Sometimes in life we find ourselves staring up at a huge mountain wondering how we are ever going to get to the top. We may feel like turning back, like the path is too long and too difficult. Or we may not see a path at all and have no idea how to move forward. I often tell therapy clients that a therapist is like a guide who has climbed that mountain not only once but many, many times and with many people.
Someone who knows the best paths, where to stop and rest and where to push forward. Someone who can carry some of the load when you are tired and struggling. A good therapist can help you not only get to the top of that peak but learn along the way how to conquer the peaks that lie beyond. Psychotherapy has been shown to change levels of serotonin, the brain chemical involved in depression.
This is the same mechanism that drugs such as Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor and other SSRI's work by. Brain scans have shown that psychotherapy increases the thickness of fibers that connect the frontal lobe to the limbic system.
Someone who knows the best paths, where to stop and rest and where to push forward. Someone who can carry some of the load when you are tired and struggling. A good therapist can help you not only get to the top of that peak but learn along the way how to conquer the peaks that lie beyond. Psychotherapy has been shown to change levels of serotonin, the brain chemical involved in depression.
This is the same mechanism that drugs such as Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor and other SSRI's work by. Brain scans have shown that psychotherapy increases the thickness of fibers that connect the frontal lobe to the limbic system.
Services
Pre-marital counseling: 4-6 visits to map out your relationship dynamics, predict areas of potential future conflict and teach strategies to avert these conflicts and construct better skills for lifelong happiness.
Partner counseling: for couples already committed who are either struggling from various wounds (infidelity, parenting conflicts, problems with families of origin, sexual issues, lack of trust, communication issues and more).
Counseling involves active coaching by Dr. Jordan to help couples create new and powerful experiences during each session that clear out old hurts and build strong and lasting new patterns of relating.
Partner counseling: for couples already committed who are either struggling from various wounds (infidelity, parenting conflicts, problems with families of origin, sexual issues, lack of trust, communication issues and more).
Counseling involves active coaching by Dr. Jordan to help couples create new and powerful experiences during each session that clear out old hurts and build strong and lasting new patterns of relating.
There is an abundance of research in psychology about which treatments work best for which problems.
Dr. Jordan works carefully in the first 4 - 6 visits to establish a proper diagnosis and treatment plan which is then shared with you.
Psychological testing can be used to help with diagnosis if desired.
Dr. Jordan has had extensive post-graduate training in the use of psychological testing to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning.
Dr. Jordan works carefully in the first 4 - 6 visits to establish a proper diagnosis and treatment plan which is then shared with you.
Psychological testing can be used to help with diagnosis if desired.
Dr. Jordan has had extensive post-graduate training in the use of psychological testing to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: constantly feeling anxious, worried, on edge, hard to relax, irritable.
Worrying causes significant impairment in functioning in at least one area (at home, at work, socially, etc.).
Social Anxiety: persistent fear of social or performance situations with unfamiliar people or possible scrutiny by others including fearing that one will act anxious or do something that will be embarrassing and humiliating.
Persons with social anxiety may have panic attacks or intense anxiety and stress when confronted with social situations, or they may avoid these situations altogether.
Worrying causes significant impairment in functioning in at least one area (at home, at work, socially, etc.).
Social Anxiety: persistent fear of social or performance situations with unfamiliar people or possible scrutiny by others including fearing that one will act anxious or do something that will be embarrassing and humiliating.
Persons with social anxiety may have panic attacks or intense anxiety and stress when confronted with social situations, or they may avoid these situations altogether.
While only a qualified mental health professional can actually diagnose a mental health problem, the following information can be used to help assess what general area you might be having difficulty with (please note that this is not a comprehensive listing of all depressive or psychiatric disorders and does not substitute for an evaluation by a mental health professional).
Major Depressive Disorder/Episode: period of two weeks or more in which you feel persistently sad most of the time and may experience boughts of crying, thoughts of death, impulses to harm oneself, feelings of excessive guilt or shame, changes in appetite or sleep, difficulty thinking clearly and/or making decisions, changes in energy level, loss of interest in sex.
Major Depressive Disorder/Episode: period of two weeks or more in which you feel persistently sad most of the time and may experience boughts of crying, thoughts of death, impulses to harm oneself, feelings of excessive guilt or shame, changes in appetite or sleep, difficulty thinking clearly and/or making decisions, changes in energy level, loss of interest in sex.
Cutting down: Have you ever felt you ought to cut down on your drinking, drug use or behavior (shopping, gambling, sex, eating)?.
Eye-opener: Have you ever had a drink or used drugs first thing in the morning to stead your nerves or to get rid of a hangover?
Or do you find yourself wanting to engage in a particular behavior, say online pornography or online shopping, first thing in the morning or to "start your day off"?.
If you answered yes to more than one of these questions there is a good chance that you have a problem with alcohol, drugs, shopping, sex, eating or gambling.
Eye-opener: Have you ever had a drink or used drugs first thing in the morning to stead your nerves or to get rid of a hangover?
Or do you find yourself wanting to engage in a particular behavior, say online pornography or online shopping, first thing in the morning or to "start your day off"?.
If you answered yes to more than one of these questions there is a good chance that you have a problem with alcohol, drugs, shopping, sex, eating or gambling.
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