Our counselors provide therapy in Cornelius, NC

Iesha: My go-to approach for helping people in individual therapy is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). I find CBT helpful because it helps people think, feel, and behave differently when situations cannot be changed.

Kathy: My go-to approach for helping people in individual therapy is solution-focused therapy. I find the best benefit in prioritizing establishing trust and openness because a sense of safety and trust provides the appropriate space for clients to begin envisioning themselves living a life in a whole and healed state.

Iesha: I teach the following tools in individual therapy:

• Mindfulness
• Coping skills
• Relapse-prevention skills

Kathy: I teach the following tools in individual therapy:

• Attachment styles
• “I” statements
• Feelings wheel
• Relationship roadblocks
• Boundaries
• Cognitive beliefs
• Family systems
• Emotional validation
• Assertive communication

Iesha: I know a client is making meaningful progress in individual therapy when increased insight is being expressed, better judgment is shown in situations that were not controlled prior, and the client reports decreased negative emotional symptoms.

Kathy: I know a client is making meaningful progress in individual therapy when they share how they are responding differently to people and situations compared to before and when they want to discuss new goals and visions for their life as a result of therapy.

Iesha: Clients can supplement their time in individual therapy with journaling and doing things they enjoy.

Kathy: Clients can supplement their time in individual therapy with journaling, social engagements, self-care, and doing their own research and learning on their own.

Iesha: To prepare for your first individual session, you can make a visual outline of your goals for therapy and the things you wish to work on.

Kathy: To prepare for your first individual therapy session, you can journal or make a list of topics like concerns, patterns of thinking, or behaviors; get feedback from close trusted friends/family; begin practicing self-care or meditation to get the best benefit from the session; or write out any questions or concerns.