Therapy Helped Me During a Career Change

When I made the big move to change my career, it was probably one of the hardest things I'd ever done--and, until I got help from a therapist, it looked like my marriage wasn't going to be able to weather the pain, confusion, and job-related stress I was bringing home each night.

Therapy helped me step away from a self-destructive lifestyle AND create a new career!

I’d reached a point where it felt like the best years of my life were behind me. Although I was worried about the physical and emotional toll my fast-tracked career was taking, it was hard to imagine living any other way… I’d become convinced that, without the trappings of success, I wouldn't be respected by my family or my peers.

Therapy helped my daughter adjust to college—and to being a grown-up!

I was totally unprepared for what happened when my daughter came home for winter break during her first year away at college. She’d lost so much weight and the whole time she was home she just stayed in her room and cried at the least little thing. She wouldn't even talk to her old friends when they called. My husband and I didn’t know what to do...

Therapy Helped Me Deal with the Death of My Father

I began seeing a therapist shortly after the sudden death of my father, which left me in such a deep depression that, I could hardly get out of bed in the morning. My therapist helped me to make sense of all of the emotions I was experiencing and to understand the grieving process...

Treating My Anxiety and Panic Attacks

About 5 years ago, I began to feel tightness in my chest, feel light headed and get feelings of totally losing control during certain times. The episodes began to happen more often and eventually I began to associate them with driving on the freeway...

I Am Overcoming Depression with the Help of a Therapist

All my life, I grew up in a small town, but I moved away to New Orleans to go to college, which was a big transition for me. When I got to "the city" as I called it, I really had a hard time adjusting...

Learning How to Communicate Saved My Marriage

I’ve been married now for almost fifteen years. I can now say that I’m happily married, but it wasn’t that long ago that things had gotten so strained between me and my husband that I was sure we were headed for divorce...