Registered Clinical Counsellor

Individual Counselling

“It’s your life; live it well.”

-Judge Judy Sheindlin

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Individual counseling is a personal opportunity to receive support and experience growth during challenging times in life. Individual counseling can help one deal with many personal topics in life such as anger, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, marriage and relationship challenges, parenting problems, school difficulties, career changes, etc.

Individual counseling is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment. Counseling allows individuals to explore their feelings, beliefs, and behaviors, work through challenging or influential memories, identify aspects of their lives that they would like to change, better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and work toward desired change.

Individual counseling is counseling focused on the individual's immediate or near future concerns. Individual counseling may encompass career counseling and planning, grief after a loved one dies or dealing with problems at a job before they become big. Individual counseling is a one-on-one discussion between the counselor and the client, who is the person seeking treatment. The two form an alliance, relationship or bond that enables trust and personal growth.

Surprising Benefits of Individual Therapy

When you decide to go to therapy, you take a significant step toward improving your mental health. With the help of your registered counselor, you may achieve goals such as reducing the symptoms of mental illness, developing new coping mechanisms, or working through trauma from your past.

You Inspire Others to Get the Help They Need

Telling people about your decision to go to counselling is a personal decision. You can choose to keep this information completely private, share it with a few people, or share it with the world. If you decide to open up about counselling with even one person, there’s a chance you could change a life.

One of the barriers that often keep people from seeking mental healthcare is that they don’t know anyone else who has, so they do not know what to expect. When you talk about your experiences, you may give someone the courage they need to get help.

You Can Learn How to Talk About Hard Things

Many people struggle to have discussions that may lead to negative feelings. Instead of opening up during these conversations, people may prefer to walk away or change the subject to something happier. Unfortunately, this tactic of avoiding hard conversations can lead to unresolved problems for a person’s mental health.

In order for counselling to work, you have to talk about some of the most challenging topics. You may have avoided these discussions for years. By opening up to a counsellor about these issues, you can learn to have difficult discussions in healthy ways.

At first, you may notice it’s easier to talk to your counsellor about these things. Over time, these conversations can get easier with family and friends as well. This important life skill can serve you for years to come.

You Gain More Empathy

Although your counsellor is a vital member of your team, they will not agree with you without a second thought. Instead, a great counsellor challenges a person’s thoughts and behavioral patterns. Often, they will have you look at a situation from another point-of-view.

This change in perspective can help you develop more empathy for yourself and others. For example, if you have negative thoughts about yourself, your therapist may challenge you to talk about yourself the way you would talk about a dear friend. This can help you be more gentle and kind to yourself.

Your Physical Health Improves

Mental health struggles often cause stress and trouble sleeping, both of which have serious consequences for your physical health. As therapy helps improve your mental health, you may also notice a significant change in your stress levels and sleeping habits. These improvements can, in turn, cause other benefits to your physical health, including:

*Decreased blood pressure

*Less pain and tension

*Lower risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke

*Stronger immune system

*Improved athletic performance

*Balanced blood sugar

*And more

Of course, many other factors affect your physical health as well. However, there’s no doubt that people who feel better mentally can start to see changes in their physical well-being.