One-to-One Therapy
At The Well provides professional and confidential services in areas such as:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Stress and Crisis Management
- Separation and divorce
- Parenting
- Family issues
- Problem-solving
- Post traumatic Stress Disorder
- Panic Attacks
- Interpersonal issues
- Physical abuse
- Obsessive-complusive disorders
- Guilt
- Addictions
- Phobias
And several other areas of need.
Some information to consider about One-to-One counseling:
You should feel comfortable with the counselor you choose, and hopeful about the counseling. Because you will be putting a good deal of time, money, and energy into counseling, you should choose a counselor carefully. When you feel this way, counseling is more likely to be very helpful to you.
Counseling is not like visiting a medical doctor; it requires your very active involvement in order attain the change you wish to see. It requires your best efforts to change thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In our treatment plan we will list the areas to work on, our goals, the methods we will use, the time and money commitments we will make, and some other things. We will agree on a plan that we will both work hard to follow. From time to time, we will look together at our progress and goals.
The frequency of counseling session can vary depending on the concerns you are experiencing. Often clients meet with their counselor once a week for several weeks (active phase) and then every other week for 3 to 4 months (maintenance phase). The process of ending counseling, called “termination,” can be a very valuable part of our work. Stopping counseling should not be done casually, although either of us may decide to end it if we believe it is in your best interest. If you wish to stop counseling at any time, we ask that you agree now to meet then for at least one session to review our work together. We will review our goals, the work we have done, any future work that needs to be done, and our choices.
An important part of your counseling will be practicing new skills that you will learn in our sessions. You will be asked to practice outside our meetings, and we will work together to set up homework assignments for you. You may be asked to do exercises, to keep records, and perhaps to do other tasks to deepen your learning. You will probably have to work on relationships in your life and make long-term efforts to get the best results. These are important parts of personal change. Change will sometimes be easy and quick, but more often it will be slow and frustrating, and you will need to keep trying. There are no instant, painless cures and no “magic pills.” However, you can learn new ways of looking at your problems that will be very helpful for changing your feelings and reactions / behaviors.