Individual Counseling: Adult, Adolescent & Children

• Do you often feel that you are not good enough? Does worry or perfectionism make your life difficult? Are you much more forgiving of your friends than of yourself?
• Do you find yourself giving so much, there is often times little (if anything) left for you?
• Do you feel down and/or hopeless and wonder if you will ever feel better?
• Are you experiencing too much stress and anxiety?
• Are you going through a difficult transition in your life (divorce, retirement, death in family, illness, new school, etc.)? Are you feeling overwhelmed with the responsibilities/stressors of the transitions?
• Do you sometimes wonder if you’ll ever be happy?
• Have you recently lost someone or something that is important to you?
• Do you wonder why all of the “good ones” are taken and if you will ever find a partner to share your life?
• Do you feel that you are not where you had hoped to be at this stage of your life?
• Are you confused or concerned about your relationships?
• Are you experiencing peer pressure and stress from your social group, or lack of social group?
• Are you struggling with your spirituality and/or your purpose in life?
• Are you struggling with feeling as if you “fit in?”

New Hope provides a safe and supportive environment where you will always be respected and heard. You will have an opportunity to explore and share (your dreams, needs, fears, desires, struggles, etc.) openly, honestly and freely.

Although we may sometimes explore areas that pose difficulties, you will always be encouraged to use your personal strengths and resources to grow. The staff at New Hope believes that each individual is gifted with strengths and talents that help you traverse the journey of your life – we will help you identify your personal strengths and learn how to put them to use as you grow and thrive through your journey.

How does Individual Counseling help?

• Counseling can help you learn to be as generous and kind to yourself as you are to the other people you encounter – you can learn to be a good friend to yourself.
• Counseling can help you understand your feelings and that you can choose to act on them rather than react to them. It can help you recognize ways to prevent your “mood” from dominating your life.
• Crisis is painful but it is also an opportunity for growth and positive changes. Counseling can offer you support during these times and help you take advantage of the challenges so you may achieve a higher level of life-satisfaction and fulfillment.
• Counseling can help you understand and come to terms with difficult challenges from your past. It can help you sort through the struggles and to put things in a healthier perspective with today’s experiences.
• Counseling can help you become more equipped when meeting the challenges that come your way – a benefit that will last long after your sessions end.
• Counseling can help you sort through your values and priorities so you can enhance day-to-day living and your relationships.
• Counseling can help you understand your role in relationships and how to find more happiness in all aspects of your life, work, home and play.