Individual Counseling | Group Therapy

The most personalized relationship we can have is with ourselves. We can only avoid true recognition of our psychological, relational and spiritual needs at great risk. Throughout our lives there are pivotal and disruptive developmental transition points, passages from one stage of life to another, where there are great opportunities for change. These periods, while opportune, can also feel, and can indeed be perilous. It is useful to have a guide to lead the way.

Counseling and Coaching

At Isenberg & Associates we offer counseling and coaching in problem solving your difficulties. People simply seem to need an experienced objective person with whom they can confidentially share their particular life problems, aspirations for the future, sort through their choices and make decisions.

We are trained to listen for what you are really saying, and ask the relevant questions that you are not asking, but which will help in decision making. We help you think and feel through problems and hopes so you can respect your choices and plan for the future.

Psychotherapy

It is true that often we can create our own problems and may only know it after the damage is done- to us and/or to others. There may not be anyone or anything else besides ourselves getting in our way. We avoid, get angry, are disrespectful of people we care about and ourselves, fall in love too easily with the wrong people, are hurt too easily, stay in relationships going nowhere, have no meaningful or loving relationships. We are not happy or successful, we are sad, lonely, depressed or find ourselves in some sort of trouble. We are our own biggest obstacle in career and business advancement. Sometimes life is just dull and going nowhere. Time goes by, and over time, we are not happy.

When issues seem repetitive, when you're doing, thinking and feeling the "same old same old" again and again, you may consider psychotherapy with someone who can offer the depth and perspective needed to change your self-defeating behavior so you can get more from your life's experiences.

While psychotherapy may include counseling and coaching, it goes further, to help the client truly see into him/herself and recognize the core issues which lead to self defeating feelings, thoughts and behaviors. In psychotherapy the relationship with the therapist can be a catalyst to exploring the client's often-conflicting goals in life. Self-imposed miseries reflect a divided self, stuck between needs, hopes and fears. Healing this division can take time. The investment is required for any meaningful, purposeful change to take place.

Newsletter Articles of Interest:

Experiencing Change: Between Where We've Been And Where We're Going
If Not Now, When?
Staying in Touch with Oneself
Can Therapy Be a Spiritual Experience?
When Faced with Limitations in Life, Balance is the Key
When Anger Takes Over
On Joy
My "I" Contains Many "We's"

Contact us at 630-355-8410 or email us at isenbergs@ntsource.com for more information on this topic.