I’m not crazy. I don’t need counseling.

There are various levels of mental health and mental illness, just as there are various level of bodily health and illness. The vast majority of people in psychotherapy treatment in the United States are not “crazy.” How does that label help anyone? Rather, people seek psychotherapy for various “general mental health” reasons, as well as for more serious mental illness, or also for substance abuse.

When you let go of old stereotypes of what you think is counseling, you may then truly benefit from talking in a safe environment. Counseling involves a professional who takes the time to listen and helps you explore your own options to find inner peace of mind and more connectedness to yourself, to God, and to others. If you are going through a rough transition in your life, or you cannot figure out why things keep going wrong, contact us today to set up your first appointment.

St. Thomas Aquinas addressed the broad scope of counseling which covers a myriad of topics (ST I-II Q14, A4):

“I answer that, Counsel is a kind of inquiry…. But we are wont to inquire about things that admit of doubt; hence the process of inquiry, which is called an argument, ‘is a reason that attests something that admitted of doubt’.“

Counseling for “normal” people has been around for thousands of years, and certainly existed in the 13th century for any topic where there was doubt, and clarity was needed.