Courage to Change Counseling
Courage to Change Counseling
Creating Lasting and Meaningful Change Through Therapy
“Standing on the bridge, I look back at times in my life when the goddess, the warrior in me, held my hand and led me. Trusting that those who came before me will give me strength to transform shame into hope and survival. Free to take what helps me grow. Free to be all of me.”
Nydia Garcia Preto
Benefits of Therapy
Individual talk therapy encourages open and honest dialogue about issues that cause you distress. Through your relationship with your therapist, you’ll work to identify and understand how these stressors are impacting your life, plus develop strategies to manage the symptoms.
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A family therapist can evaluate and treat mental and emotional disorders, evaluate and treat behavioral problems, address relationship issues within the context of the family system. Some of the most notable benefits of family therapy include improving communication skills; providing help treating mental health concerns that impact the family unit (such as substance abuse, depression, or trauma); offering collaboration among family members; developing individual coping strategies and identifying ways to find healthy support.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy is an effective way to keep a relationship on track before it goes off the rails. But if the strains are real and communicating is almost impossible, going to therapy allows couples to meet with a neutral party. One of the foundational goals of couples therapy is learning how to improve interpersonal dynamics. Some of the more common benefits cited by couples include:
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improving communication skills
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resolving conflict
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restoring lost trust
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increasing shared support
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restoring intimacy
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learning how to support each other through difficult times
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forming a stronger bond