It is often a very personal decision to see a counselor. For some, therapy can be challenging at first, since it can require that you take a close look at yourself, your situation, and the relationship(s) in your life. However, the rewards of therapy are immeasurable and often life-changing. Having a trained counselor to work with you is an invaluable asset. Counseling helps people to enhance and maintain their physical and mental health, and promotes authenticity, empowerment, intimacy and satisfaction in their lives.
At Portland Counseling and Anxiety Specialists we help people successfully understand and master the ways in which the many currents of their lives interact and impact their well-being. In addition to working on problems like anxiety, depression or trauma, many people use therapy to:
Get to know themselves more fully
Learn to set and maintain healthy boundaries
Develop and achieve professional or personal goals
Work through relationship strife, either in individual counseling or couple therapy
Navigate life transitions
Get in touch with and express emotions, or learn to manage emotions
Better understand how their past is affecting their present
Process their grief
Break habits that are not serving them
Learn to communicate more effectively
Increase self esteem
Heal from rejection or abandonment
Our therapists are trained and equipped to help you find the best path to healing and growth.
