Are You an Individual Feeling:
- Lonely, Sad, Angry?
- Can't Stop Stress from Life's Problems?
- Are you in Grief, Loss, or Anxiety?
Let the struggles of life hold no sway over your happiness. Odyssey Counseling provides different types of counseling for all kinds of problems you may encounter in life! Our expert counselors have the skill sets to help and treat depression, anxiety, stress, relational and work issues, and others. We believe in fast relief and ongoing support to help you comprehend and work through your challenges.
Our one-on-one counseling is a personalized, individualized way to receive counseling on a per-session basis. At our family-owned center, we recognize the value of individualized, evidence-based approaches to stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and interpersonal issues. We're not judgmental, we're validating, creating relief that's quick and tailored to all. Allow us to steer you through the storms of life.
Stop the negative patterns and the anxiety or depression that is controlling your life. Our counseling service is here for you to talk to someone who will provide a safe and sympathetic environment in which to discuss your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Our experienced therapists utilize numerous evidence-based methods to help you create positive change and optimize your overall well-being.
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Odyssey Counseling Office Hours:
- Sunday - Closed
- Saturday and Monday – By appointment
- TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Individual counseling is a private opportunity to receive emotional and spiritual support and grow during challenging times in life. One-on-one counseling can help one learn how to handle many aspects of personal life, including anger, depression, anxiety, addiction, marriage issues, relationship problems, parenting issues, school problems, career changes, etc.
Counseling (also called therapy, psychotherapy, or treatment) is the process through which clients work one-on-one with a counselor—in a safe, caring, and confidential environment—to explore their feelings, beliefs, or behaviors, work 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.
Through counseling, people can examine their feelings, beliefs, and behaviors, work through strong memories, discover what makes life better, and change things if they are not working. It may include setting personal goals and realizing your full potential.
One-on-one counseling is a type of counseling that focuses on the individual's current or near-future issues. Other counseling services may also include career counseling and planning, grieving after a loved one dies, or handling problems in a job before they become big. One-on-One Counseling: Individual counseling is a conversation between the client—the person receiving treatment—and a counselor. The duo becomes a partnership — a relationship or bond that promotes trust and character growth.
How Are the Therapy Goals, Frequency, and Duration Decided?
Psychotherapy in general is about talking through mental health issues and helping clients to heal, to grow, and to move toward more productive, psychologically healthy lives. Effective therapy is client-led, and together, you and I can discuss the objectives for your treatment.
How Is Individual Counseling Beneficial?
One of the most significant benefits of one-on-one counseling is recognizing that you have options in life. You can change.
We humans can be strangely ingrained in our tendencies. We can continue to productively exercise these learned patterns because they've served us well in the past.
They are safe, they are familiar, and while change is terrifying and unknown. Yet counselors can also hold up a compassionate mirror for their clients, helping them to see who they are and who they might become. They can help you recognize your old patterns that aren't serving you and guide you toward the person you want to be.
Of course, the healing journey can be emotionally excruciating at times. It can be exhausting. It can be hard work. But it is hard work with a big payoff. Having a better relationship with yourself often involves coming to terms with your feelings. A therapeutic space is a place to feel Anything Because when you bury your pain out of sight, it’s going to find its way into the light somewhere else — generally in unhealthy ways.
How Does Counseling Help Individuals, Groups, or Communities?
To strive to make oneself better and, in turn, be able to exert a positive impact on peers or community members. In the same way that viruses spread, energy transfers, and positive energy are incredible forces. Because communities are groups of individuals, and groups don't actually have emotions.
Groups of people can be treated together, as in group therapy or family therapy, where several individuals work together to heal themselves.
People are social beings. When people receive treatment for their mental health, counseling can help people help communities become more self-aware, more aware of what is happening to the people within it, and more able to negotiate the world around them.
What Is the Effectiveness of Group Therapy vs. Individual Therapy?
The effectiveness of group therapy vs. individual therapy is heavily dependent on what
is being treated, who the client is, and what their therapy goals are. Group therapy can
be highly effective for some people, especially those that feel alone and need support
from people that understand what they’re going through, while others may be much
more comfortable and open to growth in an individual therapy setting.
Odyssey Counseling offers substance abuse and
trauma recovery groups for those in need of this specialty.
These treatments can also dovetail, offering a supportive and cohort experience, and a safe place to unravel, which can challenge the status quo and help gain mastery over it. Many people also participate in group counseling in addition to one-on-one therapy. Couples or families can find this approach particularly useful, as progress made in individual therapy enables each person to learn more about themselves and the dynamics that group therapy contexts, such as marriage counseling and family therapy, may reveal, according to gf.me/u/xhpm79.
Can Individual Counseling Help Me?
Some have the belief that you need to be in some crisis to schedule a psychotherapy session: a state of severe mental illness, deep trauma, or the sudden loss of a loved one. But individual therapy can prove valuable to those at all levels of dysfunction, from the most low-level malaise to the highest echelons of dysfunction.
You need not weigh your suffering against anyone else's. And you don't have to say, "Oh, my problems aren't that bad." Why not just try to be nice to yourself? Say, "I'm hurting. And I would like to discuss it with someone who will really listen." Because if you're considering therapy, the odds are that it's time to make an appointment. You want to feel better, and you deserve treatment. Everyone does.
There's nothing to be embarrassed about in going to therapy. It's a process of getting back to yourself and a reminder that you're not alone, once you regain your true self.
How to Succeed in One-on-One Therapy
To succeed in prolonged individual therapy and grow in self-acceptance and self-understanding, you'll need to be as honest as possible with your practitioner.
And it’s okay if this takes time — counselors are very patient people — but you do have to commit to honesty and accountability. If this process is causing you difficulty, please let your counselor know. Sometimes your comments are illuminating and can bring us closer together.
Odyssey Counseling therapists continue to learn how to cater to you better, and sometimes, the advice we have to share with you is on how to help yourself get the most out of therapy. Remember that in the end, individual treatment should be about self-acceptance and self-knowledge. These benefits also have a ripple effect in life: They ease symptoms of anxiety, depression, manageability, compassion, coping, maladaptive behaviors, and beyond.
What Happens In An Individual Therapy Visit
If you're struggling with your first-time jitters around moving into individual therapy, we can relate. We all do such a good job of keeping our tender psyches shielded from the world in daily life, and going to a therapist is to feel as if we are being made to walk around vulnerable, with our gentle and vulnerable points practically outlined in neon lights.
But even if they do, few people wind up spilling their guts in the first session. For the most part, this is a moment to begin developing a relationship with your counselor and laying out the loose parameters of what you hope to gain from the time you spend together.
It is also possible that you won't even like the first provider you meet with. You don't feel you can trust them, or the vibes just aren't right. You can always change — dumping your counselor can be an indicator of growth and knowing what you want.
Counselors are accustomed to this and are perfectly capable of handling their own rejection. The key is that you can work well with someone.
Lastly, remember that there's no such thing as linear progress when it comes to therapy. You will have excellent sessions where you walk out feeling like you've just been given a new lease on life, and you will have dud sessions where you feel crappier than when you walked in. It's all right. Keep going.
Tell your counselor when you feel like you’ve got everything figured out, and tell them when you feel like shit. That feedback can be instrumental in guiding the therapeutic process.
How to Choose the Right Counseling for You
Matching the right counselor is a combination of science and art. You can Google specialties and pick up the phone and read 22 bios online. Still, you'll end up being in a room (or on video, if it's virtual therapy) alone with this person, and you'll be sitting with the feeling of whether or not you have a connection.
If you’ve never really considered the kind of counselor you would like to see, here’s a good place to start in your questioning:
- Do I prefer discussing my life with someone of the same gender, race, or ethnic background, sexual orientation, or religion?
- Do I have an existing mental health issue, and do I need a therapist who is familiar with treating it?
- When will I feel most comfortable seeing a counselor? Is the counselor going to be able to meet my needs?”
- How soon can I be scheduled to see the therapist?
- Is the counselor included in my health insurance network?
If you need support, please get in touch with Odyssey Counseling's customer support by calling 505-315-7397. It is a joy in life to be able to match someone with a counselor who will go on to impact their life positively. We hope to see you soon.
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