Individual Therapy

Being human can be totally overwhelming.

And that's before we talk about how overwhelming the world around us can be.

Family, career, parenting, current and past relationships, personal challenges and changes, national and global events, and patterns of behavior from our families of origin or our histories that we recognize as counterproductive but still can't seem to stop doing are just a few of the experiences that can overwhelm us.

Individual therapy is a powerful tool for addressing short or long-term concerns. Together, we can get you the clarity you need to really understand the core of what's troubling you and develop sustainable, practical tools for making your life better.

Whatever is bothering you—and whether it's bothering you a little or a lot—therapy is a safe, non-judgmental, and down-to-earth space to explore your experience, clarify your direction, and gently move your forward in living an awesome life.

Here's a glimpse of what it's like to get individual therapy.

A good individual therapist moves at the pace that is helpful to you in your unique discovery or healing process. We may find that they concern bringing you in has significant ties to other parts of your life or your past, but it's up to you to decide if exploring that history is part of the work you want to do.

When you've decided to get therapy, your goals direct the course of our work together.

You might be looking for a better understanding of what's keeping you from a healthy and fulfilling life, relationship, or career. Maybe you want an individual therapist as an impartial yet compassionate and knowledgeable feedback regarding stressors, life decisions, or a relationship crossroad.

Or maybe you are thinking about individual therapy because you want to understand why you have unhelpful thinking pattern, beliefs, and behaviors that inhibit your growth and success in your work, your home, and your relationships. You want to really get to the bottom of why you do what you do—when you know it's unhelpful or even self-sabotage—and learn realistic and meaningful change strategies.

How long do people "do" individual therapy?

You are the best judge of what you need out of individual therapy, and when you've gotten it.

I love that often, after doing therapy for a while my clients often go out into the world to practice their learnings and skills, and then a month, six months, a year, or two years later they reach out to say something new has come up (or something old has resurfaced) and they'd like to have a few more sessions. And then they go back out into the world, and then a month, six months, or two years pass . . . therapy is there for you when you need it, for as long or as briefly as you need it.

What do people work on in individual therapy?

Individual therapy can help clients move through all kinds of tough life stages, issues, experiences, and events.

Some of these issues include:

Some of the many stage-of-life challenges therapy can help with include:

Individual therapy is a proven treatment for mental health concerns including:

Good individual therapy can help you figure out the parts of your life—maybe even ones you don't realize are pain points—that are contributing to experiences like depression and anxiety, and then equip you with the tools to move forward and maintain your health and happiness.

What's the goal of individual therapy?

The goal of individual therapy is to help you meaningfully address the parts of your life that aren't serving you, are causing you distress, or Individual therapy will help you have a better understanding of your problems, how to change your relationship to them, and how to effectively cope so that you can start living fully even when tough stuff is happening.

Another important benefit of individual therapy is that you'll learn to manage your most difficult emotions in constructive ways, without "stuffing" them or "shutting down." If you're a person who often feels like your emotional reactions get the best of you and lead to damaging behaviors and negative consequences, therapy is an awesome vehicle for learning skills that get your needs met and keep you in a constructive place with other people, at the same time.

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