A
healthy mindset is an essential component to overall wellness. If there are
personal, interpersonal, or environmental challenges affecting your outlook and
mental health, you can be held back from an overall fulfilled life. We all
experience ups and downs, and engaging in therapy, whether for recurring downs
or a short-term situation or crisis, can bring personal emotional growth and a
more satisfying life.
If
you are experiencing any of the following challenges, consider
reaching out and making an appointment with a therapist:
- Relationship & Family Challenges
Do
you find yourself often annoyed or arguing with your partner? Are you having
trouble communicating with your children? Do you have trouble setting
boundaries with family?
- Grieving the loss of a loved one
Have
you experienced loss? Loss can be more than the passing of a loved one, it
could be an estrangement or illness that has changed the lifestyle of our loved
one. Loss can lead to feelings of sadness, depression, loneliness and
isolation.
Depression
can look like many things – feeling excessively tired, isolated, sad, an
overall loss of interest in things you once enjoyed and difficulty
concentrating. If you can identify that one or more of these symptoms is
affecting your day to day life, it can be a sign of depression.
Similar
to depression, chronic anxiety can show itself in many ways – worrying,
constantly thinking about past situations, overthinking and catastrophizing
(thinking the worst will occur in current or future situations)
Trauma
deeply affects individuals who experience it and can be from domestic violence,
sexual abuse or assault, life threatening incidents or other negative impactful
events.
The
fear of deportation – for an individual or for their loved one – can deeply
impact day to day mental health.
Dealing with the diagnosis of a serious illness for yourself or a
loved one or the responsibility of caring for a family member with a
serious illness or chronic condition can be very draining on one’s mental
wellbeing.
If you are ready to look for a therapist in your area, JFCS is
here for residents of Mercer County to provide individual, compassionate care
with licensed therapists. Our therapists can help you through the difficult
times. Consider making that call to take a step towards a healthier lifestyle.
The world we live in is quite stressful.
When life feels a little out of control either because you are feeling a
depressed or anxious or believe that anxiety and depression are causing
problems in your life, our therapists can assist you in building the skills to
get back on track.
Anxiety:
How are you going to pay the rent, get promoted, help your child…when
these thoughts run through your head it can cause a significant amount of
stress and anxiety that keeps you in a state of panic. This anxiety can make
you uncomfortable and possibly shut you down from moving forward. We understand
and can help you start to put systems in place to not only make your situation
better but also relax into enjoying life.
Depression: Everyone is sad every now and again…and a
few days can be normal. But if you suffer from prolonged periods of sadness, it
is time to talk to a professional. Depression looks like many things and our
counselors help those in the Greater Mercer County area start to move forward a
bit and combat or at least learn to deal with the sadness and lead a happy and
productive life.
Couples Therapy: Marriage and
relationships, in general, can be difficult to navigate at times. All marriages
have bumps in the road including infertility, financial struggles, differences
of opinions in raising children. It can
be tough. Sometimes talking through your issues with a marriage counselor can
work wonders. Without taking sides our psychologists can help you and your significant
other some different ways to communicate to ease tension and focus on building
your loving relationship.
When you are looking for a therapist
there may be a crisis that you or your entire family is trying to handle. And
if you are looking for a provider who accepts your insurance, those options are
even more limited. Here in Mercer County, NJ, our therapists can help with a
variety of issues and provide coping skills to get your life back on track. We
are able to take most private insurance plans as well as those with Medicare,
Medicaid and the uninsured.
The day to day of life may seem
overwhelming to manage and we are here to help.
