Although a host of reasons may contribute to the need for therapy including, but not limited to:
• Relationships (personal, familial, professional)
• Caregiver burnout
• Family crisis
• Experiencing loss (divorce, death, empty nest)
• Loneliness
• Trouble making a decision
• Low self-confidence
• Juggling responsibilities
Empathic attunement, discernment, and loneliness may be some of the top reasons women seek therapy. Paul Tillich, one of the most influential Protestant theologians of the 20th century, writes, “Language has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone.” So what is the difference? Interpretation!
Loneliness and stress have the power to impede your ability to make decisions of importance. Our goal is to help you find balance between chaos and calm, hold hope when it seems there is none left, and give you a place to “process” your thoughts without reservation.
Therapy offers benefits you may not have outside of the office: confidentiality, combined with a non-judgmental individual who cares about your well being without reciprocation. That’s right. It’s just about you; a one-sided, self-focused, block of time to devote attention to yourself!
Why did we choose the picture of this ornate Long Snout Seahorse to represent women’s issues?
We chose this particular Long Snout Seahorse to represent women’s issues for the true story that originated with the picture. During the trip to Honduras to photograph a variety of seahorses, we met a man who desired to buy a bracelet for his girlfriend. This was no ordinary bracelet and donned the title of the “Love” bracelet sold exclusively by Cartier jewelers. The bracelet is every bit of a message of commitment and is absolutely gorgeous both in presentation and price. (Another man, tongue-in-cheek, suggested the “Seriously Like” bracelet may have been more cost effective). Since many of our discussions on this trip had inevitably led back to the bracelet, it was very fresh in our minds when the picture of this seahorse was taken. None of us had ever seen such an ornately created seahorse; a seahorse with its own “bling.” We rechristened it the “Cartier” Seahorse and still refer to it as such. Meanwhile, as the girlfriend deliberated for over a year as to which color bracelet to buy, yellow, pink, or white, the price of gold kept climbing and the token of this man’s affection endured three price hikes. The moral of the story, and the implication to therapy is this, …Ladies, sometimes we just need help figuring out what we want!