Therapy
What do you think of when you hear that word?
To some, it may sound intimidating – something to be avoided.
Others associate it with two men dressed in white coming to take you away. You’ve cracked and no one can help you now.
People go to see their family doctor when their physical body is not functioning or performing as it should. However, folks often fail to realize the potential harm they are doing to themselves when they fail to seek treatment for mental and emotional issues that constantly gnaw at their ability to enjoy life to the fullest.
But… here you are. You are researching therapy possibilities for you or a loved one. You already know or have heard of the value and benefit that quality counseling can provide.
The success of therapy is profoundly dependent upon the relationship you develop with your therapist. So please allow us to assist you in your search for the right one.
- First, you want to find a highly competent and ethical therapist. Despite all the grandiose claims that anyone might make about their abilities, morals, and/or tendencies toward their own integrity, this particular element will not be fully realized until you meet and begin working with your chosen therapist.
- Next, you have to be a willing and motivated client. The most gifted and skilled psychotherapist on the planet will not be able to help you move forward unless you are ready to do the work on your end.
- Finally, a resulting trust and collaborative relationship between client and therapist completes the foundation of what is necessary to begin forward progress and keep the momentum going as you begin to experience positive change.
Your Therapist
In choosing the person to serve you as a therapist, be looking for an individual who tends to their own psychological growth and development as well. A counselor cannot effectively assist another if he/she is overwhelmed with crises occurring in their own life. The time he/she spends with you in therapy should be totally focused on YOU.
He/she sees to it that there are no interruptions during that time – including phone calls and text messages. He or she should be intuitive, perceptive, and empathetic. If you sense that your counselor “doesn’t get you” (whether he/she does or doesn’t), chances are that very little progress will be made (if any).
Your therapist should take whatever time is necessary to develop your trust before expecting you to share intimate details of your presenting problem.
Your ideal therapist will be able to connect with you in a minimal amount of time. He/she will have an intuitive ability to connect with you and “zero in” on the experience(s) that drove you to counseling in the first place.
Credentials. They matter. Your therapist should have proper education and training, appropriate and related experience, and be licensed in the state in which you are receiving services.
Lost & Found Counseling
Here at Lost & Found Counseling, We strive to live by and maintain all the criteria listed here. Still, we realize that we will not be able to connect with everyone who visits this page; so it is our most sincere hope that you remember these suggestions as you continue your search.
Food for thought: “We don’t give advice. However, we will often share a different perspective for your consideration. It’s yours to adopt as your own or to reject.”
The Client
If you don’t feel as if you are the most important person in the room during a therapy session, it’s time to find a different counselor.
Here at Lost & Found, we will regularly remind you that you already possess all the essential elements necessary to elicit positive change. However, in order to affect such a change, you must be ready and willing to do the inner work required.
As we discover how your personal experiences, and access to your own external and internal resources, contribute to therapy, transformation and positive change become possible.
The Therapeutic Alliance
There is an interesting correlation between the level of trust and amount of collaboration between the client and therapist, and the degree of change affected throughout the counseling process. We highly recommend that once you have decided on a therapist, that you commit whole-heartedly to the investment you have made with your time and money in order to realize the maximum benefit.
At Lost & Found, we will provide an atmosphere of safety and support.
In such an environment, you will be able to explore those deep feelings and emotional experiences knowing that I will empathize and provide the respect and compassion that you deserve. This therapeutic alliance is designed to provide the environment you need in order to process some of the most important work you may ever achieve in your life.
Services
At Lost & Found, we work with individuals and couples age 18 and up. You are likely experiencing some form of emotional pain or distress if you are considering therapy. Below are some of the issues that we have assisted clients with:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Marital Issues
- Relationship Issues
- Grief and Loss
- Men’s Issues
- Insecurity/Self-Esteem Issues
- Trauma
- Aging Issues
- Divorce Recovery
- Substance Abuse (Recovery)
- Insecurity/Self-Esteem Issues
- Sex/Pornography Addiction
- Christian Counseling