Services for Adults
Services available
for adults include:
- Individual therapy
- Couples therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
- Coaching and consultations
Adults come to
Rose Hill Counseling and Psychotherapy for a range of issues
including but not necessarily limited to:
-
Relationship problems
- Anxiety
- Depression
-
Post-partum depression
- Emotional
instability
- Grief or
loss
- Assistance
with personal growth
Individual Therapy
In psychotherapy with adults we
work with inner experience and outer circumstances.
We work towards change and symptom relief by seeking to
understand feelings and meanings which underlie symptoms. Progress
and change is achieved through regular meetings and in the context
of a collaborative relationship between therapist and client.
Sometimes medication may be recommended to help with symptom
relief. If you and your therapist think that medication might be helpful,
you will be referred to a psychiatrist for a medication evaluation
and medication management.
Couples Therapy
The work of
Couples Therapy involves each member of the couple considering what
might be going on within him or herself that could be contributing
to conflict in their relationship. Couples seek help for a variety
of reasons:
- Current circumstances have led to conflict and unhappiness.
- Patterns from the couples’ family of origin are negatively influencing the relationship.
- Life events have changed the original working model for the
relationship.
- Developmental changes have influenced the ability of the couple to
sort out their difficulties. Developmental changes might include
a new baby, an empty nest, or child-rearing conflicts.
The goal of the
therapy process is to lead couples to better appreciate what each is
bringing to the relationship and, in so doing, to relate to one
another with improved understanding and love.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is about reducing one’s
suffering. This reduction of suffering is accomplished through
awareness – awareness of sensations in the body and thoughts in the
mind – and by letting go of resistance to what already is.
Suffering is
caused by resistance to one’s experience in the present moment –
wanting things to be different than they are. The poet Robert Frost
said, “Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.” This applies
to both physical and emotional pain. By resisting emotional pain,
one increases suffering.
Through
mindfulness, one can be aware of the physical sensations and the
mental thoughts that comprise painful emotions (sadness, grief,
fear, anger, jealousy, shame). This awareness reveals the sensations
and thoughts to be unpleasant but bearable and not worth the
suffering caused by frantically trying to get rid of these feelings
or by denying their existence in the present moment.
Mindfulness is
not about apathy or resignation. Resistance to one’s experience
makes it very difficult to change that experience. Awareness and
acceptance of things as they are in the present moment allows for
healing and change.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is valuable on its own or as part
of counseling or psychotherapy. It has been found to be helpful for
a wide range of conditions including anxiety, depression, chronic
fatigue, heart disease, headaches, sleep disturbances, and
gastrointestinal distress.
Coaching and Consultation
Coaching
is available for individuals looking for support through life
and career transitions or who are looking for consultation regarding
work-related challenges and stresses.
Coaching may address specific personal projects, work-life balance, job
performance and satisfaction, or general conditions in the client’s
life, business, or profession.
While there are
some similarities between coaching and psychotherapy, they are
different activities and it is important to understand the
differences between them. Psychotherapy is a health care service and
is often reimbursable through health insurance policies. This is not
true for coaching. Both coaching and psychotherapy utilize knowledge
of human development and behavior, motivation and behavioral change,
and interactive counseling techniques. The major differences are in
the goals, focus, and level of professional responsibility. The
focus of coaching is personal and/or professional development and
implementation of strategies to reach client-identified goals of
enhanced performance and personal satisfaction. Personal life
history and patterns of experience and behavior are included to the
extent that they impact on the coaching goals.