COUNSELING SERVICES

** In light of the pandemic, I am offering discounted telecounseling services to ensure everyone gets access to the help they are seeking. I am also providing significant discounts to active duty military, military wives and veterans. In addition, I am offering FREE counseling to all healthcare workers and first responders.

Individual Counseling

Life can be stressful and sometimes overwhelming. Everyone, at some time in their lives, needs support in sorting things out, or just needs someone to whom they can express their feelings, thoughts, and concerns without being judged or invalidated. I understand that, sometimes, it is difficult to ask for help.The idea of therapy may be intimidating. I offer individual and couples counseling services that will transform your life! I provide a non-judgmental, safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for clients to explore issues such as:

Domestic Violence
Trauma/PTSD
Relationships
Divorce Recovery

Sexual Abuse
Grief and Loss
Self-esteem
Phobias/fears

Depression
Anxiety
Nutrition Coaching
Career Counseling

Couple’s Therapy.

Relationships require a team effort to work through issues that are affecting both partners. One person’s issues impacts another. Every issue can be dealt with and resolved with effective communication skills, trust, and mutual respect. I provide premarital counseling, if desired, as well as tools that will improve your relationships, while addressing:

Self-esteem
Needs/expectations
Intimacy

Conflict Resolution
Communication Skills
Trust

Adolescent Services

I have a unique ability to deal with adolescents and their personal struggles. I am able to make a true connection with young people and address issues with them such as:

School Difficulties
Low Self-Esteem
Social skills

Behavioral Issues
Divorce
Trauma

Telecounseling

My goal is to reach as many people as I can. I offer PTSD, domestic violence and relationship counseling services to anyone who wants to make positive changes in their lives and move forward in creating a “new life” but also wants the convenience, comfort and privacy of their own home. Therefore, I provide telecounseling, which can be done through video therapy.

Home-based Counseling Services

For those of you who are confined to the home due to lack of transportation, physical or mental limitations or inability to drive, I offer the convenience of counseling in your home.

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Think Outside the Box

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Evelyn Barton

So, where in your life do you confine yourself inside the box? Are there certain areas of your life that you are remaining comfortable, even though you may desire more? Do you feel there are very specific rules when it comes to making life changes? Those individuals who are truly successful say time and time again that they needed to think outside the box. They knew they needed to try what others weren’t. They needed to be willing to take risks in order to move ahead. I am very comfortable thinking outside the box. When I follow others and try to conform to their belief system or way of doing things, I feel extremely confined and uncreative. Whether you are too comfortable in a bad relationship, or you are unhappily secure in your current job, there are always opportunities to expand and find your own rhythm. Being comfortable is ok if that is what you are striving for. If, however, you are feeling bored, unenthusiastic, or confined with your life, then it may be time to take a step outside of the box you have created for yourself. Do you know people that constantly raise the bar and try new things? Are you a bit envious? Sometimes thinking outside the norm and then acting on these feelings makes you feel alive again. Just remember that you are the only one who can create a box around yourself, just as you are the only one that can step outside the self-imposed box. Your choice!

1. Any boxes?

What boxes do you surround yourself by? Remaining in an unhealthy relationship for fear of being alone? Are you staying “as is” at work instead of pushing yourself and exploring your strengths? Are you content with your current friends, even if they aren’t the most positive and supportive group? Just take a step back from your life and see what comes to mind. You need to acknowledge this first before you are able to move forward.

2. Deep rooted desires

Maybe deep down you have desired certain things out of your life, but you’ve never given yourself the support or opportunity to explore them. Are you too comfortable in certain areas of your life and are you wanting to push the boundaries a bit? Write down what thoughts you have had in the past, the ones you have either ignored or pushed aside.

3. Time to act

You obviously don’t want to act on all your desires at once. Pick and choose the ones that take top priority, and take small steps first. By taking small risks, you will boost your confidence and begin to see real results. These results will build your momentum so that you can take larger risks. You will realize fairly quickly that stepping outside your self-imposed boxes will lighten you up emotionally, while giving you the boost to make changes that you’ve desired for a while.

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