You don’t have to struggle with your mental health to seek counseling. Anybody can benefit from it.
Counseling can be a space to fix things that are broken. It can also help you make good things in your life even better!
Here are the kinds of things you might work on in counseling to feel better and be your best self:
- Relationships. Improve communication skills and interact better with your partner or in other important relationships. Get in touch with your wants and needs to feel more fulfilled in your relationships.
- Meaning and purpose. Identify and reflect on your values and what holds meaning in your life. Make better decisions and feel more connected with the bigger picture.
- Work. Learn about starting a new career or improving your current career path. Identify jobs that fit your values and needs.
- Physical health. Process the emotional side of what’s going on with your physical health. Get support with making healthy changes to support your health. Work through stress to better improve your health.
- Sleep. Work through unhelpful thoughts that could hurt your sleep.
- Spirituality. Explore ways to connect with something bigger than yourself.
- Healing and relaxing. Work through everyday stress or past hurts to help you feel freer, lighter, and better able to relax.
Finding the right counselor
Finding the right fit is critical for getting good results. This might take a few tries. Here are some tips for finding a counselor right for you:
- Define your goals and find a counselor who has experience in that area.
- Ensure the counselor is available during your preferred hours.
- Find someone you trust and click with. This doesn’t mean they will never challenge you. However, you should feel like they do it respectfully and in your best interest. Trust your gut!
To learn more about counseling, email contactknovasolutions@workpartners.com or call 1-800-355-0885 (TTY: 711). We are available Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time.