Individual counseling is an opportunity to receive support and experience growth during challenging times in life. Individual counseling can help one deal with personal topics in life, such as anger, depression, trauma, anxiety, substance abuse, marriage and relationship challenges, parenting problems, career changes. Individual counseling, sometimes called psychotherapy, talk therapy, or treatment, is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment. Counseling allows individuals to explore their feelings, beliefs, and behaviors, through challenging or influential memories, identify aspects of their lives that they would like to change, better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and work toward desired change.

Individual counseling may encompass grief after a loved one dies or dealing with problems before they become big. Individual counseling is a one-on-one discussion between the counselor and the client, who is the person seeking treatment. The two form an alliance, relationship, or bond that enables trust and personal growth. Individual therapy is client-driven, and specific goals for therapy will be determined by you and your therapist.

Individual psychotherapy sessions typically last between 45 and 50 minutes. The frequency and duration of therapy will depend largely on your needs, treatment goals, and progress. Many concerns are readily resolved with short-term therapy, and other chronic or more complex concerns require long-term commitment before improvement is realized. Research has shown that psychotherapy results in fewer relapses of common conditions such as moderate depression and anxiety, and that the positive effects of therapy extend well beyond treatment. The therapy session, and scheduling follow-up appointments, are 45-50 minutes. It is essential that you arrive promptly in order to allow sufficient time to complete the necessary forms