Life isn’t easy.
We all have our share of difficulties – and the pain and confusion that comes with them.
Even the strongest and most competent people among us need some help at different cornerstones in their lives.
We all have our battles. Some involve our own internal demons – low self-esteem, the negative critic living in your head saying you are not good enough.
Perhaps you have very challenging external life circumstances – marriage struggles, career or financial woes, parenting difficulties, medical issues.
Or you may struggle with loneliness of not yet meeting the right partner – or coping with a traumatic event and childhood scars.
Some of us are enduring lifetime struggles with anxiety and depression.
And it doesn’t come with an instruction manual.
Life presents us all with our own unique challenges.
Wouldn’t it be great if there were some magic ball that could tell us what to do in each circumstance?
To help us know instinctively which path to take to lead us to be our most authentic self and have a fulfilled joyful life?
That would be amazing!
Perhaps you thought everything was fine…
Until that inevitable bump – when you hit a major life transition.
Life transitions – like a change in your relationship status, a new job, moving, baby, or suddenly hitting empty nest and retirement – can be exciting – and unsettling – at the same time.
They can challenge your identity and stability – can leave you with a feeling that the carpet was pulled from underneath.
Or maybe it’s relationships.
Maybe you’re struggling with inter-personal relationships –
Questioning whether it’s you – or them.
Wondering why it’s so difficult to have effective communication as conflicts turn into fights.
If the direction of your life feels disappointing,
If the motivation, passion, joy, and love have been sucked out of your life –
Then, it’s time to make a change.
Time to take a step in a positive direction.
I understand. Opening up to a stranger can feel intimidating – or downright scary.
But therapy can help you work through these challenges.
And it can help you break negative cycles.
While there are no time machines to correct our past mistakes – no crystal balls to tell us the future or a magic wand to wave and make the pain go away – there is hope, and there is help available to you.
It’s time to focus on YOU.
It’s time to seek that safe space – where you feel noticed and heard.
Where the focus is solely on YOU.
Where you can share your pain with someone who will truly listen, validate, and clarify.
Talking to a therapist IS like talking to a trusted friend – but one with the education, training, and experience to promote lasting, positive change.
To pose insightful questions to guide you through the complicated parts of life.
The therapeutic relationship will help you identify the life patterns that are no longer working, to understand where they originated, and to create, step-by-step, new patterns to help you meet your goals.
It’s time to see things in a whole new way.
Therapy will help you gain a deeper understanding and fresh perspective on yourself and your relationships – both current and past – and help you find your sense of self and balance.
You and your therapist will work as partners to identify, evaluate, and challenge patterns of thinking and behaviors that may make you feel conflicted.
Sometimes, it will require an investigation into painful aspects of the past, to grieve and heal your trauma, so it doesn’t affect you now – and detract from your future.
The right relationship –
What is the essential first step to regaining your sense of control? Seeking help with a therapist who feels safe and responsive to your needs.
I am passionate about this work – because I’ve witnessed the transformation that has occurred in so many of my clients’ lives as they worked through their old patterns and healed from old wounds.
It’s a true gift – to witness the empowerment that people experience when they’ve learned coping skills, strengthened their emotional capacity, and enhanced their ability to function in their day-to-day lives and relationships.
It’s an interactive journey –
Let me guide you to a more fulfilling, more joyous life. Reach out to me today (973) 798-8680.