ADULTS

Counseling

Therapy

Crisis intervention

Working with people who experience migration holds a special place in my practice. Regardless of whether you made the decision to emigrate recently, decades ago, or it was made for you - this decision has broad consequences in your everyday functioning. I understand that.

Please, consider meeting a specialist, if you are feeling:

  • Overwhelmed. You might feel like you have too many things to do or too many issues to cope with. You might feel like you can't rest or even breathe.

  • Disproportionate rage, anger, or resentment. Everyone feels anger at times. Even passing rage isn't necessarily harmful. Seeking support to deal with these feelings may be a good idea when they don't pass, are extreme compared to the situation, or if they lead you to take violent or potentially harmful actions.

  • Anxious or intrusive thoughts. It’s normal to worry about things from time to time, but when worry takes up a significant part of your day or causes physical symptoms it's worth seeking help.

  • Apathy. Losing interest in usual activities, the world around you, or life in general.

  • Hopelessness. Feeling hopeless from time to time, especially after a period of difficulty, isn’t uncommon. Losing hope or motivation, or feeling as if you have no future can be rutted in difficult experiences. You may benefit from professional support, if you notice that distress greatly interferes with some parts of life, particularly when:

    • Thinking about or coping with the issue takes up at least an hour each day.

    • The issue causes embarrassment or makes you want to avoid others.

    • The issue has caused your quality of life to decrease.

    • The issue has negatively affected your plans, goals, professional life or relationships.

    • You’ve made changes in your life or developed habits to cope with the issue.

  • Social withdrawal. Many people feel better when they're able to spend at least some time alone. Introverted people may need even more time alone than others. But if you feel distressed around others or fear being with other people, therapy can help you understand and deal with these feelings.

Other most common reasons to book an appointment:

  • You would like to look into the dynamics of your family (talk about your relationships, difficulties, conflicts and goals)

  • You want to learn more about yourself and better your life. You may want to invest time in finding your strengths and building higher self esteem; set goals for your life and realistic steps to meet them, learn how to build more fulfilling relationships, work on your social skills, learn how to set healthy boundaries and stop repeating old behavioral patterns (e.g. passive aggressive tendencies, hostility, codependency traits, acting on impulse, self-sabotage, reccuring story in your romantic relationships etc…)

  • You are facing a big challenge or planning to make an important decision in your life and hope to best prepare for it or explore your options.

  • You experience loss and grieve in your life.

Many clients come to me, when experiencing:

  • Emigration crisis. This type of crisis can take many forms, e.g. you suffer from loneliness, fears, remorse, guilt, low mood; You deal with increased stress levels related to the changes / challenges / cultural differences; You need someone with whom you can talk openly about your struggles without fear of lack of understanding or rejection.

  • Parental burnout. You feel exhausted by your parental role, you experience emotional distancing from your children, you lose the pleasure of being a parent, you feel deep disappointment in the contrasting experience of reality with your previous imagining of yourself as a caregiver.

  • Professional burnout. You may be experiencing reluctance to work, increased irritability and impulsivity, loss of motivation and energy to act, feeling of excessive fatigue, exhaustion and difficulties in regeneration.

The list above presents examples of difficulties faced by clients who come to my office, it is not an exhaustive list. Each case is treated with care and respect for the individual and the current situation.