Anticipated Benefits of Counseling:
- Immediate relief from strain and/or stress of primary psychosocial issue(s).
- Ideally, long-term improvement if not solution to these same areas of concern.
- Enhanced self-esteem/self-worth, self-confidence, and assertiveness.
- Gaining or re-gaining a sense of control over your life (i.e. you begin wagging your own tail, as opposed to the tail of life wagging you.) Some people would call this empowerment.
- Increased coping skills relative to life stressors.
- Improved communication and interpersonal skills.
- Development of healthier, more satisfying relationships with family, life partners, friends, co-workers.
- Goal setting. Action plan implementation. Commitment to change.
- Alignment of core values and principles with how you in fact live your life.
- Adoption of a proactive strategy toward life versus a reactive one.
- An equilibrium and congruence between your inner self and state of being and your outer self and the image/impression you emote to those around you.
- "Getting Real".
- Movement toward maximization of one's potential in life.
- Development of hope for a future filled with safety and security and happiness and fulfillment and love.
