When to Consider Treatment
The Reasons Clients Seek Mental Health Services are Wide and Varied
Perhaps you have not been feeling like yourself lately or maybe much longer. Relationships may feel like a struggle, your mood may feel off, you wish you could make healthier choices, someone may have hurt you, or life has not been as fulfilling as you would like it to be. These are questions, some people may wrestle when beginning to examine their mental health. Beginning a psychotherapy or mental health treatment can feel intimidating, but does not have to be. Being open to clinical work takes courage and humility, but you have tremendous potential. Do not deny yourself of what is good.
Common reasons for treatment may include:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Bipolar
- Trauma
- Grief
- Major Life Changes
- Excessive stress
- Chronic Pain
- Uncontrollable anger or rage
- Emotional instability
- Alcohol or substance use
- Marital or partner conflict
- Family conflict
- Concerns about medical health
- Binge-eating
- Obsession with food
- Obesity
- Self-harming behaviors
- Low self-esteem
- Abusive relationships
- Questioning religious faith
- Post-abotion trauma
- Academic concerns
- Gastrointestinal distress
- Pornography or sexual addictions
- Excessive worry
- Technology addiction
- Gender or orientation concerns
- Career & vocational concerns
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Personality dysfunction
- Desire for deeper insight
