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Welcome! I must congratulate you for even being here today. It takes a tremendous amount of courage to even consider pursuing the help of a therapist.
I appreciate the risk you are taking and I've witnessed the rewards.
Marriage and Family Therapists understand that no one is an island in and of themselves. We live life within the relationships around us, whether in family, school, work, church or extra-curricular activities. A marriage and family therapist will keep in mind the relationships that affect you. Individual, marriage and family counselling can often help restore and encourage relationships to persevere through the tough times. Life is full of difficulties, but if our experiences can be validated we can learn to push through and often find our God-given purposes in life.
Erik Erickson once wrote, "A crisis can be a turning point; it can heighten your potential for positive change. It is a time to rebuild, to commit yourself to a lifetime of renewal, to allow yourself to feel hopeful about your future. It is a time to create something new, something better than what you had before.”
I believe that as people, we have strong longings to be loved, respected and to know that we can be loved for who we are. When our closest relationships do not affirm these longings, hope spirals down and an increased sense of discouragement can set in. At this point we begin to believe the lies that tell us life is too difficult.
Proverbs 12:13 reads, "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life."
Finally, I believe that we are bio-psycho-socio-spiritual beings.To neglect of any of these four parts denies a key part of who we are as human beings. As a client, it is your right to know that foundational to my counselling is a strong Christian faith base. However, I counsel many people who do not share the same faith and many who do.
It would be an honour to help you understand yourself in the difficulties you find yourself in. I believe that you have been created for a purpose far greater than you understand at present. I believe in new beginnings.
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