Therapy for Adults
Adulthood does not mean having all the right moves.
You might assume that reaching a certain age and being an adult means that you know what to do in every circumstance.
This assumption that adults have life figured out is not factual.
Needing to look at other people’s lives becomes an us-versus-them mentality that is both harmful and difficult to manage.
My work with adults provides guidance and debunks some myths of adulthood. By working together, we make adulthood an individualized experience that brings about a change in incremental ways.
Therapy helps identify and overcome problems affecting your life.
A large part of the expectation of therapy is that one would notice changes immediately. This result is somewhat correct. But ups and downs happen during therapy, so the process isn’t always clear cut.
Occasionally, the issues discussed in therapy will generate the opposite response (i.e., sadness, unresolved anger, frustration, you get the picture). Working through those moments can be just as impactful as the therapy itself, by striving to work through the tough spots. You learn to reframe the stories that have been long-held beliefs and “facts” about the person you are or how you operate.
The weird thing is that we strive to belong, feel accepted, and own our place in the groups we have chosen. BUT we rely heavily on other people’s opinions, causing our sense of self to be skewed.
We don’t know if we like what we do or merely do things out of avoiding being our true selves.
Start building a plan that has meaning for you.
Part of the therapy plan with me is working toward serving oneself by tending the mental garden often overgrown with other people’s expectations.
You often hear that being selfish is a terrible thing, as though you are not responsible for the happiness you have.
To achieve that “happy, normal” life, wouldn’t it stand to reason that you would want to be the architect of your life?
I can help place you in that position of autonomy. Contact me today at (262) 909-0356.
