Monday, March 16, 2015

A Glimpse at Counseling Services

Edited by Elizabeth Staton, M.S.Ed. candidate

The clinicians at O'Leary Counseling can help you work through struggles relating to stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, divorce, conflict, and self-improvement.  Through collaborative efforts between clinician and client, you can learn to manage life's obstacles, decrease worries, develop coping skills, navigate family issues, and find support throughout your journey. 

O'Leary Counseling provides Creative Art Therapy, in addition to numerous other therapeutic approaches.  This particular therapy style is proven effective for people with individual mental health needs, Alzheimer's disease, chronic illness, head injury, physical disability, or developmental disability.  Examples of Creative Art Therapies include: music therapy, dance therapy, art therapy, poetry and drama therapy.

In child therapy, focusing on art or a detailed activity can aid the therapeutic process.  Focusing on coloring the intricate details of a Mandala, for example, can improve attention in the context of a therapy session.  In addition, Mandala therapy may help to stabilize emotions if clients are unable to verbalize how they feel.


If you are considering therapy, check out these helpful articles:
"5 Signs It's Time to Seek Therapy" - Psychology Today
"What to Expect in Your First Counseling Session" - PsychCentral


For more on the information provided in this post:
www.olearycounseling.com
http://www.expressivemedia.org/pdfs/NCCATAfactsheet.pdf
http://printmandala.com/

O'Leary Counseling Creative Arts Flyer:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_3hDjjzOk-4UG9mdTFWaWE1ZDg/view?usp=sharing