Individual Counseling

Life together started well for Janice and Aaron.

Janice is a 29-year old single female who has been in a committed relationship for five years.

She met Aaron in her last year of college and instantly felt a strong connection to him. After dating him for six months and feeling connected to each other, they took the next step in their relationship and moved in together.

Everything was great for the first year of living together. There were a few minor disagreements and normal problems when two people decide to live together, but they worked those out.

Then the cracks appeared.

Janice recently felt more frustrated at home; minor arguments carried over to the next day.

She noticed she struggled more at work. Twice in the last month, Janice’s supervisor called her into the office to see if everything was alright. During the last time in his office, Janice broke down and began crying.

She admitted she doesn’t know what is wrong; she doesn’t want to get out of bed and struggled to get to work.

The conversation with her boyfriend began..

Janice went home after work that day and sat down with her boyfriend. They talked about what happened that day. Janice admitted she has been less hungry, gets angry more often, and little things seem to bother her.

She told her boyfriend how she struggles to make decisions; even getting up to go to work brings a sense of dread. She feels guilty and sad about not wanting to come home and wants to go out and get a drink.

Janice said she wants to feel alive and have joy in her life. Janice said, “I just want it to be like it was when we first moved in together.” Then, she started crying.

Aaron encouraged Janice to talk to a counselor or therapist to help her figure out what was going on and help her work through her problems.

What is individual counseling?

Individual counseling (sometimes called psychotherapy, talk therapy, or treatment) is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment.

The counseling focuses on everyday issues that come with development – issues where a helping hand or leg-up would resolve the issue before it became a problem.

Counseling seeks to help people before the problem becomes heightened or where the problem becomes overwhelming.

Individual counseling’s expectation is to…

Help improve the relationships between two people.

Typically, the relationship is a critical part of what makes counseling successful.

Counselors assist individuals with expressing emotions, solving personal problems, and understanding oneself better.

They also offer support and resources.

It’s better to address whatever is bothering you.

Take Aaron’s advice to Janice and seek individual counseling. Don’t let what’s bothering you invade all aspects of your life.

Let’s partner together and work to identify and resolve the problem.

Contact me today! Call (210) 756-6694 for a free 20-minute consultation.