Ben’s Blog Articles
What to Expect from Therapy
The planned course of therapy is tailored to the specific client and based around the approach and specialty of the therapist. The aim of therapy sessions and the therapeutic tools employed are often adjusted as new issues or obstacles are uncovered during sessions,...
How to Reduce Stress
A modest amount of stress is a normal part of everyday life from rushing around to dropping a carton of milk. However, reoccurring stress linked to larger life issues, such as an unhealthy relationship or lack of anger management, has the potential to spiral out of...
How Many Times a Month Should I Go to Therapy
How Often Should I Go To Therapy? In the first session of therapy, the client is asked what brought him/her to therapy and to identify the goals and outcomes that the client wishes to achieve from therapy. From the information provided, the therapist will recommend a...
How Long Should I Go to Therapy?
There are a myriad of reasons that prompt an individual to seek the guidance that therapy has to offer. Depending on many factors, your recommended number of sessions may be completed a few months or can continue for longer than a year. While there are no set time...
Couples Therapy Instead of Divorce?
Couples therapy or divorce? This is a question that most struggling couples ask, and the answer really depends on a number of things. While marriage counselors can’t “fix” marriages, they can help willing couples work through their issues, start making changes, and...
PTSD Causes You May Not Know About
More and more couples are finding a divide in their marriage or relationship not because of financial issues or lost romance, but because of PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder is often associated with a person that has gone to war, but this is not the only cause for...