Sometimes the pace of life does not allow time to reflect, to recognize and process changes in yourself, the ones you love and your circumstances.  Conflicts and stressors are not resolved.  Relationship issues develop.  Your work no longer matches your life’s priorities.  Forgotten pains and family history surface and affect your behavior in ways you don’t like.  You experience grief and loss.  Identities evolve.  Ways of dealing with issues that once worked don’t seem to work anymore, and there is nobody to turn to for honest and confidential conversations.  These are just some of the times that people have found counseling helps.

The goal of counseling is to provide a safe, accepting, non-judgmental place where you can explore these issues in confidence. A Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) will listen to the client, and respect her/his individuality and right to make decisions. The LPC and client will become a team, and explore the client's strengths, values, fears and difficulties to address the issues that are identified as priorities. The collaborative goal will be to develop in the client a sense of confidence and emotional well-being

Many committed relationships get stuck. Partners interpret life events through the filter of their life experiences, many of them having occurred before the relationship. They may develop and mature along separate paths and realize that maintaining their love will require some assistance. Sometimes a few sessions will help them; other times it may take longer. Issues that may lead to the need for counseling include:

Communicating caringly

Expressing feelings

Tools to communicate

Non-defensive listening skills

Handling anger constructively

Sharing responsibilities

After affair issues

Resolving sexual issues

Compromising successfully

Parenting concerns

Ending unhappy relationships