Benefits of Counseling

Ann-Marie Bowen, LPC

• ​Do you desire to grow in your life, to go deeper in understanding of yourself ?
  
• Do you have a longing for more depth in relationships, with God or with others? 
  
• Do you ever experience a desire to not go on living...do you wish life were over?
  
• Does day to day life seem overwhelming?
  
• Have you faced abuse or trauma?
  
• Does it seem like others "have it together" while you struggle in the background?
  
• Are you grieving a loss in your life?
  
• Do you struggle to accept yourself?
  
• Do you know how to set limits in your life?
  
• Has fear left you stuck?​
  
• Does it feel like your sense of hope has gone?
  
• Is your marriage struggling?
  
• Do you notice negative patterns in your life?
  
• Is it difficult to make friends?
  
• Do you believe that you are "less than" others?
• Does life feel like an out-of-control roller-coaster full of demands?
  

Be honest with yourself as you read these questions:  ​​

• Does life seem to be more of a struggle than a fulfilling journey?
  
• Are joy and happiness missing from your life?
  
• Does anxiety leave you feeling trapped?
  
• Is life full of stress?
  
• Is it hard to connect with others...do you feel lonely and isolated?
  
• Do you feel stuck in life, unsure of what to do?
  
• Is there an issue from your past that continues to haunt you?
  
• Do your emotions of anger, sadness, or guilt seem to control you?
  
• Is God confusing to you...does God seem distant? Has faith or spirituality been a source of  pain rather than fulfillment in your life? 
  
• Does depression control you, making it hard to function in day to day life?
  
• Is it hard to understand and communicate with significant others in your life?
  
• Are you facing a major life change and unsure of how to cope with it?