Frequently Asked Questions

YES!  Counseling can be helpful for anyone who is dealing with life stressors.  Participating in counseling enables you to receive objective feedback and hear a different perspective about your situation.  Counseling can also help you learn different skills to manage difficult situations and/or difficult emotions.  It is important to remember that you get out of counseling what you put into it.  This means that in order to get the most benefit from counseling, you have to be willing to do some work.  This could be in the form of openly and honestly talking about your concerns, trying different strategies to manage your challenges, and being willing to listen to feedback.  Answering this question makes me think of the quote "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" because it highlights the need to do something different if you want change to occur.  You have to try something new if you want to see changes in your life.  That something different could be going to counseling, reading a self-help book, talking to a trusted friend to get feedback, etc…