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Nearly everyone experiences challenges and difficulties in life at some point in time. The impact can be overwhelming and the results can leave you feeling helpless.

Grief over the death of a loved one, uncertainty due to unemployment, difficulties in a relationship, or stress over a job, are just some examples of day-to-day concerns that can cause you a great deal of distress. Life can be wonderful and it can also be stressful. Finding a therapist that is right for you can make a world of difference. You don’t have to go at it alone, counseling can help. 

7 Ways Counseling Can Help

1. Can help you get to the root of problems. We all feel anxious from time to time, but sometimes anxiety seems like it just won’t go away. Anxiety can be a good thing in the sense that it lets us know that something is wrong, though we may struggle to know exactly what that is. Counseling can help you get to the bottom of what is causing you distress and help you find ways to get better. 
2. Increase self-esteem. Self-esteem is the way you feel about yourself and the way you see yourself. This can change throughout our lifetime, counseling can help it to change for the better. 
3. Improve relationships. Relationships are important, therapy can help you to explore the quality of them. You can learn and develop relationship skills that can improve all of your relationships. 
4. See different options and perspectives. There is a reason they say that you can’t see the forest through the trees. When we are in distress and fully immersed in our stressors it’s hard to see a way out. A non-bias counselor can help you to explore your current situation and find solutions that work for you. 
5. Improve the way you think. Ever heard the term “stinkin thinkin”? We all do it. It is hard to think positively all the time, in fact it is impossible. The goal is to think more realistically and in a way that works for you. Counseling, particularly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help with this. 
6. Provides life-changing tools and skills. This deserves to be mentioned again. Counseling can help you develop necessary skills that we unfortunately tend not to learn until we need to. A skilled therapist can help you to learn and utilize communication skills, distress tolerance skills, emotion regulation skills, conflict resolution skills, assertiveness skills, etc. The list can go on and one. 
7. Have more realistic expectations. If this sounds like “lowered expectations” this one’s for you. Many of us tend to have unrealistic expectations for ourselves and the world around us. Counseling can help you to challenge ideals that may be keeping you stuck and find expectations that fit for you. 

Counseling can help you to explore where you have been and where you would like to be. It can help you to be the best version of yourself. Don’t wait for things to become unmanageable before reaching out for help. Carolina Counseling Services in Sanford, NC contracts with skilled, licensed counselors and therapists. Call today to schedule your first appointment. Online counseling sessions are available, making getting the care you deserve easier than ever before!