When you've been through difficult experiences, it can be easy to start believing you are damaged and beyond repair. This might feel particularly true now during this global crisis. What you went through (and are going through NOW) is/was bad, so you must be bad, too, right?
Wrong.
Hope For The Journey helps people separate themselves from the bad things that have happened. We help you learn, grow, and move on from the past.
Anxiety Help, Depression Help, PTSD Help, Help For Domestic Violence... We have you covered.
We provide individual, group and family counseling for people who have experienced something traumatic and want to move on.
Moving on is easier said than done, of course. So, we focus on proven treatments and hone our skills to give you the best tools and experience the help you fight through. Because, above all else, you matter.
Ever Wonder Why You Feel So Bad?
Anxiety and depression stick around because something is stuck. Sometimes that's memories from the past that you haven't fully worked through. Sometimes it's because of the way you are approaching your pain. Counseling can be a great way to unravel what is holding you back from the life you want and deserve.
Benefits of Good Anxiety Treatment & Depression Therapy
The benefit of working with a therapist who is trauma-informed is that our clinicians are well-versed in healing depression and anxiety, and can go deeper if it becomes needed down the road. As mentioned above, often anxiety and depression are rooted in unresolved memories--just like trauma. So, the same techniques can be very effective for more generalized issues. Sometimes this is referred to as "Big T traumas" and "Little T traumas". We can help with both.
How Can We Meet with Social Distancing?
With social distancing caused by COVID-19, many people are wondering how therapy even works now. It's been an easy switch for us because we have been doing telehealth or video sessions (very similar to Skype or FaceTime) for years. We know you may have concerns about meeting us virtually, but we promise to walk you through every step. Then, once the virus is passed, we can always switch you back to in-person sessions.
What Should I Expect?
Anxiety counseling is all about learning 1) how to name/understand what you are feeling and 2) becoming intentional in how you react. Once you understand yourself better, you can do relatively simple things to quickly reset your body back to calm.
Depression therapy is is about finding ways to jump start your life. Our clinicians are here for you. We believe in your ability to find meaning and joy. Like anxiety therapy, to battle depression it takes knowing concrete activities you can do that boost your mood and energy while also exploring what is holding you back. Once we work through the stuck parts, the depression naturally lifts.