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What you can expect from psychotherapy and counseling with Amelia Perri?
- A collaborative approach that is based on a client’s individual needs; one size does NOT fit all
- An appreciation that we all have our life stories and our good reasons for acting, feeling and thinking the way we do, allowing for a nonjudgmental approach
- Practical exchange of information, education and activities that will allow for positive changes
- Action planning and testing within your life experience, not just talking; but trying to make a difference
- Setting of goals and revisiting those goals, so that progress can be measured, you will want to know that the therapy and counseling is beneficial and is making a difference.
- Openness so that you may feel comfortable and confident in sharing your concerns and ideas
What is Psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy can involve various styles (click here for styles used by Amelia Perri) of work in collaboration with the client. The therapist facilitates client self awareness, including insight about their thoughts, feelings and behaviours and their interactions with others. The therapist is a professional with education in a related health discipline, e.g. nursing, social work, psychology.
With the assistance of an objective professional, Clients are able to resolve issues and problems through processes of self exploration and personal development. Results of psychotherapy include Clients having an improved awareness, understanding and response to thoughts and feelings allowing them to achieve their goals and resolve issues in a positive and healthy manner. Click here for some of the other benefits that may be obtained from psychotherapy and counseling services.
What is counseling?
Counseling is done formally by many professionals, for example, nurses, social workers and psychologists. Counseling helps to facilitate change in thoughts, feelings/mood, behaviours and experiences that may interfere with one’s optimum or desired level of health. The goals of counseling include wellness, personal growth, healing, problem solving, etc.
Counseling aims to help people deal more effectively with issues that cause difficulties and distress in their lives. It assists clients to view their situation, issues or areas of concern from a broader perspective and enables them to make life enhancing choices and decisions.
What is the difference between psychotherapy and counseling?
You may have noticed that in fact psychotherapy and counseling are quite similar although there tend to be some subtle differences. In most cases psychotherapy involves longer term treatment and focuses on examining one’s emotions and thoughts on a deep level while counseling is usually shorter term and focuses on behaviour and a particular problematic situation. Psychotherapy and counseling are often used together because one’s emotions and thoughts are often related to the specific issue or behaviour they may wish to address.
Reasons people may seek help:
- Uncertainty about what you are feeling
- Feeling “not quite right” but are not sure what, if any problem you have
- General feeling of unhappiness on a day to day basis
- Feeling “stuck” and unable to attain goals
- To stop or reduce a behaviour that you feel is negatively impacting your life
- For support in dealing with a particular problem or issue
- Substance abuse or misuse
- Addictions
- Grief and loss
- Living with illness
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Emotional Eating, Binge Eating or Restricting Food
- Preoccupation with food and body image
- Low self Esteem and lack of confidence
- Unable to manage stress effectively
- Unable to relax
- Unable to deal with feelings
- Relationship issues
- Loss of productivity at work
- Communication issues, etc.
Potential benefits of psychotherapy and counseling include:
- Overall sense of well being
- Problem resolution or improvement
- Self acceptance
- Feeling of comfort, inner peace and happiness
- Personal growth and development
- Self awareness and insight
- Increased acts of self care
- More fulfilling relationships
- Ability to deal with feelings
- Increase in positive thoughts and decrease in negative thinking
- Improved communication
- Development of new and improved ways of coping
- Generally a more positive outlook on issues
- Improved overall mood
- Positive changes in behaviour
- Constructive decision making
- Confidence
- Enhanced self esteem and body image
- Feeling empowered
- Feelings of self love and authenticity
- Comfortable being yourself
- Feeling of belonging and connectedness
- Learning that can be used after therapy ends
Amelia Perri provides depression and wellness counseling services in York Region including Vaughan, Woodbridge, Concord, Thornhill, Richmond Hill and Toronto areas.
Services by Amelia Perri, RN, HonBscN
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