy coping skills

and boundaries to deal with life challenges. It also helps children and teens learn more about

themselves.

What Parents Can Expect during the counseling session:

Parents can expect their child to take some steps forward during the first few visits. In the

beginning, the child will not be learning all the counseling strategies. The first few sessions

focus on building a relationship with the counselor and getting to know each other.

The next step is to develop goals for treatment. These goals include identifying what the child

or adolescent wants to change about himself/herself, how he/she feels about him/herself, and

what his/her strengths and weaknesses are. The therapist helps the child identify problems

and possible solutions. In addition, the therapist teaches coping skills to deal with stress and

anxiety. Finally, the therapist works with the family to implement positive lifestyle changes.

In the beginning, the child may feel anxious or uncomfortable talking with someone else about

personal matters. However, over time, the child learns to trust the therapist and open up.

He/she begins to realize that his/her feelings don't define him/her. As a result, the child gains

self-confidence and becomes more equipped to deal with the complexities they face in life.

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What to expect....

Professionalism, unconditional positive regard, confidentiality, and my full attention.

Your time is precious, and your concerns are important to me. It can be hard to make that first step

to come to counseling, but know you are of the utmost importance to me. As your counselor, I will

show you complete and total support and acceptance. No matter what you say, what you have

done, or what you think, you will always be met with a kind response and empathy to what you are

going through.