Sound Advice available for:
Emotional or Mental Health Problems - such as fear, worry, anxiety, anger, addiction, guilt, stress, tension, depression, frustration, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, etc.
Physical Health Problems - especially stress-related ailments, even the recurrent or chronic dis-eases, illnesses not responding to medicines, etc.
Relationship Problems - in love-life, marriage, sex-life, etc.
Virtually all Problems in Life - like personal behavioural issues, career issues, money issues, etc.
Services Offered
- Anxiety Counseling
- Depression Counseling
- Marriage Counseling
- Relationship Counseling
- Stress Management
- Anger Management
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Psychocounseling for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Phobias
- Mood Disorders
- Guilt pangs
- Woman's Issues
- Career Guidance and Counseling
- Psychological Evaluation
Sessions
The first session is to take the case history for analysis, which is the key to the next step of counseling sessions. The number of sessions depends on the chief complaints and the seriousness of the issues. The sessions are usually conducted 2 to 3 times a week for about a couple of weeks or more as dictated by severity of issues.
Relationship Counseling & Couples Counseling:
Couples counseling can be a great part of maintaining relationships. Couples counseling is often considered in relationships that are troubled. Dealing with infidelity, lying, arguing or growing apart are reasons relationships may need some professional help. Some couples may look into counseling when there are not troubles at home, just as a way to increase positive communication skills.
Reasons to Consider Couples Counseling
Relationship trouble can stem from a number of things, including affairs, money issues, work-related arguments, parenting conflicts and dishonesty. If a couple argues on a regular basis but sees room for improvement and wants things to get better, both or one person may consider counseling. If a relationship involves children, it is usually considered the best choice to try to work things out for the kids.
Types of Counseling for Couples
The traditional form of couples counseling involves both people meeting with the therapist at the same time to discuss the relationship troubles in a safe place, with the therapist acting as a mediator. Some couples prefer to receive individual counseling as well to discover inner problems and learn how to work through them. A new form of couples counseling, called integrative couple counseling, is focused around teaching couples to accept the parts of the relationship that cause trouble. This counseling is also known as "acceptance counseling".
Common Worries about Counselling
Couples may worry that putting the problems out in the open will make the relationship worse. This is quite the opposite; in fact most people find that talking about problems with a third party helps couples to better understand the other's actions.People may fear that counselling signals that the relationship has failed. Counselling can actually be the one thing that holds a relationship together when it otherwise would've failed.Often one or both people may worry that the therapist will take sides. It is not professional and not a part of the counselor's job to do so. Usually the fear is lifted and replaced with hope after meeting with the counselor.Sometimes one partner may want counselling and worry that the other will not agree. The only way to find out is for the concerned partner to present a list of facts about couples counselling and mention how important the process is for some.
What to Expect
In the first session of counselling it is common for people to go over information and history and not get much accomplished related to problem solving. The therapist uses the first session to build an understanding of the patients and their history. A session of counselling tends to last anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour or more. Whether counselling is long-term or short-term depends on the couple and how much needs to be dealt with. Some couples feel comfortable attending counselling on a regular basis to prevent communication problems, while others want to deal with the immediate problem and end counselling.