Life Transitions Counseling, also known as psychotherapy, is a form of therapy that helps individuals cope with and navigate the challenges associated with major life changes. Whether you are dealing with caregiving for children or parents, the loss of a loved one, or starting a new unfamiliar journey, counseling can help you process your emotions, develop coping strategies, and find a path towards healing.

Tired of feeling overwhelmed and anxious?

Anxiety is a human experience, a natural adaptive response to potential danger. However, it can also be debilitating and get in the way of our life and relationships. Sometimes we have an idea of what is making us anxious: a specific upcoming event, a recent situation, or a specific worry or concern. More often, it is hard to make sense of why we’re feeling the way we do.

How anxiety counseling can help

Anxiety counseling is about more than thought patterns that need to be corrected. The underlying fears can run very deep, and at times they can become part of who we are. Marx Mental Health of Houston can help increase awareness and understanding of your own experience, including the identification of triggers and unconscious fears behind your reactions so that you can live life without this constant weight on your shoulders. Get Help Now or Learn more about anxiety by visiting the marx mental health blog

Feel like you are drowning?

Depression is more than just feeling sad, pessimistic, lonely, or simply “down”. Depression can sometimes make it hard for us to wake up in the morning and go about our day, difficult to engage with others, or able to experience joy and pleasure.

How therapy for depression can help

Therapy for depression can help you understand what is at the root of your own experience. By expanding our awareness and understanding, we can make sense of what depression symptoms are telling us. Marx Mental Health can help you make sense of your unique experience, understanding who you are, not only what you have.

Depression therapy and counseling can help you understand the personal meaning of your symptoms so that they can be worked through. This process can help you lighten the weight you’ve been carrying, feel better able to navigate life’s challenges, find acceptance and compassion for your own experience, and reconnect with your ability to enjoy life without feeling you’re just keeping your head above water. Learn more about depression on the marx mental health blog.

You’ve been carrying this weight far too long.

Trauma can make us feel unsafe, out of control, or paralyzed, impacting how we relate to the world and ourselves. We feel trapped in our own bodies and thoughts, trying to do whatever it takes to soothe, numb, escape, or dissociate. Often, we don’t know why we’re feeling this way, leaving us more confused and helpless.

How can trauma therapy help?

Trauma-focused therapy can help you recognize and understand these reactions and patterns. Sometimes it will be necessary to establish a sense of safety in your own body as you embark on the journey to explore and make sense of your emotional experience. This process will unfold at a gentle pace, with the support of a trusting and non-judgmental trauma therapist.

Treatment for Trauma can be challenging, but the relationship with your therapist will provide a safe space to explore difficult emotions, allowing you to find new ways of relating to yourself and others. We can’t change the past, but we can change the relationship we have with it.

It’s difficult to be objective about eldercare while simultaneously trying to manage your own emotions. Through counseling I provide strategies to understand and cope with cognitive, physical, and behavioral changes your elderly parents are experiencing so that you can be their best advocate.