Experience Relief
People look to therapy for relief from distressing symptoms. However, your symptoms are only the starting point: They provide clues to the origin of your pain and your methods of managing it. As you grow stronger in therapy, your symptoms naturally evolve and diminish.
- Abandonment concerns, fears, abandonment depression
- Addiction (non-life threatening)
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Attachment
- Attention/ADHD issues
- Borderline personality
- Career issues
- Communication difficulties
- Complex/developmental PDST
- Control issues
- Depression
- Eating disorders (non-life-threatening)
- Emptiness
- Family discord
- Forgiveness problems
- Guilt and shame
- Grief
- Hopelessness
- Identity issues
- Impulsivity
- Life transition issues
- Loneliness
- Malaise (absence of positive feelings)
- Meaninglessness or feeling lost
- Moodiness
- Motivation problems
- Narcissistic personality
- Numbness
- OCD thoughts or behaviors
- Panic
- Phobias
- Personality disorder/dysfunction
- Relationship difficulties
- Sadness
- Self-esteem deficits
- Self-loathing
- Sex (concerns, alternative practices) issues
- Substance abuse (non-life-threatening)
- Trauma
- Trust issues
The list above is only an example of the symptoms or subjective experiences from which you may seek relief. If you suffer from one item on the list, you likely experience others as well. This is because internal conflict affects us in multiple ways, and the methods we use to manage stress on our own often compound the problem and create additional symptoms.
For instance, if you try to suppress anger, it may give rise to anxiety, emotional numbness, and other undesirable consequences. It is also possible to be completely unaware of your symptoms – to feel only that you’d like relief from something unidentifiable.
Dr. Agree recognizes the depth and complexity of emotional pain and distress. She will help you understand the meaning and significance of your symptoms and find the relief you need.
