Every time I meet a new client, I can't help but see a person with outstanding bravery.
Every. Single. Time.
There are so many reasons you're brave to try counseling. Going to therapy is a time commitment, a monetary expense, a leap of vulnerability. It can be emotionally painful and can change your life in ways you may not anticipate. When you choose to go to counseling, you are also taking the risk that things often get worse before they get better. You "poke the bear" of your feelings that have been hibernating all this time. You stir the pot with that ladle that dislodges all the things you thought were in order in your life. You enter the maze that has more twists and turns than you'd realized. There's no guarantee that things will get better. You may uncover things you didn't expect. You may see things differently in your life than you ever have before and be unable to go back to how it was. You may lose what you have now...but you may gain something in return.
It takes courage to acknowledge that you don't like the way things are going in your life. It takes courage to consider life could look different than it does right now. It takes courage.
Here are 32 Reasons You're Brave to Try Counseling.
It takes courage to:
pick up the phone and schedule an appointment
try therapy again after a negative experience
feel the feelings you've been stuffing, avoiding, escaping at high costs
imagine what kind of life you can build...if you tear down what isn't working for you
say your hopes and dreams out loud
face the shame you've been feeling
challenge a system you've been a part of for years, decades, a lifetime
begin to break generational cycles of trauma
let other people take care of themselves
learn how to say "no"
acknowledge you have needs
ask for help
get out of bed
challenge what you thought you knew and ask questions
admit you've made mistakes
parent differently than you were taught
forgive yourself
voice the worries that keep you up at night
let others really see you
learn to love yourself more than you do now
consider there could be other ways
admit you're disappointed in the way things went
grieve the absence of what you thought you'd have
tell someone what happened to you
sit in the unknown
want healthy relationships
believe you deserve good things
show up as you are
not have everything "figured out"
trust yourself
admit that there is much yet to learn
believe you're good enough... as you are, right now.
It takes courage to believe things could get better. Things can get better. It takes courage not to take this journey alone. You don't have to do this alone. It would be an honor to be considered to join you on your journey to healing. If you're on the fence, I invite you to contact me for a free 15 minute consultation to see if we might be a good fit.
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