What is Mental Health counseling?
In individual mental health counseling, you will work one-on-one with a highly trained professional to address various goals and manage emotional, physiological, and behavioral challenges. In a confidential and safe environment, a therapist will help you gain insight, explore relational patterns, and discuss distress. Counseling provides emotional support, validation, and a personalized approach to each person’s specific needs and goals.
What is trauma focused counseling?
Trauma focused counseling is a specific kind of counseling designed to help individuals who have experienced trauma. Trauma can be defined as an experience that overwhelms a person’s nervous system and has lasting effects that disrupt their daily life.
How can counseling fit into my other treatments at Apex Wellness Providers?
Counseling and other forms of body work can complement each other to address a person’s overall health, especially in cases where physical health concerns are interweaved with emotional causes. Physical injuries and chronic pain can lead to a variety of complex issues such as anxiety and depression. Counseling can help people cope with the emotional aspects of their condition and providing strategies to manage anxiety and depression. Additionally, counseling can address one aspect of pain management. Individuals can learn skills such as relaxation, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral strategies for pain relief. Lastly, counseling can uncover any underlying psychological factors or trauma that may be impacting a person’s healing.
