Specialites
Anxiety: It’s normal to feel anxious, but when it begins to interfere with your ability to get out of the house, maintain a job, and socialize with others then there’s a problem. Anxiety can immobilize you and cause you real body aches and pains. With therapy you can uncover the fears that have led to your anxiety and learn ways to cope with your symptoms.
ADHD: Attentive Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a disorder that interferes with your ability to focus, be still, wait your turn, manage your emotions, remain organized, etc. With the proper education on this condition, you can learn interventions that can help you manage your symptoms and take more control of your life
Depression: Is it hard to get out of bed? To shower? Socialize? Get to work? Depression can impact all aspects of one’s life. Despite feeling like there is no hope or reason to go on, you are here. You are seeking help. At Essential Growth we want to help you find your reason again. We will take it step by step to get you there. Together we can uncover what is burdening you and help you overcome it.
Grief: The death of a loved one or pet is heartbreaking. Learning how to live without our loved one is difficult. One is faced with many questions and decisions to make. Therapy will not return your loved one or take away your grief, but it can help you find comfort on the memories, help you evaluate what decisions you need to make, and offer a listening ear to someone who is not family. Essential Growth is here to help you.
Communication: Despite being able to talk since an early age communication is one of the biggest reasons families fall apart. Therapy can help you learn ways to express your feelings and emotions without yelling or attacking those around you. Therapy can help you become assertive and learn how to use words in order to be heard. Therapy can help you learn how to understand one another and diffuse arguments.
Infidelity: Moving past broken trust can be difficult. Therapy can help you process your emotions, reflect on your wants, and set boundaries. With a healthy plan in place, you and your partner can decide to work through infidelity or cope with parting ways. Therapeutic guidance can mend cracks in your relationship and offer a listening ear to a situation that is not easy to share with family or friends. With two willing partners, change is possible.
Domestic Violence: Relationships that are based on power and control. Acts of domestic violence, or DV, can be characterized by physical, emotional, and financial abuse. Isolation, intimidation, coercion, denial, and blaming. It is very difficult at times to identify if you are victim of a DV relationship. Domestic Violence happens across many cultures, the perpetrator can be male or female, and across all social statuses. You can get help and stop the cycle of abuse.
Trauma: Trauma is defined as the lasting emotional response that results from living through a distressing event. A traumatic event can take away your sense of safety, sense of self, and ability to regulate your emotions and navigate relationships. If left untreated, trauma can cause other mental health problems and lead to drug/alcohol abuse. Therapy helps you process what happened to you. With time you will learn to let go of your trauma and live the life you want to live.
Sexual Abuse: A topic not often discussed in families but very prominent in many. Sexual abuse involves the fondling, touching, grooming, or molestation by one person upon another. It is often done by using force or by taking advantage of another. This can happen to a child, to a teen, an adult, and even in a marriage. If you have experienced sexual abuse in the past or now, seek help. Processing what happened can release you from unwanted guilt and pain. At Essential Growth we process this at your pace and with lots of patience. This is your safe space.
Parenting: Yelling? Lost? Loosing control? It happens to many parents. But with some education on child behavior, you too can learn how to understand your child and get him to listen. Parenting techniques are useful to cope with tantrums, bedtime routines, and disciplining. Therapy can help you develop better parenting skills to increase positive behaviors from your child and keep communication open. No matter what age.
Cultural Issues: Living in between two cultures? Adapting to a new society? Your parents don’t understand you? With assertive communication, understanding, and education you can learn to navigate between two worlds. You can learn to be happy with aspects from both of your cultures.