When you notice any of the following becoming problematic or undermining your personal, professional, or educational potential, psychotherapy or counseling can help you discover more effective ways to handle:

• Life transitions - personal and spiritual growth, career/educational change or development, goal setting, midlife crisis, aging
  
  
• Stress - related to life transitions, occupational or educational issues or "burn out," single parenting, general life overload
  
  
• Emotional difficulties - anxiety, depression, excessive anger or jealousy, grief, panic attacks, phobias
  
  
• Performance anxiety - for musicians, actors, artists, or public presenters (see Specialty at left)
  
  
• Low self esteem - feelings of insecurity, shyness, worthlessness, lack of assertiveness, body image related distress
  
  
• Addictive behaviors - relating to food, alcohol, drugs, sex, work
  
  
• Relationship problems - marital, couples, family issues; parenting; communication problems; difficulties in getting along with co-workers or bosses; boundary issues; divorce
  
  
• Abuse issues - past or present emotional, physical, or sexual abuse
  
  
• Trauma - distress related to past or recent traumatic experiences, PTSD