Counseling Service
Adult Therapy
One-on-one support for adults navigating anxiety, grief, trauma, life transitions, and more.
One-on-one support for adults navigating anxiety, grief, trauma, life transitions, and more.
Are you experiencing any of the following?
- Difficulty coping with mental illness (affects and behaviors that won’t subside)
- Grief, loss, bereavement issues (prolonged grief, difficulty adjusting to life, lingering sadness)
- Life-transitions & adjustment delays (co-dependency issues, medical-environmental challenges)
- Meaningless or purposeless (feeling lost, confused, or stuck in one’s life)
- Relationship Issues (poor communication skills, unmet needs, attachment-based issues)
- Trauma-related symptoms (hypervigilance, disturbed thoughts, impaired functioning)
- Addiction or substance use (poor coping skills, lack of resources or support)
- Career-related stress (job instability or dissatisfaction, poor work performance)
Did you notice any of the following changes?
- Inability to work or go to school
- Difficulty in relationships or taking care of children
- Increased risk of health issues
- Hospitalization or somatic symptoms
- Fatigue, overwhelm, or hopelessness
How does adult therapy work?
Upon booking an appointment with the therapist best suited to your needs, we meet with you for an initial 50-minute session. During this appointment, we establish a therapeutic rapport with you and observe your initial presentation of symptoms.
The next 2-3 sessions will continue these steps and give us an opportunity to gather more information and form an initial impression of your needs. A treatment plan is then formulated out of which future sessions are designed, and for each session thereafter, clinical interventions are utilized in service of meeting the established treatment goals.
Meeting weekly is our recommended frequency for beginning the process. In-person or virtual meetings are recommended for adult therapy.
What happens in an adult therapy session?
In a comfortable, private setting, whether in person or virtual, we create a supportive space where you can express, explore, and process experiences that may be causing distress. With a clinical perspective in mind, we work together to foster the conditions that help you feel safe and at ease as you look more deeply into your life, including both conscious and unconscious aspects of yourself. When appropriate, we actively engage in dialogue with you to help reframe the meaning of events and uncover opportunities for new perspectives.
Each session may look different or similar depending on where your focus is. We use your participation in therapy to guide treatment in the direction where it is most needed during a given appointment. All the while, we stay close to your long-term goals. With your treatment objectives in mind, we walk a careful line between being client-led and clinician-informed.
Depending on your clinical needs, our methods vary. Sometimes we utilize educational worksheets, videos or the whiteboard for cognitive-behavioral techniques. Sometimes we use insight-oriented methods such as Gestalt’s Empty Chair technique, transference or counterference reflections, and dream interpretation. Other times, we integrate mindfulness techniques, especially during exposure therapy, to treat anxiety or phobias. Essentially, we see your progression through therapy as both an art and a science to be balanced.
Taking the first step is an act of strength
Reach out and we’ll help you find the therapist best suited to your needs. Every conversation is confidential, unhurried, and free of judgment.