Low mood / Depression

Depression affects your mood, including how you feel, think and behave. It can interfere with your ability to complete daily tasks and enjoy activities that you typically find pleasurable. Symptoms of depression may vary but often include feeling miserable without any clear reason, experiencing anxiety, restlessness, insomnia or excessive sleep, hopelessness, changes in eating patterns, and/or brain fog.

Generalized anxiety is a condition where you experience excessive and persistent worry that is difficult to control. This constant state of worry can interfere with your daily life and activities.  A phobia is an unrealistic and excessive fear of a particular object, person, animal, activity, or situation. This fear can be so intense that it can cause significant distress.  Both lead to a sense of loneliness and isolation.

Couples counseling helps improve relationships by creating a safe space for partners to express their thoughts, feelings, and concerns. It provides guidance for conflict resolution, communication enhancement, trust-building, and deepens emotional connection. Couples can learn and apply new skills and strategies to maintain a healthy and fulfilling relationship.

Codependent is when you are emotionally dependent on another and focus on the other person's needs and wants rather than meeting your own.  Family enmeshment is a condition in which boundaries between members of a family become blurred and members have difficulty developing their own identities and being independent.

Prolonged exposure to stress can have a significant impact on your overall health. Chronic stress can weaken your immune system, cause muscle tension, headaches, and gastrointestinal problems. It can also lead to anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.

 Prolonged exposure to stress can have a significant impact on your overall health. Chronic stress can weaken your immune system, cause muscle tension, headaches, and gastrointestinal problems. It can also lead to anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.

Learning to manage anger can be a valuable skill that helps you navigate difficult situations with more control and composure. By recognizing and regulating your emotions positively and constructively, you can foster healthier relationships and achieve greater personal growth and success. Utilizing various techniques to manage anger can ultimately lead to more positive outcomes and a more fulfilling life.

Grief is a natural reaction to loss. It is the emotional suffering you feel when you lose something or someone you love. The pain of loss can often be overwhelming. You may experience all sorts of difficult and unexpected emotions, from shock or anger to disbelief, guilt, and deep sadness. Everyone grieves differently, and there’s no right or wrong way to grieve. If you’re struggling to cope with grief and loss, talking to a counselor can help you develop coping strategies and provide support as you work through your emotions.

If you are experiencing a lack of purpose in your life, you may feel constantly bored, disconnected or empty, leaving you unfulfilled in your relationships, dissatisfied at home and work, and anxiously pondering the reason for your existence.  When you don’t have a clear sense of purpose, it can be difficult to feel motivated or engaged with the world around you.  Talk therapy can help you explore your values, interests, and goals and develop a plan to achieve them.

Toxic shame is a debilitating feeling of worthlessness. People who feel toxic shame often feel like they’re not good enough and are ashamed of themselves. This can lead to procrastination, perfectionism, and other self-sabotaging behaviors. Boosting your self-confidence can have a significant impact on your overall well-being and success. By cultivating a positive self-image, you can overcome obstacles, take on new challenges, and thrive in various areas of your life.

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