Counseling and Psychotherapy, or talk therapy is a method to help people with varied mental and emotional health concerns. While counseling and psychotherapy as terms are used interchangeably and are similar, they are not exactly the same. Counseling is more short term and deals with immediate and present concerns while psychotherapy is long term and aims at understanding a person’s psychological history and future goals at a more extensive level. Both counseling and psychotherapy aim at helping a person understand themselves, navigate through life struggles and build healthy relationships.
Therapy can help you see yourself and your life in a different light. I am non judgemental and unbiased, hence, therapy with me feels like you are talking to yourself, in a more meaningful way.
If your aim is personal healing and growth, individual counseling is for you. With complete focus on you and your goals, personal therapy is your safe space to explore your values and how you relate to your life and relationships. Your way into counseling can be:
● Curative- if you are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief & loss, a breakup or romantic separation, changes in your career among many other challenges.
● Insight Oriented- if you are curious to know & understand yourself, explore your identity, empower yourself, develop personalized coping strategies and learn how to manage your emotions.
Personal therapy gives you an opportunity to know your patterns, increase self awareness, work on self acceptance, learn boundary setting, alleviate suffering, cope with stressors, facilitate lifestyle changes, find meaning and enhance an overall sense of well being.
If your aim is to work with your partner on your romantic relationship or marriage, couples’ counseling is for you. With complete focus on your relationship dynamics, couples’ counseling is your safe space to explore how you and your partner come together. Your way into counseling can be:
● Curative- if you are struggling with issues such as personality differences, issues with sex & intimacy, constant disagreements, trauma, emotional turmoil, grief & loss, lack of understanding among other challenges.
● Growth Oriented- if you are curious to learn about each other, want to practice new ways of communication or build a healthy relationship. I also offer premarital counseling, which is another growth oriented method of building a healthy marriage.
Couples’ counseling gives you an opportunity to understand the root causes of conflicts, communicate better, increase acceptance & shared support, restore trust and find meaning together.
If your aim is to work with your family members on your relationships, family counseling is for you. With complete focus on your relationship dynamics, family counseling is your safe space to explore how each member of the family relates to one another and find root causes of conflicts. Your way into counseling can be:
● Curative- if you are struggling with issues like anger, distress, trauma, separation, parenting, addiction, conflicts between siblings, adjustment, disability, death of a member among other challenges.
● Growth Oriented- if you are curious to understand each other, practice healthy communication, learn to set/ accept boundaries and identify coping tools.
Family counseling gives you an opportunity to improve your family dynamics, address unhealthy patterns, increase shared support, define roles of members and enhance problem solving as a unit.