You CAN Create a More Rewarding Life...
When we're young, it's easy to think we have all the answers.
But, as we get older, we often find that our relationships with friends, colleagues, family members, partners, and our selves no longer work the way they once did. They may still be there, but they no longer provide us the joy or fulfillment we once took for granted.
Even when we try to do things differently, quite often the same unhelpful thoughts, feelings, and problems kick back in and play themselves out over and over again.
To make matters worse, feelings of helplessness about how to resolve our problems often arise, and we may even feel responsible and guilty about being the cause of our own issues. But these feelings only compound our difficulties.
If any of this sounds familiar... if you feel like you missed out on your copy of How to Live a Rewarding Life... you're not alone. Fortunately, help is available!
Psychotherapy is all about creating change... Letting go of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and beliefs that are no longer working. That no longer provide happiness, a sense of control, or the outcomes you desire.
Similar to hiring a medical doctor to treat and heal physical pain, a psychotherapist can help you treat and heal the emotional pain that interferes with your ability to function or experience fulfillment and joy in your professional and personal life.
Unfortunately, while most people have little inhibition about seeking the professional help of a doctor when faced with medical problems, our culture doesn't value emotional and behavioral health as highly and being vulnerable is often seen as leaving one's self open to abuse or aggression.
For these and other reasons, many people don't consider seeking professional help when they encounter emotional pain. But emotional pain can be just as detrimental to your ability to live a happy, healthy, and rewarding life as any chronic medical issue!
Are You Ready to Create the Change You Desire?
There's a reason many of us have learned to suppress our emotions. Doing so has helped us to feel safe or get what we want in the past.
But, at some point, suppressing our feelings catches up with us and our emotions need to be expressed lest they come to control and dominate our relationships and our lives.
Fortunately, the psychotherapy services I offer can help you do just this... I can help you learn the skills and tools to get in touch with, acknowledge, and express strong emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them. And, if you can learn to do that, you can learn to cope with and overcome a myriad of emotional and behavior-related issues, such as:
Yes, all of these issues, and many others, can be dealt with and eventually overcome once we start to learn how to take back control of and change our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs... And this is precisely what professional counseling and psychotherapy can help you achieve.
Of course, even if you're beginning to see the value of getting in touch with your emotions, it's understandable if you don't feel comfortable expressing them and being vulnerable with others.
This is why the relationship between you and your therapist is designed specifically to give you a safe, supportive, confidential, and contained space in which to explore your feelings and beliefs.
And I feel privileged to help people become more at ease when to comes to accessing and experiencing their feelings and realizing that it's not as difficult or as scary as they often think it will be.
I feel especially fortunate to help people in technology-related industries do this work, because... I'm an ex-techie.
It took me awhile before I understood that getting in touch with my "right brain" – my emotional and intuitive side – was necessary for me not only to be more productive professionally, but to discover what I really wanted most in life and to then use the left hemisphere of my brain to work towards achieving that sense of purpose and fulfillment I was missing.
I understand what it means to waste my mental cycles on trivial things and how to reclaim that mental and emotional bandwidth and put it to use in more productive ways.
In fact, much of the work I do with clients often feels as much, if not more, like coaching than traditional "talk therapy."
I work with clients to better understand their own strengths and develop strategies and techniques to help them to meet and overcome the challenges they face.
This is often accomplished in three phases:
1) Immediate relief from discomfort and pain;
2) Learning to get out of your own way; and
3) Regaining lost motivation and energy and rediscovering meaning.
So, if you're ready to explore and get in touch with all aspects of your personality – to create a balance between thinking and feeling, between doing and being, and between the left and right hemispheres of your brain – gain insight into your problems, heal past wounds, and tap into your inherent inner wisdom, I'm here to help.
Creating change takes hard work and no small amount of motivation. But, it may not be as difficult as you think... And, if you truly desire change and are willing to work for it, you CAN learn to access your feelings, tolerate strong emotions without reacting to them, and open yourself up to experiencing and enjoying life in a much more profound way.
To learn more about how I can help you learn to help yourself, or to ask any questions you have or schedule a free 20-minute initial phone consultation, I encourage you to contact me today at 650-417-3561 or at [email protected]. I look forward to speaking with you and supporting you in any way I can.
When we're young, it's easy to think we have all the answers.
But, as we get older, we often find that our relationships with friends, colleagues, family members, partners, and our selves no longer work the way they once did. They may still be there, but they no longer provide us the joy or fulfillment we once took for granted.
Even when we try to do things differently, quite often the same unhelpful thoughts, feelings, and problems kick back in and play themselves out over and over again.
To make matters worse, feelings of helplessness about how to resolve our problems often arise, and we may even feel responsible and guilty about being the cause of our own issues. But these feelings only compound our difficulties.
If any of this sounds familiar... if you feel like you missed out on your copy of How to Live a Rewarding Life... you're not alone. Fortunately, help is available!
Psychotherapy is all about creating change... Letting go of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and beliefs that are no longer working. That no longer provide happiness, a sense of control, or the outcomes you desire.
Similar to hiring a medical doctor to treat and heal physical pain, a psychotherapist can help you treat and heal the emotional pain that interferes with your ability to function or experience fulfillment and joy in your professional and personal life.
Unfortunately, while most people have little inhibition about seeking the professional help of a doctor when faced with medical problems, our culture doesn't value emotional and behavioral health as highly and being vulnerable is often seen as leaving one's self open to abuse or aggression.
For these and other reasons, many people don't consider seeking professional help when they encounter emotional pain. But emotional pain can be just as detrimental to your ability to live a happy, healthy, and rewarding life as any chronic medical issue!
Are You Ready to Create the Change You Desire?
There's a reason many of us have learned to suppress our emotions. Doing so has helped us to feel safe or get what we want in the past.
But, at some point, suppressing our feelings catches up with us and our emotions need to be expressed lest they come to control and dominate our relationships and our lives.
Fortunately, the psychotherapy services I offer can help you do just this... I can help you learn the skills and tools to get in touch with, acknowledge, and express strong emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them. And, if you can learn to do that, you can learn to cope with and overcome a myriad of emotional and behavior-related issues, such as:
- ADHD / ADD
- Addiction (Alcohol, Drugs, Internet & Gaming)
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety & Stress
- Career Issues
- Depression
- Grief / Loss
- Low Self-Esteem
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Relationship Issues (Both Intimate & Peer Relationships)
- Sexual Issues (Intimacy & Sexual Issues for Men)
- Trauma / PTSD
Yes, all of these issues, and many others, can be dealt with and eventually overcome once we start to learn how to take back control of and change our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs... And this is precisely what professional counseling and psychotherapy can help you achieve.
Of course, even if you're beginning to see the value of getting in touch with your emotions, it's understandable if you don't feel comfortable expressing them and being vulnerable with others.
This is why the relationship between you and your therapist is designed specifically to give you a safe, supportive, confidential, and contained space in which to explore your feelings and beliefs.
And I feel privileged to help people become more at ease when to comes to accessing and experiencing their feelings and realizing that it's not as difficult or as scary as they often think it will be.
I feel especially fortunate to help people in technology-related industries do this work, because... I'm an ex-techie.
It took me awhile before I understood that getting in touch with my "right brain" – my emotional and intuitive side – was necessary for me not only to be more productive professionally, but to discover what I really wanted most in life and to then use the left hemisphere of my brain to work towards achieving that sense of purpose and fulfillment I was missing.
I understand what it means to waste my mental cycles on trivial things and how to reclaim that mental and emotional bandwidth and put it to use in more productive ways.
In fact, much of the work I do with clients often feels as much, if not more, like coaching than traditional "talk therapy."
I work with clients to better understand their own strengths and develop strategies and techniques to help them to meet and overcome the challenges they face.
This is often accomplished in three phases:
1) Immediate relief from discomfort and pain;
2) Learning to get out of your own way; and
3) Regaining lost motivation and energy and rediscovering meaning.
So, if you're ready to explore and get in touch with all aspects of your personality – to create a balance between thinking and feeling, between doing and being, and between the left and right hemispheres of your brain – gain insight into your problems, heal past wounds, and tap into your inherent inner wisdom, I'm here to help.
Creating change takes hard work and no small amount of motivation. But, it may not be as difficult as you think... And, if you truly desire change and are willing to work for it, you CAN learn to access your feelings, tolerate strong emotions without reacting to them, and open yourself up to experiencing and enjoying life in a much more profound way.
To learn more about how I can help you learn to help yourself, or to ask any questions you have or schedule a free 20-minute initial phone consultation, I encourage you to contact me today at 650-417-3561 or at [email protected]. I look forward to speaking with you and supporting you in any way I can.
