Clarity is Possible. So is Greater Well Being.
You are probably considering therapy for one of two reasons:
You are in pain or hurting in some way.
Something's not working the way you want it to, despite having tried everything you can think of doing.
Perhaps you have thoughts like:
"I don't know why I'm so anxious."
"I'm always worrying."
"I don't know why I always react that way."
"My relationships aren't working out."
"I can't seem to feel good inside."
"I'm lonely a lot."
"I don't know why I keep feeling this way. I don't know how not to feel this way. I don't know how else to be. I don't know what else to do."
You may feel bewildered by where you are at this moment. There is somthing that ails, but you don't know how best to remedy it, and it's difficult to conceive that it can be helped. While your troublespots may seem confusing, irrational, automatic, or permanent, they are in fact understandable and workable.
We often live our minds as they are, without giving them too much thought. It is not until something does not work that there is cause and need to give ourselves attention. While we might wish it otherwise, this actually can be a wonderful opportunity. This can be a beginning; one in which you become more knowlegable about yourself, you gain psychological and emotional skill, and you discover how new ideas and feelings can be created. In our work together, my patients commonly become better self observers. They begin to catch troublesome reactions and learn options to work with them. Their self understanding increases, which often is accompanied by feelings of competency, esteem, and contentment. They fear negative feelings less and new options in thinking, feeling, and living become conceivable.
This perspective guides all of my work. My aim is to help you reach your own goals in treatment, and in doing so, give you something more: a greater capacity to know and work with your own mind. Personally and professionally I've found this to be a considerable asset, providing both greater freedom and groundedness. It is a gift to you and to your relationships, and it is something you can continue to build upon for the rest of your life.
There is something beyond the clouds, and it is worth the trouble to seek it.
