Here's what I can NOT do:
*act as a therapist
*act as a pharmacist
*act as a licensed counselor
*give legal advice
What I CAN do:
*BE JUDGEMENT FREE
*address current issues
*help set goals
*SOLVE setbacks
*find solutions
*be a team mate and guide you through what ever it is you are struggling with.
While I have limits to what I can do, I understand human emotions. I do not expect an overly happy "soul" at every appointment. Life always throws curve balls. My goal is help guide you through your current struggle; ask you the important questions; and either direct or redirect the path to a better solution. Ex: You reach out to me for stress management and together (with a set of tools), we set up long term goals; within these long term goals, we set up shorter goals to help reach solutions of how to mange your stress; along the way you realize that you need help with family. My goal would be to help you in the redirection of realizing that a part of that stress is contributed to family and a goal may then become setting boundaries. Those goals we set will then become our new short term goals. We redirect; set different goals; and then continue to work towards a solution for the long term.
*Remember, I am on your team. Set back to comeback; we got this!*