You know you need a change. Your life may be dominated by family and work issues or by symptoms of an emotional condition, and you’ve been unproductive and or feeling troubled for too long. You have tried resolving things on your own, but they seem to be getting worse. Pressures are mounting and overwhelming your ability to adjust and stay focused. The decision to seek help may not be easy, but you deserve to feel better. 

Counseling can be an effective intervention for many symptoms and concerns. There can be many reasons to seek out a licensed therapist, these reasons may include; 

1. A licensed therapist can complete a thorough assessment. 

It is important to have a clear picture of what is going on before deciding how to move forward. A counselor can complete a thorough assessment and make recommendations on how to effectively move forward. 

2. Therapy can help to improve your mood. 

Feeling down or sad every once and a while is a natural part of life. If you find that your mood is depressed or sad more often than not, it may be worth a second look. Counseling can help to assess your mood and allow you to learn strategies to improve how you are feeling. 

3. Counseling can reduce anxiety.  

Many symptoms can be addressed by a licensed therapist, including anxiety. If you are experiencing excessive anxiety and it is impacting the way you live your life, therapy can help. 

4. Consulting a therapist can help you to set and reach your goals.

Setting goals and then reaching them can be difficult and complicated. With the help of a licensed therapist you can set realistic goals for yourself and find ways to effectively meet them. 

5. Therapy can help you be more assertive. 

Saying no and setting boundaries can be difficult, but well worth it. A counselor can help you find ways to do this that work for you. 

6. Counseling can improve your communication skills. 

Communicating your feelings, wants and needs can be hard to do. Therapy can help you learn valuable communication skills and guide you in implementing them. 

7. Relationships can be improved with counseling. 

In addition to communication skills, you can learn other valuable relationship skills in therapy. Your therapist can help you find and process what is getting the way of your relationships being healthier and then start to improve them. 

8. You can process grief and loss.

Grief can be all consuming, counseling can create a space for you to process your loss and feelings of grief. Your counselor can help you find ways to move forward that work for you. 

9. Counseling can help you work through trauma. 

If you experience something traumatic it is natural to be impacted by it. Counseling can help you to process what has happened and learn skills to cope with any symptoms you may be experiencing as a result. Therapy can help you to move forward toward post traumatic growth. 

There are many good reasons why seeing a therapist may be the right first step.  Find the therapist that is right for you with Carolina Counseling Services in Cameron. CCS contracts with a number of skilled, effective licensed therapists. Call CCS today to schedule your first appointment.